Prof Wen Wang
PhD, CEng, FIMechE, FHEA, FAIMBE, FREng

Research Group News

January 2021

New paper on anti-inflammatory effects of TRPV4 stimulation 11 January 2021 Prof Knight's research group have published a new study showing, for the first time, the anti-inflammatory effects of stimulating the mechanosensitive ion-channel, TRPV4, and it's importance in cartilage health. Degenerative joint conditions, such as osteoarthritis, are associated with pro-inflammatory signalling which causes degradation of the articular cartilage leading to stiff … [more]

December 2018

Congratulations to Qiang Sheng 7 December 2018 Congratulations to Qiang Sheng who has successfully passed his PhD viva on a thesis entitled Molecular Dymanics Simulation of Surface Condensation on Solid Surface. He was supervised by Prof. Huasheng Wang and Prof. Wen Wang. He is currently a post-docotral research associate at the University of Edinburgh, working with Prof. … [more]

November 2018

Queen Mary jointly hosts Sino-UK Symposium on advanced materials and structures 7 November 2018 Nine academics from Queen Mary University of London presented at the Sino-UK Symposium attended by prestigious researchers and enterprises in thermoelectrics and advanced materials from China and the United Kingdom. The Sino-UK Symposium on Advanced Materials and Structures and UK-China Partnership Forum in Themoelectrics and Clean Energy took place in … [more]

June 2018

Queen Mary opens international teaching and learning centre in China 25 June 2018 Queen Mary University of London has opened an International Centre for Teaching and Learning (ICTL) with one of China’s top universities, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU).   The Centre, which launched on 25 June, will form part of the Queen Mary University of London Engineering School of NPU (QMES), a Sino-foreign Joint … [more]

May 2018

Queen Mary awarded funding to build instrument which will revolutionise monitoring of cellular processes 29 May 2018 Queen Mary University of London has been awarded funding to lead a joint project to build an instrument which will revolutionise the monitoring of cellular processes in tissues that line organs. The grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has a total value of £823,329 over three years, … [more]

March 2018

Best MSc Student Project Poster 14 March 2018 At the Spring Industrial Liaison Forum (ILF) all the MSc students were invited to submit a poster on their research topics. The best posters were invited to compete for the DePuy Synthes' MSc student Prize. The standard was once again very high this year but after careful deliberations the award … [more]

Best MEng Group in SEMS Award 7 March 2018 At the Spring Industrial Liaison Forum (ILF) event all the 4th year MEng group project students in SEMS had the opportunity to present their projects and compete for the DePuy Synthes Group Project Prize. The standard was once again very high this year but after careful deliberations the award for … [more]

March 2017

Best MEng Group Prize 10 March 2017 In a very tight competition between the 17 MEng group projects this year, the group supervised by Yi Sui, Rafa Castrejón-Pita and Wen Wang working on "A microfluidic device to sort rigid and deformable particles in flows" won the award for the best Group Display at the ILF. The judges … [more]