Frederick E. Wang
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Frederick En-Yu Wang (August 1, 1932 January 3, 2022) was a Taiwanese-American solid state chemist. He determined the crystal structure of Nitinol and the development and patenting of thermal heat exchange engines using Nitinol. He was the founder of Innovative Technology International (1980).
Frederick En-Yu Wang (August 1, 1932 January 3, 2022) was a Taiwanese-American solid state chemist. He determined the crystal structure of Nitinol and the development and patenting of thermal heat exchange engines using Nitinol. He was the founder of Innovative Technology International (1980).
Research and discoveries
During his work at Harvard from 1960 to 1962, assisted with Lipscomb's Nobel Prize winning borane research and co-authored several research papers with Lipscomb. From 1963 to 1980, Wang worked at the Naval Ordinance Laboratory (NOL) in White Oak, Maryland. While working with William Buehler at NOL, Wang determined the crystal structure of a shape memory alloy (SMA) called Nitinol, which Buehler discovered earlier. Wang's ongoing research at NOL resulted in various patents relating to Nitinol, SMAs, and Li-B compounds. In 1980, Wang started his own company, Innovative Technology International, Inc. (ITI), and embarked on developing and patenting a thermal heat exchange engine using Nitinol. While running ITI, Wang continued to collaborate with other scientists to publish articles on superconductivity.
Publications
Grimes, R., Wang, F. E., Lewin, R., & Lipscomb, W. N. (1961). A New Type of Boron Hydride, B10H16. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 47(7), 996-999. Wang, F. E., Buehler, W. J., & Pickart, S. J. (1965). Crystal Structure and a Unique``Martensitic Transition of TiNi. Journal of Applied Physics, 36(10), 3232-3239. Wang, F. E., DeSavage, B. F., Buehler, W. J., & Hosler, W. R. (1968). The irreversible critical range in the TiNi transition. Journal of Applied Physics, 39(5), 2166-2175. Buehler, W. J., & Wang, F. E. (1968). A summary of recent research on the nitinol alloys and their potential application in ocean engineering. Ocean Engineering, 1(1), 105-120. Wang, F. E., Pickart, S. J., & Alperin, H. A. (1972). Mechanism of the TiNi Martensitic Transformation and the Crystal Structures of TiNi‐II and TiNi‐III Phases. Journal of Applied Physics, 43(1), 97-112. Wang, F. E., & Buehler, W. J. (1972). Additional unique property changes observed during TiNi transition. Applied Physics Letters, 21(3), 105-106. Wang, F. E. (1979). An unusual phenomenon in the formation of Li 5 B 4 compound-alloy. Metallurgical Transactions A, 10, 343-348. Wang, F. E. (2018). Bonding theory for metals and alloys. Elsevier.
External links
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Frederick-E-Wang-2011640834
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