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Dr. Wego Wang has been an instructor and a researcher in mechanical engineering and materials science for three decades. He is currently a senior adjunct faculty teaching machine design and forensic engineering at the University of Massachusetts - Lowell, Division of Online and Continuing Education; and also taught full-time at Northeastern University, and part-time at Harvard Extension School and Boston University before.

He was elected Fellow of ASM International in 2009, and has received many awards, commendations, and recognitions from Army Research Laboratory, Federal Aviation Administration, ASM International, TMS International, and SME (formerly the Society of Manufacturing Engineers). Dr. Wang has authored and co-authored a number of technical and professional articles and presented lectures and reports at numerous seminars and conferences. He is an expert on reverse engineering. His book “Reverse Engineering: Technology of Reinvention” was published by CRC Press-Taylor and Francis Group in September 2010. This book has 357 pages with approximately 200 illustrations and is available at approximately 200 university libraries around the world including MIT and Harvard University. He was the 2005-2006 Chairman of the ASM International Boston Chapter and is currently on the executive committee of this professional society. He also served on the executive committee of TMS Boston Section, where he was president from 1993-1995.

Dr. Wang earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from National Cheng - Kung University, a Master of Science degree (MS) in Mechanical Engineering from National Taiwan University, as well as a second MS and a Doctor of Science degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He works at the Federal Aviation Administration, primarily on engine certification programs.

Email address:
wego_wang@uml.edu