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Dr. Xiaoliang Wang

Dr. Xiaoliang Wang is an Assistant Research Professor in the Division of Atmospheric Sciences at the Desert Research Institute in Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.

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Phone: 775-674-7177

Education and experience:

Dr. Wang is a graduate faculty of the Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Program of University of Nevada-Reno.

Some of his responsibilities with the Desert Research Institute include:

• Develop research program in aerosol and air quality and conduct high quality research.
• Attract external funding to support research activities.
• Publish significant work in the peer reviewed scientific literature.
• Mentor and supervise undergraduate student, graduate research assistant, and post doctoral associate.

Dr. Wang has 10 years experience in aerosol measurement. He holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from University of Minnesota, and B.E. degrees in Thermal Engineering and Environmental Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Dr. Wang’s research interests include characterizing physical and chemical properties of atmospheric aerosols, characterizing source emission profiles and emission factors, and developing novel instruments for aerosol measurement. Currently, Dr. Wang is active in several on-going aerosol characterization studies, including real-world emission measurement from mining fleet and stacks in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region in Alberta, Canada (funded by the Wood Buffalo Environmental Association), gaseous and particulate contamination characterization for biomass-generated syngas, and visibility study in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Prior to joining DRI, Dr. Wang worked for about four years at TSI Inc. as a senior development engineer, where he co-invented the TSI DustTrak DRX Aerosol Monitor for measuring size segregated aerosol mass concentration in real-time (USPTO Application  20090039249). He was also involved in developing optical particle counters (OPC), condensation particle counters (CPC), engine exhaust particle sizer (EEPS), and several other instruments. While a graduate student at University of Minnesota, Dr. Wang participated in the U.S. EPA sponsored supersite (St. Louis) aerosol characterization study, and co-invented nanoparticle aerodynamic lenses (US patent 7476851).

Previous Appointments:

• Member of the Young Investigator Committee, AAAR, 2010-Present
• Chair, Instrumentation Working Group, American Association for Aerosol Research Annual Conference, 2007
• Co-chair, Instrumentation Working Group, International Aerosol Conference, 2006
• Senior Development Engineer, TSI Inc., 2005-2009

Professional Affiliations:

• Air & Waste Management Association
• American Association for Aerosol Research

Five Most Relevant Publications:

• Wang, X., Caldow, R., Sem, G.J., Hama, N., and Sakurai, H. (2010).  Evaluation of a condensation particle counter for vehicle emission measurement: Experimental procedure and effects of calibration aerosol material.  Journal of Aerosol Science, 41(3):306-318.
• Wang, X., Chancellor, G., Evenstad, J., Farnsworth, J. E., Hase, A., Olson, G. M., Sreenath, A., and Agarwal, J. K. (2009).  A Novel Optical Instrument for Estimating Size Segregated Aerosol Mass Concentration in Real Time.  Aerosol Science and Technology, 43(9):939-950.
• Wang, X. and McMurry, P. H. (2006).  A Design Tool for Aerodynamic Lens Systems.  Aerosol Science and Technology, 40(5):320-334.
• Wang, X. and McMurry, P. H. (2006).  An Experimental Study of Nanoparticle Focusing with Aerodynamic Lenses.  International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 258:30-36.
• Wang, X., Hafiz, J., Mukherjee, R., Renault, T., Heberlein, J., Girshick, S. L., and McMurry, P. H. (2005).  System for In Situ Characterization of Nanoparticles Synthesized in a Thermal Plasma Process. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 25(5):439-453.