Chien Ming Wang

Professor Chien Ming Wang is the Transport and Main Roads Chair Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Queensland (UQ) since 2017. He also holds an Adjunct Professor position at Monash University and contributes to the Centre for Marine Science within UQ’s Faculty of Science.

• Alumnus of the Year 2015, Monash University
• Chartered Structural Engineer

Educational Background:

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering (First Class Honours), Monash University, 1978
• M.Eng.Sc. and Ph.D., Monash University, 1980 & 1982

Research Focus: Pioneering Very Large Floating Structures (VLFS) with applications in floating bridges, oil storage, and aquaculture systems. His work spans structural stability, vibration analysis, optimization of arches, and nonlocal theories for nanostructures. He developed Hencky bar-chain models and Shooting-Optimization Technique for boundary value problems.

Scientific Leadership: Authored 500+ journal papers, 6 books, and 4 edited volumes with over 26,000 citations. Led $10M+ in industrial projects including Blue Economy CRC initiatives. Holds multiple patents in floating structures and aquaculture systems.

• 2019 Nishino Medal
• 2019 JN Reddy Medal
• IStructE Singapore Structural Award for Sustainability 2016
• Minister of National Development R&D Special Mention 2017

Advising & Collaborations: Supervised 28 PhD and 20 MEng students, including work with NUS, SINTEF, and PolyU. Current projects involve offshore seaweed farms, self-healing concrete, and hybrid timber-cardboard composites.