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People Qing-Ming Wang

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, William Kepler Whiteford Faculty Fellow


Phone: 412-624-4885
Fax: 412-624-4846
Office: BENDM 639

Education

PhD, Materials, Pennsylvania State University, 1998
MS, Materials Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 1989
BS, Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 1987

Professional Interests

Qing-Ming Wang's research interests are in the areas of microfabrication and thin film devices; acoustic wave devices; biosensors; and piezoelectric/ferroelectric materials for electromechanical transducer, actuator, and sensor applications. His current work centers on acoustic wave biosensors, nanomaterials and on-chip assembly of nano-devices, micro fuel cell power generation devices and piezoelectric microactuators and microsensors.

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Selected Publications

Fang Li, James H.-C. Wang, Qing-Ming Wang, “Thickness Shear Mode Quartz Resonator Sensors for Characterizing Viscoelastic Properties of Cell Monolayer”, Accepted, Sensors & Actuators, B: Chemical

Fang Li, James H.-C. Wang, Qing-Ming Wang, “Monitoring Cell Adhesion by Using Thickness Shear Mode Acoustic Wave Sensors”, Biosensors and Bioelectronics 23 (2007) 42–50

Huan Xue, Yuantai Hu, Qing-Ming Wang, and Jiashi Yang, “Analysis of Temperature Compensation in a Plate Thickness Mode Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator”, IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 1826-1833(2007)

Qingming Chen, Lifeng Qin, and Qing-Ming Wang, “Property characterization of AlN thin films in composite resonator structure”, J. Appl. Phys. 101, 084103 (2007)

Lifeng Qin, Hongbin Cheng, Jacob M. Li, Qing-Ming Wang, “Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposite Films Using Quartz Thickness Shear Mode (TSM) Acoustic Wave Sensor,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Volume 136, issue 1, pp. 111-117, 2007

Hongbin Cheng, Jiping Cheng, Yunjin Zhang, and Qing-Ming Wang, “Large-scale Fabrication of ZnO Micro-and Nano-Structures by Microwave Thermal Evaporation-Deposition”, Journal of Crystal Growth, Volume 299, Issue 1, 1 Feb. 2007, pp. 34-40

Fang Li, and Qing-Ming Wang, “Array of dielectric nanocomposite devices using photo-epoxy Su-8 as the polymeric phase,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 232905 (2006)

Tao Zhang and Qing-Ming Wang, “Performance of Miniaturized Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Devices Using Micropump for Fuel Delivery”, Journal of Power Sources, Volume 158, Issue 1, 14 July 2006, Pages 169-176.

Tao Zhang, and Qing-Ming Wang, “Performance Evaluation of a Valveless Micropump Driven by Ring-Type Piezoelectric Actuator” IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control, vol. 53, no. 2, pp.463-473, February 2006

Zhaochun Yang and Qing-Ming Wang, “Transient response of piezoelectric thin-film vibration sensor under pulse excitation”, J. Appl. Phys. 99, 014107 (2006)

Qingming Chen, Tao Zhang and Qing-Ming Wang, “Frequency-Temperature Compensation of Piezoelectric Resonators by Electric DC Bias Field,” IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, vol. 52, no. 10, pp.1627-1631 (2005)

Sunghwan Kim, William W. Clark, and Qing-Ming Wang, “Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting with a Clamped Circular Plate: Experimental Study”, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures Vol. 16, No. 10, 855-863 (2005)

Sunghwan Kim, William W. Clark, and Qing-Ming Wang, “Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting with a Clamped Circular Plate: Analysis” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 16, No. 10, 847-854 (2005)

Qing-Ming Wang, Yongping Ding, Qingming Chen, Minhua Zhao and, Jinrong Cheng, “Crystalline orientation dependence of nanomechanical properties of Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 thin films,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 162903 (2005)

Qingming Chen and Qing-Ming Wang, “The effective electromechanical coupling coefficient of piezoelectric thin film resonators,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 022904 (2005)

Tao Zhang and Qing-Ming Wang, “Valveless Piezoelectric Micropump for Fuel Delivery in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Devices”, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 140/1 pp 72-80 (2005)

Jiping Cheng, Ruyan Guo, Qing-Ming Wang, “Zinc oxide single-crystal microtubes”, Applied Physics Letters 85, 5140 (2004)

Qing-Ming Wang, Zhaochun Yang, Fang Li, and Patrick Smolinski, "Analysis of Thin Film Piezoelectric Microaccelerometer Using Analytical and Finite Element Modeling," Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 113, pp.1-11 (2004)

Xiao-Hong Du, Qing-Ming Wang, and Kenji Uchino, "An Accurate Method for the Determination of Complex Coefficients of Single Crystal Piezoelectric Resonators, II: Design of Measurement and Experiments", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control 51(2), pp. 238-248 (2004)

Xiao-Hong Du, Qing-Ming Wang, and Kenji Uchino, "An Accurate Method for the Determination of Complex Coefficients of Single Crystal Piezoelectric Resonators I: Theory" IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control 51(2), pp. 227-237 (2004)

Qing-Ming Wang, Tao Zhang, Qingming Chen, and Xiao-Hong Du, "Effect of DC bias field on the complex materials coefficients of piezoelectric resonators", Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 109/1-2 pp. 149-155 (2003)

Xiao-Hong Du, Qing-Ming Wang, and Kenji Uchino, "Accurate Determination of Complex Materials coefficients of Piezoelectric Resonators," IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 50(3), pp. 312-320 (2003)

Pei-Wen Li, Laura Schaefer, Qing-Ming Wang, Tao Zhang and Minking K. Chyu, "Multi-gas transportation and electrochemical performance of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell with complex flow channels", Journal of Power Sources, 115 (1), pp.90-100 (2003)

Pei-Wen Li, Tao Zhang, Qing-Ming Wang, Laura Schaefer and Minking K. Chyu, "The performance of PEM fuel cells fed with oxygen through the free-convection mode," Journal of Power Sources, 114, (1), pp. 63-69 (2003)

Robert W. Schwartz, L. Eric Cross, and Qing Ming Wang, "Estimation of the Effective d31 Coefficients of the Piezoelectric Layer in Rainbow Actuators", J. Am.Ceram. Soc., 84 (11): 2563-2569 (2001)

Baomin Xu, Yaohong Ye, Qing-Ming Wang, and L. Eric Cross, "Dependence of Electrical Properties on Film Thickness in Lanthanum-Doped Lead Zirconate Titanate Stannate Antiferroelectric Thin Films," J. Mater. Sci., 35, pp. 6027-6033 (2000).

Qing-Ming Wang and L. Eric Cross, "Constitutive Equations of Symmetrical Triple Layer Piezoelectric Bender," IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 1343-1351 (1999).

Qing-Ming Wang, Xiao-hong Du, Baomin Xu, and L. Eric Cross, "Electromechanical Coupling and Output Efficiency of Piezoelectric Bending Actuators," IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, Vol. 46, pp. 638-646 (1999).

Qing-Ming Wang, Xiao-hong Du, Baomin Xu, and L.E. Cross, "Theoretical Analysis of the Sensor Effect of Cantilever Piezoelectric Benders," J. Appl. Physics, Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 1702-1712 (1999).

Baomin Xu, Yaohong Ye, Qing-Ming Wang, Neelesh G. Pai, and L. Eric Cross, "Effect of Compositional Variation on Electrical Properties in Phase Switching (Pb,La)(Zr,Ti,Sn)O3 Thin and Thick Films," J. Appl. Physics, Vol. 85, No. 7, pp. 3753-3758 (1999).

Qing-Ming Wang, Qimin Zhang, Baomin Xu, R.B. Liu, and L.E. Cross, "Nonlinear Piezoelectric Behavior of Ceramic Bending Mode Actuators Under Strong Electric Fields," J. Appl. Physics, Vol. 86, No. 6, pp. 3352-3360 (1999).

Qing-Ming Wang, and L. E. Cross, "Tip Deflection and Blocking Force of Soft PZT-based Cantilever RAINBOW Actuators," J. Am.Ceram. Soc., 82[1], 103-10 (1999)

Qing-Ming Wang and L.E. Cross, "Determination of the Young's Modulus of the Reduced Layer in Rainbow Actuators," J. Appl. Physics, Vol. 83, No. 10, pp. 5358-5363 (1998).

Qing-Ming Wang, and L. E. Cross, "Analysis of High Temperature Reduction Processing of RAINBOW Actuator," Materials Chemistry and Physics, Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 20-25 (1999)

Baomin Xu, Neelesh G. Pai, Qing-Ming Wang, and L. Eric Cross, "Antiferroelectric Thin and Thick Films for High Strain Microactuators," Integrated Ferroelectrics, Vol. 22, pp. 545-557 (1998).

Qing-Ming Wang, and L. E. Cross "A Piezoelectric Pseudo-shear Multilayer Actuator," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 72, No. 18, p. 2238 (1998)

R. B. Liu, Qing-Ming Wang, Qimin Zhang, V. D. Kugel, and L. E. Cross, "Piezoelectric Pseudo-Shear Universal Actuators Made by L-Shape Joint Bonding", Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 9, 453-456 (1998) Qing-Ming Wang, and L. E. Cross, "Performance Analysis of Piezoelectric Cantilever Bending Actuators," Ferroelectrics, Vol. 215, pp. 187-213 (1998)

Curriculum Vitae

Qing-Ming Wang is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Tsinghua University in 1987 and 1989, respectively, and Ph.D. degree from the Pennsylvania State University in 1998. Prior joining the University of Pittsburgh in year 2000, Dr. Wang was an R&D engineer and materials scientist in Lexmark International, Inc. Lexington, Kentucky where he worked on piezoelectric and electrostatic microactuators for inkjet printhead development. Dr. Wang's primary research interests are in microsensors and microactuators, micro fabrication and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and miniaturized power generation devices. Dr. Wang is recipient of Year 2006 IEEE-UFFC-S outstanding paper award and the William Kepler Whiteford Faculty Fellow in the School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. He has published over 40 referred journal papers and more than 20 papers in referred conference proceedings, and is inventor for 4 US patents on piezoelectric devices. Dr. Wang is a member of IEEE, the Materials Research Society (MRS), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the American Ceramic Society.

faculty

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has 16 full time, 6 adjunct, and 5 emeritus faculty members