Shaopeng Wang holds a BS in biology and an MS in biophysics from Tsinghua University. He received a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Miami. After a two-year post-doctoral study in the Department of Physics at Florida International University, Dr. Wang became a senior research scientist at ICx Nomadics, Inc. (Now FLIR). Dr. Wang joined the Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors at ASU as an associate research professor in 2008 and was promoted to full research professor in 2015. Dr. Wang was jointly appointed as an associate professor by the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering and the Biodesign Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors in fall 2021, and is affiliated with the School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering in 2025. Dr. Wang is a graduate faculty member (endorsed to chair) of the following PhD programs: Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biological Design, Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics.
Dr. Wang’s research interests are the development of biosensors and bioanalytical instrumentation for biomedical research, biomarker discovery, drug screening, and disease diagnosis, with a focus on label-free optical and electrochemical sensing for chemical and biological targets. Active projects include: Plasmonic and optical functional imaging for molecular interactions, cellular activities, and single proteins; Charge-based detection of small molecules and single proteins; Image-based rapid bacteria identification and antibiotic susceptibility test; Digital immunoassay for rapid and precise detection of blood biomarkers.
Dr. Wang has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal papers, 4 book chapters, and 9 issued patents, with a total citation over 10,000 and an H-index of 52.