Wang joins the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

The School of Engineering is pleased to share that Bin Wang is expected to join the Tufts faculty as the Robert and Marcy Haber Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, beginning January 2026, pending Trustee approval. 

Wang received his PhD in Chemistry from École Normale Supérieure de Lyon supported by a Marie Curie Fellowship and completed postdoctoral research in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University. He currently serves as the Conoco-DuPont Professor at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Sustainable Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering. In addition to this role, Wang also holds visiting professor positions at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials.

His accolades include a Department of Energy Early Career award, an American Chemical Society (ACS) COMP OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, and a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Wang has been recognized as one of ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research’s “Influential Researchers” and was named a highly cited researcher by Clarivate in the cross-field category.

Focusing on the computational modeling of nanoscale materials, his research explores how these atomic structures can be used in areas like catalysis, separation, optoelectronics, and energy storage systems such as batteries. His research group employs a combination of density functional theory, machine learning, and advanced simulation methods to gain fundamental insights into energy transfer and chemical transformations at material interfaces. This work is key to developing cleaner, more efficient and robust technologies that support sustainable energy and combat climate change.

The Robert and Marcy Haber Endowed Professorship was established in 2009 by Robert J., E79, EG80, and Marcy Haber, in an effort to support research aimed at solving some of the world’s most urgent environmental challenges including reducing our reliance on fossil fuels. Under this professorship, Wang will continue to focus on energy sustainability. The Tufts community looks forward to welcoming Wang and to the new ideas, discoveries, and mentorship he will bring to campus.