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Daniel I.C. Wang

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Daniel I.C. Wang
王義翹
Born(1936-03-12)March 12, 1936
Nanking, China
DiedAugust 29, 2020(2020-08-29) (aged 84)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS)
University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsChemical and biological engineering
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Doctoral advisorArthur E. Humphrey
Notable studentsNoubar Afeyan

Daniel I-Chyau Wang (Chinese: 王義翹; pinyin: Wáng Yìqiào；March 12, 1936 – August 29, 2020 ) was a Chinese-American chemical engineer. He was an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was known for founding the MIT Biotechnology Process Engineering Center and the expansion of the field of biochemical engineering.[1][2][3]

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Wang received his B.S. (1959) and M.S. (1961) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Ph.D. from in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963 working with Arthur E. Humphrey on high‐temperature short‐time sterilization.

Wang joined the MIT faculty in 1965 as a member of the department of Nutrition and Food Science. In 1995, he was named an Institute Professor. While at MIT, he established joint programs with the National University of Singapore which would ultimately become a part of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre. His research on fermentation, monitoring and control of bioprocesses, renewable resource utilization, enzyme technology, product recovery and purification, protein aggregation and refolding, and mammalian cell cultures made him a pioneer in biochemical and biological engineering.[4][5]

Wang was a member of the National Academy of Engineering,[2] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[6] and Academia Sinica.[7] He co-authored five books and more than 250 papers in professional journals. He was a co-founder of the Society for Biological Engineering of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.[8] In 2019, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers established the D.I.C. Wang Award for Excellence in Biochemical Engineering in his honor.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Trafton, Anne (2 September 2020). "Daniel Wang, Institute Professor and pioneer in biochemical engineering, dies at 84". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT News Office. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Dr. Daniel I. C. Wang". NAE Website.
  3. ^ R.R. Bowker company (1992). American men & women of science: a biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological and related sciences. Bowker. ISBN 9780835230810. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
  4. ^ Afeyan, Noubar B.; Cooney, Charles L. (December 2020). "Professor Daniel I.C. Wang: A Legacy of Education, Innovation, Publication, and Leadership". Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 117 (12): 3615–3627. doi:10.1002/bit.27644. hdl:1721.1/141250.2. PMID 33616929. S2CID 229935755.
  5. ^ Drew, Stephen W. "DANIEL I.C. WANG 1936-2020". Memorial Tributes. 24. National Academy of Engineering.
  6. ^ "Professor Daniel I-Chyau Wang". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Daniel I.-C. Wang". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  8. ^ Ellis, Gordon (September 8, 2020). "MIT's Daniel I. C. Wang, Co-founder of AIChE's Society for Biological Engineering, Dies at 84". American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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