XQ Wang graduates from UGA Aspire Fellows program

Kat Gilmore on June 9, 2025

XQ Wang in his office, where he works on his research with the New Materials Institute. Wang recently completed the UGA Aspire Fellows program as a part of the 2024-2025 cohort. (Photo/Leighton Dancy)
XQ Wang in his office, where he works on his research with the New Materials Institute. Wang recently completed the UGA Aspire Fellows program as a part of the 2024-2025 cohort. (Photo/Leighton Dancy)

Professor XQ Wang completed the UGA Aspire Fellows program as a part of the 2024-2025 cohort. Wang, a faculty member in the New Materials Institute, was one of eight individuals to complete the program this year. 

The Aspire Fellows program trains mid-career and senior faculty in professional development through individual plans and a signature project.  

Wang’s research focuses on computational mechanics, soft matters, mechanics of biopolymer composites and bio-inorganic interfaces. In addition to being an NMI faculty member, Wang is the co-director of the UGA Center for Brain-inspired Artificial Intelligence and a professor in the UGA College of Engineering. 

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