Team Members

 Prof. Chunlei (Peggy) Wang

Chunlei (Peggy) Wang is a professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Miami. She earned her PhD in Solid State Physics from Jilin University in 1997. From 2006 to 2023, she dedicated 17 years to Florida International University (FIU), progressing from a tenure-track assistant professor to a full professor. Before her tenure at FIU, Prof. Wang held various research positions at Osaka University and the University of California, Irvine. Additionally, she co-founded Carbon Micro-battery Corporation (now Enevate Corp) and served as a consultant at Intel Lab in 2012. Throughout her career, she assumed visiting professor roles at Max Planck Institute (2012-2013), University of Alabama (2019), Kochi University of Technology (2019, JSPS fellow), Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (2020), and Technical University of Denmark (2022, Otto Mønsted visiting professor). Her contributions have been recognized with several awards, including the FIU Faculty Award in Research and Creative Activities (2013), FIU Kauffman Professor Award (2009), and DARPA Young Faculty Award (2008).

ORCID: 0000-0003-2574-7314
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Research Topics:
Prof. Wang's research group specializes in developing micro and nanofabrication methods to create innovative micro and nanostructures and synthesizing nanomaterials with unique structures and properties beneficial for energy and biological applications. Research areas included:

• Applied Physics
• Electrochemistry
• Wide Bandgap Semiconductor
• Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
• C-MEMS and C-NEMS
• Energy Storage Materials and Devices (Batteries, Supercapacitors, Biofuel Cells)
• Biosensing, Wearable Electronics and Digital Health
• 3D Printing

Training & Employment:

• 2023 - present: Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Miami; Courtesy Professor, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University.
• 2006 - 2023:    Assistant Professor (2006-2010), Associate Professor (2010 - 2016), Full Professor (2016-2023), Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University.
• 2001 - 2006: Various research positions (Postdoc, Specialist, Assistant research professor) in both Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Irvine.
• 1998 - 2001: Postdoc, Electrical Electronic and Infocommunications Engineering, Osaka University.