Hongjie Wang

Hongjie Wang is an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Utah State University, where he serves as co-director of the Utah State University Power Electronics Laboratory and leads the NSF ASPIRE ERC Charging Stations of the Future project. His research focuses on power electronics for transportation electrification, particularly extreme fast charging systems and dynamic wireless power transfer.

Research domains include:

• High-efficiency resonant converter design
• Grid integration of EV charging infrastructure
• Second-life battery applications in energy storage
• Dynamic wireless power transfer for in-motion charging
• Thermal management of power electronics

Recent publications demonstrate innovations in unfolding-based AC-DC converters, load modeling for large-scale charging infrastructure, and reinforcement learning approaches for grid-integrated charging optimization. His work has received multiple best paper awards including recognition from IEEE ECCE and IEEE IAS.