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Curriculum Vitae
Basical Information
Name：YAN WANG Gender: Male Nationality： Chinese
Date of Birth：Dec. 1986 Major：Mechanical Engineering Degree： Ph.D.
Cellphone：+86-15210096458 Email：wangy35@hotmail.com Graduate date: Jul. 2016
Interests ：Jogging, badminton Language: English, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese
Linkedin: https://cn.linkedin.com/in/yan-wang-5021616b
Background of Education
◆ 2009.9-2016.07 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering in Department of Automotive Engineering
Tsinghua University (Top University in China )
— Major Courses：Numerical Analysis (100）；Finite Element Analysis and Application（93）；Automotive Dynamics
（91）；Vehicle Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection（91）
— Research interests：Automotive Passive Safety, Traffic Accident Reconstruction, Vechile-Pedestrian Crash Analysis
and Pedestrian Protection.
◆ 2013.4-2014.8 Joint Ph.D. Student Mechanical Engineering in Center for Applied Biomechanics
University of Virginia (United States)
— Project participation：Vehicle Safety Design for Pedestrian Protection (Project funded by a leading company in
automotive industry.)
— Rewards：Full scholarship sponsored by Prof. Jeff Crandall.
◆ 2005.9-2009.7 Bachelor Automotive Engineering in School of Automotive Engineering
Jilin University (Top 10 Universities in China)
— Major Courses： Automotive Structure（95）；Automotive Theory（94）；Mechanical Design（95）；Mechanics
of Material（96）；Theoratical Mechanics（91）；Advanced Mathmetics（99）；College Physics（98）；Computer
Principles and interface technology (97）；Basis of Control Engineering（96）；Hydromechanics (95).
— Average Score: 91 out of 100.
— Records： Had been recommended for admission to Tsinghua University to study for doctoral degree.
Awards and Scholarships
 2013.03 Beijing Municipal Excellent Student
 2012.10 Graduate Students’ Social Work Scholarship of Tsinghua University
 2011.11 Outstanding Student Leadership of Tsinghua University
 2010.07 Outstanding Student Leadership of Department of Automotive, Tsinghua University
 2010.12 First-class scholarship of Tsinghua University
 2009.06 First-class scholarship, Outstanding Graduates, Outstanding Student Leadership. (Jilin University)
 2008.12 Self-improvement and Self-independence Award, Outstanding Student Leadership, Social Work Award,
FAW-Car Scholarship. (Jilin University)
 2007.12 Outstanding Student, Model student of studying, Spirit Civilization Award. (Jilin University)
 2005.09 Excellent Fresh-man Enrollment Scholarship. (Jilin University)

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Work Experience
 Research Assistant, Center for Applied Biomechanics, University of Virginia (2013.04-2014.08)
— Participated in project related to automotive-pedestrian crash modelling and optimization.
— Worked in the task of pedestrian fidelity modeling and validation, using optimization techniques.
Special Skills
 Languages：Mandarin Chinese (Native), English (Work proficiency), Japanese (Elementary)
 Software：MADYMO, LS-DYNA, PC-CRASH, MATLAB, ANSYS, AUTO-CAD, CATIA, C++, SPSS, and other basic office
software.
Research Projects
 Project: Research on Mechanism of Head Injury in Vehicle-pedestrian Accidents（Sponsored by State Key Laboratory
of Automotive Safety and Energy, Tsinghua Univ., 2010-2011）
— Set up traffic accident cases database, data collection, crash analysis based on multi-dynamics and FE simulation.
— Set up crash model based on MADYMO software, conducted research on mechanism of head injury and protection under
impact loading.
 Project：Technical Identification and Analysis of Vehicle involved in Accidents in Beijing City. (Sponsored by Beijing
Municipal Police Department, 2009-2015)
— Participated in the identification and analysis work for more than 400 traffic accident cases, providing professional
opinion to police officer.
— Designed and updated the traffic accident cases database.
 Project：Rapid Investigation Technology and Equipment for Traffic Accident Scenes （Sponsored by Ministry of Public
Security of China，2009-2012）
— Developed 3-D photogrammetry software used in traffic accident scenes, obtained copyright of the software.
— Participated in the hardware design of binocular stereo vision photogrammetry system, obtained 2 patents of China.
 Project：In-depth Traffic Accident Data Collection and Analysis （Sponsored by TOYOTA Automotive Company，
2011-2012）
— Collected more than 30 in-depth vehicle-pedestrian accident cases.
— Conducted collision reconstruction using MADYMO software and analyze the relationship between the initial impact
condition and the injury severity of pedestrians.
 Project：Vehicle Safety Design towards to Pedestrian Protection in Vehicle-pedestrian Collision （Sponsored by a
leading Company in automotive industry, Inc.，2013-2014）
— Worked on the mathematical pedestrian model development and validation.
— Worked on the bio-fidelity optimization of the local characteristics of mathematical pedestrian.

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Patents and Publications
 Patents：
— 1. Portable Non-rod Rapid Investigation System used for Traffic Accidents based on Binocular Stereo Vision. (Patent No.
ZL 201120105757.9)
— 2. Vehicle-mounted Non-rod Rapid Investigation System used for Traffic Accidents based on Binocular Stereo Vision.
(Patent No. ZL 201120105678.8)
 Copyright of Software：
— 3-D Photogrammetry Software of Traffic Accident Scenes.（Registration Number：2011SR087251）
 Publication:
[1] Wang, Y., Kim, T., Li, Y., and Crandall, J., "Neck Validation of Multibody Human Model under Frontal and Lateral Impacts
using an Optimization Technique," SAE Technical Paper 2015-01-1469, 2015, doi:10.4271/2015-01-1469.
[2] Wang Y., Xu X.，Liu B., Xu J. & Li Y., "A Study on the Coupling Influence of Impact Speed and Vehicle Type on the
Movement and Injury of Pedestrian," Automotive Engineering, Vol.37, No.3, 2015.
[3] Wang Y., Sun Y., Liu B., Xu J. & Li Y., "Simulation of Cyclist Injury in Vehicle to Electric-Bicycle Accident Based on PC-
Crash, " The 9th
Int. Forum of Automotive Traffic Safety, Changsha, China, 2011.
[4] Liu B., Wang Y., Xu X., Zhang W., Xu J. & Li Y., "Experimental Research on Energy Absorption Characteristic of PVB
Laminated Windshield Subject to Headform Low-speed Impact," Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol.49, No.22, 2013.
[5] Yueting Sun, Jun Xu, Yibing Li, Bohan Liu, Yan Wang, Cheng Liu, Xi Chen. "Experimental study on energy dissipation
characteristics of ZSM‐5 zeolite/water system.," Advanced Engineering Materials 15, 740-746 (2013).
[6] Liu bohan, Zhou Jia, Sun Yueting, Wang Yan, Xu Jun & Li Yibing, "An Experimental Study on the Dynamic Viscoelasticity
of PVB Film Material for Vehicles," Automotive Engineering, Vol.34, No.10, 2012.
[7] Xu X., Liu B., Wang Y. &Li Y., "Research on Temperature and Strain Rate Dependent Viscoelastic Response of Polyvinyl
Butaral Film," SAE-China Technical Paper, Suzhou, 2015.
[8] Hu Meng-xia, Wang Yan, Li Yibing & Lan Qiao, "Application of Driving Simulation to the Theory System of Traffic
Accident Causation," Journal of Transportation Engineering and Information, Vol.9, No.2, 2011.
[9] Liu Wenchao, Hu Mengxia, Wang Yan & Li Yibing, "Quick investigation system in vehicle based on binocular vision for
traffic accident scenes," Journal of Automotive Safety and Energy,Vol.3, No.3, 2012.
[10] Nie Bingbing, Taewung Kim, Jeff Crandall, Yan Wang & Varun Bollapragada, "A structural-based scaling approach for
the development of pediatric multi-body human model," Proceeding of International Crashworthiness Conference, 2014.