Hailei Wang

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Associate Professor


Hailei Wang

Contact Information

Office Location: ENGR 419E
Phone: 435-797-2098
Email: hailei.wang@usu.edu
Additional Information:

Educational Background

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, (TFS), Oregon State University, 2006
MS, Mechanical Engineering, (TFS), Texas Tech University, 2002
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Southwestern Petroleum University, 1992

Biography

Prior to joining USU in August 2018, Dr. Wang worked at Oregon State University as a research faculty for ten years. He has broad research expertise in various thermal energy systems. Before going back to graduate school, Dr. Wang worked eight years in a natural gas research institute as a mechanical and process engineer.

Teaching Interests

Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Renewable Energy, Energy Systems, HVAC

Research Interests

Dr. Wang has broad research interests, including 1) advanced power cycles using supercritical fluids; 2) microchannel heat exchangers for process intensification; 3) integrated energy systems to optimize various clean energy resources; 4) heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) in grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEB); 5) a unique thermal energy storage and freeze desalination using supercooling phenomenon; 6) boiling and condensation enhancement; 7) heat transfer and anti-icing on superhydrophobic surfaces.

Awards

Faculty Researcher of The Year, 2022

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Graduate Mentor of The Year, 2021

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Undergraduate Faculty Advisor of The Year, 2019

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering


Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Other

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Teaching

MAE 5450 - Hybrid Energy, Fall 2023
MAE 6460 - Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer, Spring 2023
MAE 3440 - Heat Transfer, Spring 2023
MAE 5450 - Hybrid Energy, Fall 2022
MAE 6460 - Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer, Spring 2022
MAE 3440 - Heat Transfer, Spring 2022
MAE 5450 - Hybrid Energy, Fall 2021
MAE 6460 - Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer, Spring 2021
MAE 5450 - Hybrid Energy, Fall 2020
MAE 5930, 6930 - Special Problems, Spring 2020
MAE 6460 - Conduction and Radiation Heat Transfer, Fall 2019
MAE 5930, 6930 - Special Problems, Spring 2019
MAE 6460 - Conduction Heat Transfer, Fall 2018

Graduate Students Mentored

Frank Katjipaha, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, August 2023
John Gardiner, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, August 2023
Aiden Meek, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, May 2022
Seth Dana, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, May 2022
Manjur Basnet, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, January 2022
Mahbuba Jannat, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, January 2022
Mahdi Ghorbani, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, August 2021
Sajedul Islam, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, August 2021
Daniel Gardner, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, August 2020
Jacob Bryan, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, August 2019
Benjamin Pepper, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, June 2019 - January 2022
Stephen Hills, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, January 2019 - May 2021
Yili Zhang, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, August 2018 - May 2021
Cody Cummings, Mechanical & Aerospace Engr, January 2019 - June 2020