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Office Location
Harrington 211A
Office Location
HA 216A
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Background

 

  • LT, USNR (Ret.)
  • Bachelor of Science from Massachusetts Maritime Academy
  • Marine License - Chief Engineer, Motor and Gas Turbine, Unlimited Horsepower
Office Location
Kurz 213
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Background

B.A., Bridgewater State College Political Science and History; M.A., University of Massachusetts/Amherst, Political Science; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, Political Science, Retired US Army Reserve, Major, Retired Federal Bureau of Investigation Intelligence officer; Research Interests-Domestic and International Terrorism, and Violence in American society

Office Location
Kurz 208
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Background

A baptized non-denominational Christian

Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering from Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies from Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

Master of Science in Disaster Science and Management from University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with direction of Societal Risk Management from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois

Postdoc at Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Chapman University, Orange, California

Dr. Wang is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Management at the Academy. His research topics include social vulnerability, hazard modeling, risk assessment, loss prediction, equivalency of hazard intensity, nowcasting of weather events, and media coverage of disasters. His methodological tools involve data science, machine learning, geographic information science, remote sensing, and qualitative approaches. Dr. Wang has been working on earthquake, flood, heavy rainfall, lightning, tropical cyclone, wildfire, and extraterrestrial hazard; as well as disaster risks within a multi-hazard context.

Background

Recently retired from engineering career in semiconductor new product development, test engineering, and performance verification. Held progressive engineering roles, culminating in Engineering Director.

Education: MS -Johns Hopking University; BS -Capitol Technology University;