1. SHENGKAI WANG
Phone: +1-650-3916853
Email: sk.wang@stanford.edu
Address: 418 Panama Mall, Rm. 106
Stanford, CA, 94305
OVERVIEW
§ Versatile postdoctoral scholar with strong background in combustion, high-temperature gas
dynamics, energy systems, laser, optics and spectroscopy.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 9/2016
Dissertation: Shock Tube / Laser Absorption Study of Aldehyde Kinetics Advised by Prof. Ronald K. Hanson
§ Research Focus : Experimental measurements of elementary reaction rate constants in combustion systems
§ Essential Skills : Laser, optics, spectroscopy, combustion, shock wave, data analysis, mechanical design
Ph.D. minor in Electronic Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 9/2016
§ Depth in Signal Processing and Optimization
§ Breadth covers Software and Hardware Systems & Physical Technology and Science
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 6/2012
§ Depth in Thermosciences. Coursework: thermodynamics, energy systems, combustion, heat transfer, chemical
kinetics and optical absorption spectroscopy.
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China 6/2010
§ Depth in theoretical and applied mechanics. Coursework: structural analysis, fluid and solid mechanics, partial
differential equations, and numerical skillsets such as finite element methods
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Scholar
Prof. Ronald Hanson’s Research Group, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, CA 10/2016-Present
§ Study energy transfer processes in high-enthalpy nonequilibrium air
§ Develop high-speed, sensitive and noise-immune laser absorption diagnostics for measurements in transient and
noisy environments
Graduate Research Assistant
Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, CA 9/2010-9/2016
§ Developed high-temperature absorption diagnostics for quantitative aldehydes measurement.
§ Experimentally determined aldehydes-related reaction rate constants in hydrocarbon combustion
§ Applied cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy to shock tube reaction kinetics studies
§ Assisted fellow students on design of absorption diagnostics and shock tube combustion measurements.
Undergraduate Visiting Researcher
High Temperature Gasdynamics Laboratory, Stanford University, CA 6/2009-8/2009
§ Assisted graduate students on experimental measurements of propane oxidation at elevated pressures
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant for Stanford Graduate Class (Chemical Kinetics) Winter 2015
Course Assistant for Stanford Graduate Lab Class (Spectroscopy Lab) Spring 2015 & 2016
PUBLICATIONS
Published 18 journal articles and 8 conference papers. For a complete list please see the next page.

2. JOURNAL ARTICLES
§ Wang, S., Davidson, D. F., Jeffries, J.B. & Hanson, R. K, Time-resolved sub-ppm CH3 detection in a shock tube
using cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy with a ps-pulsed UV laser, Proceedings of the Combustion
Institute, in press, DOI: 10.1016/j.proci.2016.08.012
§ Wang, S., Davidson, D. F. & Hanson, R. K, Shock tube measurements for the rate constants of long, branched,
and unsaturated aldehydes with OH at elevated temperatures, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, in press,
DOI: 10.1016/j.proci.2016.06.017
§ Wang, S., Davidson, D. F. & Hanson, R. K, Improved shock tube measurement of the CH4 + M = CH3 + H + M
rate constant using UV cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy of CH3, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, in
press, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b02572
§ Wang, S., Davidson, D. F. & Hanson, R. K, Shock tube measurement for the dissociation rate constant of
acetaldehyde using sensitive CO diagnostics, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 120(35), 6895-6901.
§ Wang, S., Sun, K., Davidson, D. F., Jefferies, J.B. & Hanson, R. K. (2016), Cavity-enhanced absorption
spectroscopy with a ps-pulsed UV laser for sensitive, high-speed measurements in a shock tube, Optics express,
24(1), 308-318.
§ Wang, S., Sun, K., Davidson, D. F., Jeffries, J. B., & Hanson, R. K. (2015). Shock-Tube Measurement of Acetone
Dissociation Using Cavity-Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy of CO. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A,
119(28), 7257-7262.
§ Wang, S., Davidson, D. F., & Hanson, R. K. (2015). High temperature measurements for the rate constants of
C1–C4 aldehydes with OH in a shock tube. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 35(1), 473-480.
§ Wang, S., Li, S., Davidson, D. F., & Hanson, R. K. (2015). Shock Tube Measurement of the High-Temperature
Rate Constant for OH+ CH3→ Products. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 119(33), 8799-8805.
§ Wang, S., Dames, E. E., Davidson, D. F., & Hanson, R. K. (2014). Reaction Rate Constant of CH2O+ H= HCO+
H2 Revisited: A Combined Study of Direct Shock Tube Measurement and Transition State Theory
Calculation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 118(44), 10201-10209.
§ Wang, S., Davidson, D. F., & Hanson, R. K. (2013). High-temperature laser absorption diagnostics for CH2O
and CH3CHO and their application to shock tube kinetic studies. Combustion and Flame, 160(10), 1930-1938.
§ Nations, M., Wang, S., Goldenstein, C. S., Davidson, D. F., & Hanson, R. K. (2016). Kinetics of Excited Oxygen
Formation in Shock-Heated O2 − Ar Mixtures. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, in press, DOI:
10.1021/acs.jpca.6b07274
§ Nations, M., Wang, S., Goldenstein C. S., Sun, K., Davidson, D. F., Jefferies, J. B., & Hanson, R. K. (2015).
Shock-tube measurements of excited oxygen atoms using cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy, Applied
Optics, 54(29), 8766-8775.
Sur, R., Wang, S., Sun, K., Davidson, D. F., Jeffries, J. B., & Hanson, R. K. (2015). High-sensitivity interference-
free diagnostic for measurement of methane in shock tubes. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative
Transfer, 156, 80-87.
§ Sun, K., Wang, S., Sur, R., Chao, X., Jeffries, J. B., & Hanson, R. K. (2014). Sensitive and rapid laser diagnostic
for shock tube kinetics studies using cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy. Optics Express, 22(8), 9291-9300.
§ Sun, K., Wang, S., Sur, R., Chao, X., Jeffries, J. B., & Hanson, R. K. (2014). Time-resolved in situ detection of
CO in a shock tube using cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy with a quantum-cascade laser near 4.6
µm. Optics Express, 22(20), 24559-24565.
§ Campbell, M. F., Wang, S., Goldenstein, C. S., Spearrin, R. M., Tulgestke, A. M., Zaczek, L. T., Davidson, D. F.
& Hanson, R. K. (2015). Constrained reaction volume shock tube study of n-heptane oxidation: Ignition delay
times and time-histories of multiple species and temperature. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 35(1),
231-239.
§ Hanson, R. K., Pang, G. A., Chakraborty, S., Ren, W., Wang, S., & Davidson, D. F. (2013). Constrained reaction
volume approach for studying chemical kinetics behind reflected shock waves. Combustion and Flame, 160(9),
1550-1558.
§ Hong, Z., Lam, K. Y., Sur, R., Wang, S., Davidson, D. F., & Hanson, R. K. (2013). On the rate constants of OH+
HO2 and HO2+ HO2: A comprehensive study of H2O2 thermal decomposition using multi-species laser
absorption. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 34(1), 565-571.

3. CONFERENCE PAPERS
§ S. Wang, D. F. Davidson, R. K. Hanson, Laser Absorption Diagnostics for Aldehydes in Shock Tube Kinetics
Studies, 29th International Symposium on Shock Waves
§ David F. Davidson, Yangye Zhu, Shengkai Wang, Thomas Parise, Ritobata Sur, Ronald K. Hanson, Shock
Tube Measurements of Jet and Rocket Fuels, 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
§ Yanyge Zhu, Shengkai Wang, David F. Davidson, Ronald K. Hanson, Shock Tube Measurements of Species
Time-Histories during Jet Fuel Pyrolysis and Oxidation, 25th ICDERS
§ Yangye Zhu, Shengkai Wang, Ronald K Hanson, David F Davidson, Shock Tube/Laser Absorption
Measurements of Jet Fuel Pyrolysis and Oxidation, 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
§ D. F. Davidson, A. Tulgestke. Y. Zhu, S. Wang, R. K. Hanson, Species Time-History Measurements during Jet
Fuel Pyrolysis, 30th International Symposium on Shock Waves
§ D. F. Davidson, A. Tulgestke. C. Strand, M. F. Campbell, S. Wang, R. K. Hanson, Rapid Chemiluminescent
Imaging Behind Reflected Shock Waves, 30th International Symposium on Shock Waves
§ R. K. Hanson, S. Chakraborty, G. A. Pang, W. Ren, S. Wang, D. F. Davidson, Constrained Reaction Volume: A
New Approach to Studying Reactive Systems in Shock Tubes, 29th International Symposium on Shock Waves
§ K.Y. Lam, D. Vinh, S. Wang, Z. Hong, D. F. Davidson and R. K. Hanson, Shock Tube Ignition Delay Time
Measurements of Propane/O2/Ar Mixtures at Near-Constant-Volume Conditions, WSS/CI 2009 Fall Meeting
HONORS & AWARDS
Bernard Lewis Fellowship, Combustion Institute 2016
Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, Chinese Government 2015
ME Graduate Fellowship, Stanford University 2010-2011
Cyrus Tang Scholarship, Cyrus Tang Foundation 2007-2010
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
The Optical Society (OSA) 09/2016-Present
The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) 02/2016-Present
The Combustion Institute 01/2016-Present