Biography
C.M. Wang graduated from Monash University in Civil Engineering with a First Class Honours in 1978 and was awarded a M.Eng.Sc. and a Ph.D. degree from the same university in 1980 and 1982, respectively. He joined the School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ) in January 2017 as the Transport and Main Roads (TMR) Chair Professor of Structural Engineering. Prior to joining UQ, Professor Wang held the positions as the Director for the Engineering Science Programme and the Director for the Global Engineering Programme, at the Faculty of Engineering of the National University of Singapore. Additionally, he was the Vice-Dean of Undergraduate Programmes of NUS Faculty of Engineering and the Associate Director of the Centre for Development in Teaching and Learning, NUS. He is also the Adjunct Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Australia and was elected as Monash Civil Engineering Alumnus of the Year 2015 for his significant contributions to the engineering profession.
Professor Wang is a Chartered Structural Engineer, a Fellow of Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Singapore, a Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers and a Fellow of the Society of Floating Solutions (Singapore). He was the Chairman of the IStructE Singapore Regional Group and the IStructE Council Member for 12 years. He was awarded the Lewis Kent Award 2009, the Keith Eaton Award 2014 and the IES Outstanding Volunteer Awards 2011 and 2008 for his outstanding leadership and significant contributions to IStructE and IES. He serves in the International Steering Committee of EASEC as the Vice Chairman. He is one of the founders and current chairperson of the International Engineering Science Consortium that comprises eight premier universities (University of California Berkeley, University of Toronto, Osaka University, KTH Sweden, University College London, National University of Singapore, University of Queensland, Auckland University).
Professor Wang is a highly sought after keynote speaker in international conferences. He has given over 50 keynote presentations and many seminars on very large floating structures, structural modeling and analysis in many countries. He has won a number of research awards such as the 2019 Nishino Medal,the 2019 JN Reddy Medal and best paper awards. He has provided consulting services and served as an expert in structures and very large floating structures to many public and private organizations, including JTC Corporation, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, Housing Development Board, Defence Science and Technology Agency, Jurong Consultants, Surbana International and Singapore Cruise Centre.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University
Research Interests
- Offshore floating fish farms
Publications (Selected)Â
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Book:Â Large Floating Structures: Technological Advances
C. M. Wang and B. T,. Wang eds. (2015). Large Floating Structures: Technological Advances. Ocean Engineering & Oceanography, Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-287-137-4
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Book:Â Structural vibration: exact solutions for strings, membranes, beams and plates
Wang, C. Y. and Wang, C. M. (2013). Structural vibration: exact solutions for strings, membranes, beams and plates. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press.
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Book:Â Very Large Floating Structures
Chien Ming Wang, E. Watanabe and T. Utsunomiya eds. (2008). Very Large Floating Structures. Abingdon, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis.
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Book:Â Exact solutions for buckling of structural members
Wang, Chien Ming, Wang, C. Y. and Reddy, J. N. (2004). Exact solutions for buckling of structural members. CRC Press: Boca Raton, United States. doi: 10.1201/9780203483534
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Book:Â Shear deformable beams and plates: relationships with classical solutions
C. M. Wang, Reddy, J. N. and Lee, K. H. eds. (2000). Shear deformable beams and plates: relationships with classical solutions. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier Science.