Ming L. Wang
COE Distinguished Professor,
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact
- mi.wang@northeastern.edu
- 360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Office
- 429 SN
- 617.373.3900
Research Focus
Network-wide pavement and bridge deck inspections: sensor technology for infrastructure; saliva-based sensor technology for disease diagnosis and monitoring; structural health monitoring for bridges; subsurface fault detection using air-coupled GPR systems
Education
- Ph.D., Structural Dynamics and Random Vibration, University of New Mexico, 1983
- M.S., Civil Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 1980
Honors & Awards
- 2025 Faculty Research Team Award – iSUPER Impact Engine
- 2015 Fellow of the International Society for Optics and Photonics
- Søren Buus Outstanding Research Award, Northeastern University College of Engineering
- Outstanding Translational Research Award, Northeastern University College of Engineering
- 2011 “Students Speak” Teaching Award
- 2001 College of Engineering Research Award, University of Illinois at Chicago
- 1989-1992 Halliburton Lectureship Award, University of New Mexico
- 1987 Jefferson Goblet Paper Award
Professional Affiliations
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- British Society of Strain Measurement
- International Association for Fracture Mechanics of Concrete
- International Society for Optics and Photonics, Fellow
- Material Research Society
- National Society of Professional Engineers
- Society of Experimental Mechanics
Research Overview
Network-wide pavement and bridge deck inspections: sensor technology for infrastructure; saliva-based sensor technology for disease diagnosis and monitoring; structural health monitoring for bridges; subsurface fault detection using air-coupled GPR systems
Selected Research Projects
- Breath and Saliva Based Nano-Bio Sensing System for Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring
- – Principal Investigator, Carecom
Research Centers and Institutes
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- X. Ma, H. Liu, M.L. Wang, Automatic Detection of Steel Rebar in Bridge Decks from Ground Penetrating Data, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 158, 2018, 93-102
- W. Zhang, S. Nazarine, M. Wang, S. Cranford, Sensor Design via Scaled Collision Theory, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 2018
- M. Wang, W. Zhang, Saliva Glucose Monitoring System, US 9244035 B2, 2016, Licensed to NanoBio LLC, 2017
- W. Zhang, M.L. Wang, S. Khalili, S. Cranford, Materiomics for Oral Disease Diagnostics and Personal Health Monitoring: Designer Biomaterials for the Next Generation Biomarkers, OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, 20, 2016, 12-29
- N. Martino, K. Maser, R. Birken, M.L. Wang Quantifying Bridge Deck Corrosion Using Ground Penetration Radar, Research in Nondestructive Evaluation, 27(2), 2016, 112-124
- W. Zhang, M.L. Wang, S. Cranford, Ranking of Molecular Biomarker Interaction with Targeted DNA Nucleobases via Full Atomistic Molecular Dynamics, Scientific Report, Nature Publishing Group, 6, 2016, 18659
Feb 07, 2025
Patent for Durable Enzyme-Based Biosensor
CEE Professor Ming Wang was awarded a patent for “Durable enzyme-based biosensor and process for drop deposition immobilization.”
Jan 30, 2025
Faculty and Staff Awards 2025
Faculty and staff were recognized at the 27th Annual College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Awards for their exceptional service and dedication in support of students, the COE community, and the university during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Feb 01, 2024
Celebrating Bioengineering at Northeastern: Visions for the Future
The Department of Bioengineering hosted a 10 year anniversary celebration to commemorate what the department has accomplished and showcase its plans for the future.
Dec 07, 2023
2023 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above.
Sep 26, 2022
Impact Engines Spur Multidisciplinary Research Innovation To Solve Global Challenges
Northeastern University has selected its first cohort of Impact Engines to ignite measurable change in problem-solving, three of the five of which are led by engineering faculty.
Jul 07, 2022
Wang Publishes 2nd Edition of Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructures
CEE Professor Ming Wang is the editor of the 2nd edition of “Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructures” – Volumes 1 and 2.
Oct 26, 2020
Startups to improve accessibility and walkability
The Northeastern spinout company StreetScan was featured in EJInsight article “Startups to improve accessibility and walkability.”
Aug 04, 2020
Patent for Saliva-based Glucose Monitoring System for Diabetes
CEE Professor Ming Wang was awarded a patent for “Saliva glucose monitoring system”.
May 07, 2020
Reconfiguring a Diabetes Monitoring Device to Test for COVID-19.
CEE Distinguished Professor Ming Wang is repurposing a device he created to monitor diabetes into something people could use to track the spread of COVID-19.
Mar 19, 2019
Wang Awarded Patent for Wireless SWNT Sensor
CEE Professor Ming Wang was awarded a patent for “Wireless SWNT sensor integrated with microfluidic system for various liquid sensing applications.”