Fan Wang

Fan Wang is a doctoral student at the Professorship for Learning Sciences and Higher Education. She is enrolled in the ETH Zurich - EPFL Joint Doctoral Program in the Learning Sciences, having completed her Master’s degree in Physics at ETH Zurich in June 2023.

Her research is focused on exploring the role of emotions in learning, especially under challenging problem-solving contexts. Fan is particularly interested in understanding students’ perspectives on failure and developing strategies to enhance their capacity to learn from such experiences.

Fan is enthusiastic about teaching. Currently, she is working as a teaching assistant for the course "Introduction to Methods in Learning Sciences" which provides doctoral students from diverse academic backgrounds with a foundational understanding of research methods. Beyond her academic commitments, Fan actively contributes to a non-profit organization dedicated to providing education to vulnerable children, serving as both a volunteer teacher and a facilitator for teacher development.