Assistant professor picks 3BD Katy home

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Sihong Wang, Ph.D., and Xiaodong Qin acquired a three-bedroom, three-bath home at 5019 Birch Manor Lane in Katy from Bryan D. Kniss and Jennifer L. Kniss on May 29.

The 2,193-square-foot house was built in 2005 in Seven Meadows. Fort Bend County assesses the home's value at $173,230.

Wang works as an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering in The City College of The City University of New York Steinman Hall.

She holds a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China and an M.S. in biomedical engineering from the University of Memphis. She completed her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Texas-Austin.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 4,931 home sales in Katy during the past 12 months.