Sam Wang

Sam Wang: Biography in Details

Who is Sam Wang?

Sam Wang is an American professor, neuroscientist, and author. He is best known for his books, Welcome to Your Brain and Welcome to Your Child’s Brain. He is also known for the Princeton Election Consortium psephology website.

What are the birth facts of Sam Wang?

Sam was born Samuel Sheng-Hung Wang on May 4, 1967, in the United States of America. Sam is an American by nationality and is of Taiwanese ethnicity.

He was raised in Riverside, California by his Taiwanese parents. His parents emigrated from Taiwan to the United States in the 1960s. There is no other information about his parents. He has not revealed any information about his childhood life.

Sam Wang: Education History

He attended the California Institute of Technology and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Physics in 1986. He graduated at the age of 19, being the youngest member of his graduating class. After that, he attended Stanford University and earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience.

Sam Wang: Professional Life, Career, and Awards

After graduating from Stanford University, Sam worked at Duke University as a postdoctoral fellow, in the United States Senate. After that, he became a postdoctoral member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey. Then, he became the Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University in 2006. He also became a professor of Neuroscience at Princeton.

He has published over sixty articles on the brain in leading scientific journals till now. He gives public lectures regularly which have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and the Fox News Channel. Sam released his first book titled “Welcome To Your Brain: Why You Lose Your Car Keys But Never Forget How To Drive” which became the best-seller in America that year. His book was named “2009 Young Adult Science Book of the Year” by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His book has been translated into more than 20 languages till now. He has also published other famous books including Welcome to Your Brain and Welcome to Your Child’s Brain.

Sam has been honored several times for his works. He has been awarded a Distinguished Young Investigator Award from the W. M. Keck Foundation. He was also honored by the Rita Allen Foundation Young Scholars Fellowship.

Sam Wang: Salary and Net Worth

There is no information about his salary and as per 2023’s data, he has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

Sam Wang: Rumors and Controversy

Unlike other celebrities, Sam has not been rumored to have an affair at the current time. No rumor about his affairs came out in his entire life. Sam has been a straight person and has been focusing on his work and he has never been involved in any controversy till now.

How tall is Sam Wang?

Sam has a height of 5 feet 10 inches. His eye color and hair color both are black. Other information on his body measurement such as weight, shoe size, etc. is unknown.

Sam Wang: Social Media Profile

Sam is active on social media. He uses a Twitter account and has over 51.5k followers. He does not use Facebook and Instagram accounts.

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