In 2016, Chao. Chao Wang was appointed as an assistant professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University. He is also affiliated with the Biodesign Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics at ASU. Previously, Wang was a research assistant professor at ASU starting from 2015. Prior to joining ASU, he was a research scientist at IBM T.J. Watson research center working on translational systems biology and nanobiotechnology. He studied nanotechnology at Princeton University, obtaining his doctorate in Jan. 2012.
Wang aims to bridge the nanoscience and biotechnology in research. His primary research interests have been in nanofabrication, nanoelectronics, nanofluidics, plasmonics and biosensing. The research goal is to develop a multidisciplinary research program that focuses on advancing nanomanufacturing technologies to address the grand challenges in biomedical, communication and energy applications. The three main research areas are scalable nanomanufacturing, quantum optics, and liquid biopsy. The teaching goal is to educate the students at ASU with fundamental engineering and physical concepts and introduce them the state-of-art technological in biomedicine, quantum physics, and energy applications.
Wang has 16 granted and two pending U.S. patents, and has published his research in prestigious journals including Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Communications, Materials Today, ACS Nano, Nano Letters, etc.
The Wang group aims to bridge the nanoscience and biotechnology in research.
A major focus of his research is developing scalable manufacturing methods by combining wafer-scale nanolithography and self-assembly to create functional yet inexpensive nanostructures and nanomaterials for energy, health and security-related applications. Another area is developing complex three-dimensional nanofluidic systems for controlled manipulation and high-sensitivity, high-specificity detection of disease-relevant biomolecules, including exosomes and DNA. We also study nanophotonic phenomena in engineered metamaterials for the purpose of generating and detecting light that can be used for sensing, information storage and quantum communication.
Selected Journal Publications (‘_’, Wang lab members at ASU; ‘*’, corresponding author; ‘†’ first authors)
(1) Title: Integrated Nanopillar-Nanochannel Fluidic Systems for Optimal Linearization and Controlled Manipulation of Long DNA Molecules
Source of Support: Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc. Role: PI.
Award Amount: $ 480,000. Award Allocation: $ 480,000. Total Award Period Covered: 2/1/2016 - 7/31/2017.
(2) Title: Collaborative Research: Silicon Nano-Opto-Fluidics Enabled Multi-Dimensional, High-Throughput Molecular and Size Profiling of Exosomes
Source of Support: NSF. Role: PI.
Award Amount: $ 169,349. Award Allocation: $ 169,349. Total Award Period Covered: 7/1/2017-6/30/2020.
(3) Title: On-chip Metasurface Polarimeter Array for full Stokes Polarization Imaging
Source of Support: NSF. Role: co-PI.
Award Amount: $ 329,978. Award Allocation: $ 131,991. Total Award Period Covered: 8/1/2018-7/31/2021.
(4) Title: EAGER: Enabling Quantum Leap: Room temperature Quantum Logic operations Enabled by Quantum Emitter Arrays in 2D artificial Superlattices
Source of Support: NSF. Role: co-PI.
Award Amount: $ 295,046. Award Allocation: $ 88,514. Total Award Period Covered: 7/15/2018-6/30/2020.
(5) Title: CAREER: Integrated Optofluidic Chips towards Label-Free Detection of Exosomal MicroRNA Biomarkers
Source of Support: NSF. Role: PI.
Award Amount: $ 500,000. Award Allocation: $ 500,000. Total Award Period Covered: 7/1/2019-6/30/2024.
(6) Title: Photochemically Induced, Polymer-Assisted Deposition for 3D Printing of Micrometer-Wide and Nanometer-Thin Silver Structures
Source of Support: NSF. Role: PI.
Award Amount: $ 485,487. Award Allocation: $ 364,115. Total Award Period Covered: 1/1/2020-12/31/2022.
(7) Title: Polarimetry-Enhanced Imaging towards Autonomous Solar Field and Receiver Inspections
Source of Support: DOE: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Role: co-PI.
Award Amount: $ 1,984,722. Award Allocation: $ 595,416. Total Award Period Covered: 3/1/2020-2/28/2023.
(8) Title: NSF-BSF: Synchronous electro-optical DNA detection using low-noise dielectric nanopores on sapphire
Source of Support: NSF Role: PI.
Award Amount: $ 360,000. Award Allocation: $ 360,000. Total Award Period Covered: 6/30/2020-5/31/2023.
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EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 598 | Special Topics |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
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EEE 436 | Fund of Solid-State Devices |
EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 591 | Seminar |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
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EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2020 | |
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EEE 120 | Digital Design Fundamentals |
CSE 120 | Digital Design Fundamentals |
EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2019 | |
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EEE 202 | Circuits I |
EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 598 | Special Topics |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
EEE 202 | Circuits I |
EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
EEE 536 | Semiconductor Characterization |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2017 | |
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EEE 436 | Fund of Solid-State Devices |
EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 591 | Seminar |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
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ASU 101-EEE | The ASU Experience |
EEE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
EEE 493 | Honors Thesis |
EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |
EEE 690 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 790 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 792 | Research |
EEE 795 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
EEE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
EEE 590 | Reading and Conference |
EEE 592 | Research |
EEE 595 | Continuing Registration |
EEE 599 | Thesis |