James Wang
Vice President
General Director of Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories
Education
- Ph.D., College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
- M.S., Dept. of ME, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
- B.S., Dept. of ME, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Experiences
- General Director of Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, ITRI (2022.04 to Present)
- Vice President, ITRI (2021.08 to Present)
- Director, Chinese Association for Industrial Technology Advancement (2019 to Present)
- Member, Taiwan Automotive Research Consortium (TARC) (2016 to Present)
- Standing Supervisor, Taiwan Society for Precision Engineering (2015 to Present)
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University (2012 to Present)
- Acting General Director of Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, ITRI (2022.03 to 2022.04)
- General Director, Office of Strategy and R&D Planning, ITRI (2015-2022.03)
- Chairman, SAE International - Taipei Section (2016-2018)
- Secretary General, Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers (2015-2016)
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University (2013-2017)
- Deputy General Director, Mechanical and Systems Research Laboratories, ITRI (2008-2015)
- Division Director, Intelligent Mobility Technology Division, Mechanical and Systems Research Laboratories, ITRI (2003-2008)
- Researcher, Manager and Deputy Division Director, Mechanical and Systems Research Laboratories, ITRI (1982-2002)
Honors
- National Manager Excellence Award (2014)
- The R&D Contribution Award, MOEA (2012)
- 1st National Innovation Industrial Award, MOEA (2011)
- The Excellent Project Award, MOEA (2002 & 2004)
- Outstanding Mechanical Engineers Award by Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers (2011)
- Outstanding Mechanical Engineers Award by SAE International Taipei Section (2008)
- Excellent Young Engineers Award by Chinese Institute of Engineers (1997)
About Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories
To meet the needs of sustainable development, the Green Energy and Environment Laboratories of ITRI has devoted its resources to developing novel green energy and environment technologies for a better future. In addition, the Lab also endeavors at supporting Taiwan’s enterprises to break through the bottlenecks of establishing strong, competitive, and green industries with advanced research and development programs. The energy and environment topics that ITRI focuses on are renewable energy, energy efficiency, alternative energy, energy management and policy, clean environment, and natural resources.