Rong-Jie Wang earned his MSc (Eng) degree from the University of Cape Town in June 1998 and his PhD (Eng) degree from Stellenbosch University in April 2003. From 2003 to 2009, he held various part-time research positions at Stellenbosch University. In 2010, he joined the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the same university as a senior lecturer. He was promoted to associate professor in 2014 and to full professor in 2020. Additionally, he has more than seven years of industry and consulting experience.

Prof. Wang is a Senior Member of IEEE, an NRF-rated researcher, and a registered professional engineer with ECSA. Additionally, he serves as an editorial board member for several professional journals and on technical committees for international conferences, including roles as Publication Chair and Technical Committee Chair.

He has supervised 5 post-doctoral fellows, 9 PhD students, and 6 Master’s students to completion. His academic service includes examining 13 PhD dissertations and 20 Master's theses to date, and reviewing manuscripts for more than 30 international journals and conferences.

He has authored over 130 peer-reviewed publications, including 2 books, 42 papers in IEEE/IET and other international journals, and 91 conference papers. He co-authored Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Brushless Machines (Springer, 2004; 2nd ed., 2008), a widely cited reference in the field that has received more than 1,500 Google Scholar citations. The book was translated into Chinese in 2025 by China Machine Press as part of its Electrical Machines Classics Series.