Liping Wang

Liping Wang is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Wyoming, part of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. She also serves as the Director of the Center for Controlled Environment Agriculture, highlighting her leadership in sustainable building and agricultural systems. Her work bridges engineering, energy efficiency, and environmental resilience.

Academic Background:

• B.S., Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China
• M.S., Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China
• Ph.D., National University of Singapore

Her research interests focus on building performance modeling, fault detection and diagnosis for HVAC systems, energy efficiency in indoor agriculture, and the development of resource-efficient and resilient future communities. She applies data-driven and adaptive modeling techniques to enhance building energy systems and indoor environmental quality.

The analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong trend toward intelligent building systems, with recurring use of machine learning (e.g., Gaussian mixture models, particle swarm optimization) for HVAC modeling, fault detection, and energy optimization. Her work increasingly integrates controlled environment agriculture, reflecting a shift toward sustainable food-energy-water nexus solutions. Topics span from fundamental thermodynamics to applied field evaluations of ASHRAE standards.

Scientific Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (1944823), National Science Foundation, 2019
• Appreciation Award, Advisor of ASHRAE Student Branch, University of Wyoming, 2019

Liping Wang has secured competitive research funding, notably the NSF CAREER Award, and mentors students through research and professional engagement. She actively contributes to the academic community as an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments and a guest editor for Energy and Buildings. Her work involves interdisciplinary collaboration, with co-authors from diverse engineering and environmental science backgrounds. She has served as an ad hoc reviewer for top journals including Building and Environment, Energy and Buildings, and Applied Energy.

She leads the Center for Controlled Environment Agriculture, which likely involves a research team focused on energy-efficient indoor farming technologies, greenhouse modeling, and sustainable building-agriculture integration. Her lab appears to utilize low-cost sensor systems (e.g., Arduino-based platforms) for real-time monitoring of environmental conditions.