Zhiyan Wang
About Zhiyan Wang
Zhiyan Wang is an Engineering Associate at ExxonMobil with a background in mechanical engineering and physics, having presented research at the SAE World Congress 2017.
Company
Zhiyan Wang is currently employed at ExxonMobil as an Engineering Associate. He has been working there since 2017, based in Houston, Texas, United States. His work involves utilizing both in-house high-order code FLEDS and the commercial package CONVERGE for simulations. Wang has also proposed recommendations for improving large-eddy simulations of turbulent jets using low-order code.
Education and Expertise
Zhiyan Wang holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, completed from 2012 to 2016. Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Mechanical Engineering from Dartmouth College between 2010 and 2012. Wang also holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Physics from Vassar College, which he completed from 2007 to 2011. Additionally, he has a GCE A-Level in Science from Raffles Institution, obtained in 2006.
Professional Background
Before his current position at ExxonMobil, Zhiyan Wang worked as a Research Aide at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, IL, for three months in 2016. From 2012 to 2016, he served as a Graduate Research Assistant at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. Additionally, he worked at Dartmouth College as a Research Assistant for two years from 2010 to 2012.
Research and Presentations
Zhiyan Wang presented his research findings at the SAE World Congress in 2017, focusing on large-eddy simulations of gas jets. His presentation highlighted the use of both the in-house high-order code FLEDS and the commercial package CONVERGE for performing these simulations. Wang's research also included recommendations for improving large-eddy simulations of turbulent jets using low-order code.