- 1998 – Sigma Xi best paper award
- 1999 – Burton Medal from Microscopy Society of America
- 2000 – Georgia Tech Outstanding Faculty Research Author Awards
- 2001 – S.T. Li prize for Outstanding Contribution in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- 2002 – Sigma Xi best paper award
- 2005 – Georgia Tech Outstanding Faculty Research Author Awards
- 2005 – Sigma Xi sustain research awards
- 2009 – Purdy Award from American Ceramic Society
A full list of Dr Zhong Wang’s publications can be found at http://www.nanoscience.gatech.edu/zlwang/publication.html