Chenghao Wan is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a faculty member of the Resilient, Intelligent and Sustainable Energy Systems (RISES) Center at the University of Central Florida. Before joining UCF, he was a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University from 2022 to 2026. He received his Ph.D. in 2021 in materials science and engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Wan’s research focuses on applied electromagnetics across interdisciplinary areas including photonics, thermal radiation engineering, nanomaterials, electrification of chemical processes, and multiphysics modeling and optimization. His research leverages wave–matter interactions to improve the efficiency and scalability of next-generation energy systems. He has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and delivered more than 20 presentations at major international conferences organized by AIChE, MRS, IEEE, AVS, Optica, and SPIE. Several of his works have been recognized with innovation, publication, and presentation awards.