Professor Wang is an outstanding mechanical engineer who has made decisive impacts on engineering practice for fatigue design, advanced composites and structural health monitoring of aircraft. His innovations have been incorporated in world-leading software for fatigue design, engineering manuals for designing structural repairs for advanced fibre-composite structures, and international patents for in situ imaging of structural damage. He has also provided outstanding leadership for university engagement with industry, and in establishing Industry Transformation Training Centres that will generate significant economic benefits for Australia.