Caisheng Wang | Professor
Wayne State University

Dr. Caisheng Wang is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Supported by NSF, DOE, Great Lake Protection Foundation (GLPF), WSU, industry sponsors, and other sources with a total of over $18 million, he has been teaching and conducting research in the areas of renewable/alternative energy systems, power systems, power electronics, distributed generation, Microgrid and Smart Grid, battery storage, machine learning applications to energy and transportation systems, and electric vehicles. He is the center director of the Electric, Connected and Autonomous Technologies for Mobility (eCAT) Center, https://www.ecat.center/, sponsored by the NSF IUCRC (Industry–University Cooperative Research Centers) program. He has authored/co-authored over 250 journal and conference papers, several book chapters, and two books, Caisheng Wang Google Scholar URL.  He has served as an associate editor for several international journals and magazines, including IEEE Electrification Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Power Engineering Letters, Electric Power Components and Systems, SAE Journal of Electronic & Electrical System for Passenger Cars, special issue guest editor for International Journal of Powertrains and IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, and served as a grant review panelist for different funding agencies including the US NSF and the Department of Energy and NSERC of Canada. He has won several awards, including the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Engineering Research Excellence Award, Excellence in Teaching of College of Engineering, Excellence in Teaching of the Division of Engineering Technology at WSU, IEEE PES EDPG Prize Paper Award, an MSU Foundation Graduation Achievement Nomination Award, and an Honorary Citizenship, City of Bozeman, MT. He is an IEEE Fellow for “contributions to modeling and control of distributed alternative energy systems and battery storage management.” He was elected to WSU’s Academy of Scholars in 2024.