Jin Wang received his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Physical from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio in 1994. After he spent three years as a postdoctoral fellow at both Exxon Research and Engineering Company and the Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory, he joined the APS staff as an Assistant Physicist in 1997. He was promoted to Physicist in 2001 and Group Leader for Time-resolved Research in 2003, and Senior Physicist in 2011.  Dr. Wang’s major research interests have been developing and using time-resolved synchrotron x-ray techniques for understanding fundamentals of dynamical processes in complex fluids and soft matters. His research also extends to establish function–structure–dynamics relationships on energy related research such as engine fuel sprays. Dr. Wang published more than 100 refereed journal articles and gave more 100 keynote speeches, plenary and invited talks. He is a Fellow of American Physical Society.

Z. Jiang, X.-M. Lin, M. Sprung, S. Narayanan, J. Wang, Capturing perfect crystalline phase of two-dimensional nanocrystal superlattices, Nano Lett. 10, 799-803, 2010.

X. Liu, K.-S. Im, Y. Wang, J. Wang, M.W. Tate, A. Ercan, D.R. Schuette, S.M. Gruner, Four dimensional visualization of highly transient fuel sprays by microsecond quantitative x-tomography, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 084101 (2009)

K.-S. Im, S.-K. Cheong, X. Liu, J. Wang, M.-C. Lai, M.W. Tate, S.M. Gruner, Understanding highly dynamical shockwaves generated by supersonic disintegrating liquid jets, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 074501 (2009).

Y. Wang, X. Liu, K.-S. Im , W.-K. Lee, J. Wang, D. Hung, J. Winkelman, Structure Tracking Velocimetry: An Ultrafast X-ray Technique to Study Dense Liquid Jet Flow Dynamics, Nature Physics 4, 305-9 (2008).

G.E. Stein, E.J. Kramer, X. Li, J. Wang, Single Crystal Diffraction from Two-Dimensional Block Copolymer Arrays, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 086101 (2007).

S. Narayanan, D. R. Lee, A. Hagman, X. Li, J. Wang, Particle Dynamics in Polymer-Metal Nanocomposite Thin Films on Nanometer-Length Scales, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 185506 (2007).

Y.J. Wang, K.-S. Im, K. Fezzaa, W.K. Lee, P. Micheli, C. Laub, Jin Wang. Quantitative X-ray Phase-Contrast Imaging of Air-Assisted Water Sprays With High Weber Numbers, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 151913 (2006).

Y. Lin, A. Boeker, J. He, K. Sill, H. Xiang, C. Abetz, X. Li, J. Wang, T. Emrick, S. Long, Q. Wang, A. Balazs, T.P. Russell, Nature 434, 55-9 (2005).

S. Narayanan, R.S. Guico, J. Wang, D. Lee, S.K.Sinha. Probing Nanoparticle In-Plane Diffusion in Ultra Thin Films Using Resonance Enhanced Grazing Incidence Small Angle X-ray Scattering, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 145504 (2005).

J. Wang, X-ray Vision of Fuel Sprays, J. Synchrotron Radiat. 12, 197-207 (2005).

S. Narayanan, J. Wang, X.-M. Lin. Dynamical Self-Assembly of Nanocrystal Superlattices during Colloidal Droplet Evaporation by in situ Small Angle X-Ray Scattering. Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 135503 (2004).

W. Cai, C.F. Powell, M.W. Tate, Y. Yue, M.J. Renzi, A. Ercan, S. Narayanan, E. Fontes, S.M. Gruner, J. Wang, Quantitative Analysis of Highly Transient Fuel Sprays by Time-Resolved X-Radiography, Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 1671-3 (2003).

A. G. MacPhee, M.W. Tate, C.F. Powell, Y. Yong, M.J. Renzi, A. Ercon, S. Narayanan, E. Fontes, J. Walther, J. Schaller, S.M. Gruner, J. Wang. X-ray Imaging of Shock Waves Generated by High-Pressure Fuel Sprays, Science 295, 1261-3 (2002).

H.H. Strey, J. Wang, R. Podgornik, A. Rupprecht, L. Yu, V.A. Parsegian, E.R. Sirota. Refusing to Twist: Demonstration of a Line Hexatic Phase in DNA Liquid Crystals, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 3105 (2000).

J. Wang, M. Tolan, O.H. seeck, S.K. Sinha, O. Bahr, M.H. Rafailovich, J. Sokolov. Surfaces of Strongly Confined Polymer Thin Films Studied by X-ray Scattering, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 564, (1999).

J. Wang, A.K. Sood, P.V. Satyam, Y. Feng, X.-z. Wu, Z. Cai, W. Yun, S.K. Sinha. X-ray Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy: A Method for Particle Dynamics in Condensed Matter, Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 1110-3 (1998).

J. Wang, M.J Bedzyk and M. Caffrey. Resonance Enhanced X-rays in Thin Films: A Structure Probe for Membranes and Surface Layers, Science 258, 775-8 (1992).

J. Wang, M.J. Bedzyk, T.L. Penner and M. Caffrey. Structural Studies of Membranes and Surface Layers Up to 1,000Å Thick Using X-ray Standing Waves, Nature, 354, 377 (1991).

Self-assembly kinetics and dynamics in nanoscales in nanocomposite materials

Structure and dynamics and structure in complex fluids and soft matters

Function–structure–dynamics relationships on energy related subjects such as engine fuel sprays

Develop and use time-resolved and coherence-based synchrotron x-ray techniques and instruments for ultrafast imaging and scattering and their applications in a condense matter physics, materials science and industrial research.

1994  The Ohio State University, Ph.D. Chemical Physics (M. D. Caffrey)

1987  Nanjing University, China, M.S. Physics

1984  Nanjing University, B.S. Physics

2013 – present: Senior Physicist

2011 – 2013: Senior Physicist/Group Leader, Time-resolved Research Group, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

2003 – 2011: Physicist/Group Leader, Time-resolved Research Group

2001 – 2003: Physicist, X-ray Physics Group , APS

1997 – 2001: Assistant Physicist, X-ray Physics Group

1994 – 1997: Postdoctoral Fellow, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ and the APS (S. K. Sinha).

2013 – present: Senior Physicist

2011 – 2013: Senior Physicist/Group Leader, Time-resolved Research Group, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory

2003 – 2011: Physicist/Group Leader, Time-resolved Research Group

2001 – 2003: Physicist, X-ray Physics Group , APS

1997 – 2001: Assistant Physicist, X-ray Physics Group

1994 – 1997: Postdoctoral Fellow, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ and the APS (S. K. Sinha).

A more detailed CV and a complete list of publications and invited talks are available upon request.