Professor, University of Science and Technology of China (2021-)

Research Professor, University of Science and Technology of China (2020)

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Edinburgh (2017-2020)

Research Fellow, National University of Singapore (2016-2017)

Research Assistant, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2015)

PhD, City University of Hong Kong (2013-2016)

PhD, University of Science and Technology of China (2011-2016)

Fire Spread in High-rise Buildings

Fire Safety of New Energy (PV, etc.)

Resilience of Informal Settlement to fire

Fire Resistance of Building Materials

Associate Editor, Fire Technology (2023-)

Editorial Board Member, Fire Safety Journal (2023-)

Early Career Editorial Board Member, Applied Thermal Engineering (2025-)

Early Career Editorial Board Member, China Safety Science Journal (2025-)

Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Structural Glass and Advanced Materials Research (2020-)

Member of Membership Advisory Council (MAC), IAFSS

EME Subgroup Leader, IAFSS Large Outdoor Fires & the Built Environment Working Group (2021-)

Fire Safety Session Chair, National Young Scholar Meeting on Combustion Research (2023-2025)

Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (2020-)

Member of the Combustion Institute (2015-)

Member of International Association for Fire Safety Science (2015-)

Yu Wang is a full professor at the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). He got joint Ph.D. from USTC and the City University of Hong Kong in 2016 and had working experience at the University of Edinburgh, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and National University of Singapore before returning to China in 2020. Yu has published over 60 SCI journal papers, and currently served as an Associate Editor in Fire Technology, Editorial Board Member in Fire Safety Journal, Early Career Editorial Board Member in Applied Thermal Engineering and member of IAFSS Membership Advisory Council. He is the Chief Young Scientist of the National Key R&D Program of China, Ministry of Science and Technology of P.R. China, since 2023. He initiated the English fire course at USTC, Introduction of Fire Dynamics, reported by China News and People’s Daily Online. Recently, he has received SFPE Global 5 Under 35 Award, International Partnership Award for Young Scientists of the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), Youth May Fourth Medal (Anhui Province), Young Faculty Career Award (USTCAF), and the Best Paper/Presentation/Poster/Image Awards in IAFSS or AOSFST. In 2025, Yu was awarded an Excellent Rating in the Talent Program, which selected only around 10% of the talent researchers.

Excellent Rating in Talent Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2025)

Fire Technology Editor’s Choice Paper (2025)

SFPE Gold Award for Chapter Excellence (Faculty Advisor) (2023, 2024, 2025)

Best Poster Presentation Award, The 13th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (2024)

International Partnership Award for Young Scientists, Chinese Academy of Science (2024)

Young Faculty Career Award, USTC Alumni Foundation (2023)

Youth May Fourth Medal (Anhui Province), Anhui Province Government (2023)

Best Image Award, The 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (2023)

SFPE 5 Under 35 Award, The Society of Fire Protection Engineers (2022)

Best Presentation Award, The 12th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (2021)

Delegate’s Choice Poster Award, The 13th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (2021)

Graphic Image Award, The 13th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (2021)

Excellent Paper Award, China Public Safety Conference (2020)

Best Image Award, University of Edinburgh “Picture that Research” (2020) 

Best Paper Award, The 11th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology (2018)

Excellent PhD Thesis Award, Chinese Academy of Science (2017)

President Award, Chinese Academy of Science (2015)

Excellent Paper Award, 1st International Academic Seminar of Fire Science and Technology (2015)

Leadership Scholarship Program Award, USA Committee of 100 (2013)