Howard Wang
Wang is an associate professor of mechanical engineering. He has worked to perfect electronic inks, infused with nanomaterials, that could find their way into wallpaper computer screens or clothes that regulate body temperature. He is vice president and chief scientific officer of NanoMas, a company located in the University's Start-Up Suite in the Biotechnology Building.
I think Binghamton is a wonderful place. It's a very exciting place. It's one reason I moved here, and I do see this university as a very unique place where we do not follow the conventional thinking, and so we are indeed doing things, moving beyond the limits, moving beyond the conventional. So what I see as unique at this university is that we are not like other universities, either focusing just on pure research, like an ivory tower, remote from the society. We are really doing things hand in hand with industry, and we know about what's going to happen next, and then we are doing things to make it happen. So we are deeply rooted in technology reality - a roadmap that we envision and we share. Generations before have never experienced this. We are in the beginning of a whole exciting development, and we are lucky that we are probably going to catch the very initial stages of this happening. We are in the place to make it happen, and Binghamton University is a unique place to make this happen. We are going to serve as a nerve center which can collect the industrial vision, technology, the feasibility with university research, understanding and intellectual input, and fundamental understanding to make the whole thing happen.
