Professor Wang leads Process and Energy Systems Engineering Research Group at University of Sheffield (since 2016), UK with expertise in modelling, optimization and control for power plants, carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), energy storage and bio-energy.  He joined Centre for Process Systems Engineering at Imperial College London and UCL in 1999. He worked at Alstom Power, Cranfield University and University of Hull from 2004 to 2016.

He has been investigators in over 20 research projects worth over £20 million from UK Research Councils, European Commission and Industry. He has published over 200 scientific papers. He is one of top 2% most-cited scientists in the world. In 2014, he was awarded Ludwig Mond Prize by IMechE.   In 2019, he was joint winner of Nigeria Prize for Science (the biggest and most prestigious prize in Africa). A research project on intensified carbon capture led by Prof Wang was Finalist of IChemE Global Award 2019 (Energy Category) and highly commended.  In 2022, he was Siemens Process Systems Engineering (PSE) Model-based Innovation (MBI) Prize Winner.

In 2024, he was elected Fellow of European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) and Fellow of European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA).