Wang Meng is a tenure-track professor at Institute of Advanced Structure Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). Prior to joining BIT, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also held an Associate Professor position at the Process and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials Laboratory (PIMM) at ENSAM (Paris Tech), France.
Dr. Wang completed his MSc at INSA Lyon (2014–2016) and his PhD at the University of Lyon (2016–2020), where he worked at the Contact and Structural Mechanics Laboratory (LaMCoS). His doctoral research, conducted as part of the European Durasol project in collaboration with CEA-INES, France, focused on the dynamic fracture behavior of brittle materials, particularly solar-grade silicon wafers. Following his PhD, he continued his research as a postdoctoral fellow at the Racah Institute of Physics until 2025, working on the fracture of soft materials. He has published as a first author in leading international journals, including Science, Physical Review Letters, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), and Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (JMPS). His work on the dynamic fracture of soft materials was recognized as one of the Top 10 Breakthroughs of 2023 by Physics World.