About

Xing Wang is an assistant professor in the Ken and Mary Alice Lindquist Department of Nuclear Engineering at Penn State. He specializes in nuclear power, with research interests including materials for nuclear reactors, radiation-matter interaction, microscopy analysis techniques such as STEM, APT, and EELS, and multiscale materials modeling. Wang received his B.S. in engineering physics from Tsinghua University in 2011, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in nuclear engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013 and 2016, respectively. Prior to joining Penn State, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory from 2017 to 2019. His work focuses on understanding the effects of minor alloying elements on helium bubble formation in steels, radiation-induced segregation near nanoscale cavities, and effects of transition metal carbide dispersoids on helium bubble formation in tungsten, among other topics. Wang has been recognized with the Distinguished Early Career Program (DECP) Award from the U.S. Department of Energy in August 2023.

Research topics

• Artificial Intelligence
• Computer Science
• Process engineering
• Engineering
• Arithmetic
• Algorithm
• Mathematics
• Environmental science
• Waste management

Selected publications

• Nickel complex-bridging to enhance electron transport in covalent organic frameworks for efficient photocatalytic uranium reduction

  Chemical Engineering Journal · 2025-08-11 · 14 citations

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• Stable Acrylamide‐Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks via Mannich Polymerization for Efficient Gold Recovery from Complex E‐Waste Leachates

  Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2025-06-27 · 7 citations

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  Abstract Achieving both high stability and selectivity remains a critical challenge in covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for efficient gold recovery. Herein, we present a one‐step Mannich‐type three‐component polymerization involving 1,3,5‐triformylbenzene, Meldrum's acid, and aromatic diamines to construct a series of acrylamide‐linked COFs (TFB‐PD‐M, TFB‐ND‐M, and TFB‐AD‐M). The incorporation of acrylamide linkages enhances π‐conjugation and backbone rigidity, thereby yielding COFs with high crystallinity, permanent porosity, and exceptional chemical and thermal stability under extreme conditions. Importantly, the dual coordination sites (C═O and N─H) within the acrylamide units enable robust and selective Au 3+ binding through synergistic hydrogen bonding and chelation. Notably, TFB‐AD‐M achieves 98.5% selective Au 3+ recovery from complex electronic waste leachates, even in the presence of competing metal ions. This work introduces a robust linkage strategy that not only improves COF stability but also facilitates selective metal capture for resource recovery.

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• In-situ synthesis of porous PVC/ZnO heterojunction composites for photocatalytic removal of uranium from wastewater

  Separation and Purification Technology · 2025-02-19 · 10 citations

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• Stable Acrylamide‐Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks via Mannich Polymerization for Efficient Gold Recovery from Complex E‐Waste Leachates

  Angewandte Chemie · 2025-06-27

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  Abstract Achieving both high stability and selectivity remains a critical challenge in covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for efficient gold recovery. Herein, we present a one‐step Mannich‐type three‐component polymerization involving 1,3,5‐triformylbenzene, Meldrum's acid, and aromatic diamines to construct a series of acrylamide‐linked COFs (TFB‐PD‐M, TFB‐ND‐M, and TFB‐AD‐M). The incorporation of acrylamide linkages enhances π‐conjugation and backbone rigidity, thereby yielding COFs with high crystallinity, permanent porosity, and exceptional chemical and thermal stability under extreme conditions. Importantly, the dual coordination sites (C═O and N─H) within the acrylamide units enable robust and selective Au 3+ binding through synergistic hydrogen bonding and chelation. Notably, TFB‐AD‐M achieves 98.5% selective Au 3+ recovery from complex electronic waste leachates, even in the presence of competing metal ions. This work introduces a robust linkage strategy that not only improves COF stability but also facilitates selective metal capture for resource recovery.

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• THE INFLUENCE OF THE KERF WIDTH OF A PLANAR ARRAY ON THE TRANSCRANIAL FOCUSED ULTRASOUND FIELD

  2025-01-07

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• On neural architecture search and hyperparameter optimization: A max-flow based approach

  Neural Networks · 2025-05-01 · 5 citations

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• Tetra-coordinated Mo(V)4c Species Promoted Highly Selective Oxidation of Methanol under Mild Conditions

  SSRN Electronic Journal · 2025-01-01

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• Low-temperature oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde over Mo-based catalysts

  RSC Advances · 2025-01-01 · 1 citations

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• Microplastics alter microbial structure and assembly processes in different soil types: Driving effects of environmental factors

  Environmental Research · 2025-04-22 · 7 citations

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• An enhanced mass spectrometry data acquisition and analysis strategy for rapid characterization of absorbed oligosaccharides from natural products: Mori Fructus fruit as a case study

  Journal of Food Composition and Analysis · 2025-06-16

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Frequent coauthors

• Chunshan Song

  Chinese University of Hong Kong

  149 shared

• Yisheng Tan

  Institute of Coal Chemistry

  48 shared

• Junfeng Zhang

  Institute of Coal Chemistry

  41 shared

• Yizhuo Han

  35 shared

• Xiaoliang Ma

  Chinese Academy of Sciences

  33 shared

• Qingde Zhang

  Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy

  30 shared

• Ru‐Song Zhao

  22 shared

• Xiaochun Xu

  21 shared

Education

• PhD, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

  Xiamen University

  2005

• M.Sc., College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

  Xiamen University

  2002

• BSc , Deaprtment of Chemistry

  Zhejiang Normal University

  2000

Awards & honors

• Distinguished Early Career Program (DECP) Award, U.S. Depart…