Professor Chun Wang

Presentation: Connected Sensors in Health – Where are we headed?

Professor Chun Wang, University of New South Wales

Chun Wang is currently a professor and the Head of School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. Having held leadership appointments in government and university sectors over the past thirty years, he works at the interface of fundamental discovery research and translation to practical applications in partnership with diverse companies. He was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2018 in recognition of his achievements and leadership in research and impact.

He currently leads a research group focused on multifunctional composite materials for sensors, actuators, energy storage, and high-performance structures under extreme environments. He is currently the Director of the ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health, which was awarded in 2021 to bring together over 30 companies and 63 investigators to co-design, verify, and certify connected health sensors.