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 Xin Zhang, Ph.D.
 Distinguished Professor of Engineering
 Guggenheim Fellowship
 Fellow of National Academy of Inventors
 Fellow of AAAS, AIMBE, APS, ASME, IEEE, and Optica
 Professor of Mechanical Engineering
 Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
 Professor of Biomedical Engineering
 Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
 Boston University, Boston, MA, United States
 Tel: 617.358.2702; Email: xinz^bu.edu
 Research Website; Google Scholar; ORCID; Short CV

      Overview        Prof. Xin Zhang        Group Background        Honors/Awards/Special Recognitions

Education and Career: Dr. Zhang received her Ph.D. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Following her doctoral studies, she served as a postdoctoral researcher and later as a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Currently, Dr. Zhang is a Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Boston University (BU).

Research Themes: Dr. Zhang leads the Laboratory for Microsystems Technology (LMST) at Boston University, driving pioneering research in metamaterials and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS or microsystems). Her recent work encompasses three distinct research themes, namely metamaterials and microsystems: 1. with tunable and nonlinear responses for photonic and optical applications, 2. for clinical medical imaging technologies, and 3. for acoustic silencing and noise reduction. She has published 190+ journal papers.

Recent Research: Dr. Zhang's recent research on metamaterials, both those that enable highly efficient, air-permeable sound silencing and noise reduction and those that markedly boost MRI signal-to-noise ratio and thus significantly improve the performance of MRI, have drawn significant worldwide interest from the scientific community and industry, with the stories having been picked up by hundreds of media outlets (logos; quotes; images; articles).

Education and Outreach: Dr. Zhang is the Director of the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU Site) and Teachers (RET Site) in Integrated Nanomanufacturing at Boston University. She also holds the position of Associate Director of the Boston University Nanotechnology Innovation Center (BUnano).

Major Honors/Awards/Special Recognitions:

2024:  ASME Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award
2024:  Honoree of Fast Company Innovation By Design Awards
2024:  Finalist of the Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year
2023:  Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
2023:  Finalist of IET Excellence and Innovation Awards - International Award
2023:  Sigma Xi Walston Chubb Award for Innovation
2023:  Finalist of the Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year
2023:  IEEE EMBS Technical Achievement Award
2023:  ASME Per Bruel Gold Medal
2023:  STAT Madness All-Star Award
2022:  Finalist of E&T Innovation Award on Chief Engineer of the Year
2022:  Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
2022:  Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Boston University
2021:  Rajen Kilachand Fund for Life Sciences and Engineering
2021:  Finalist of E&T Innovation Award on Digital Health and Social Care
2021:  Finalist of E&T Innovation Award on Tech for Good
2021:  Invented Here! Honoree, Boston Patent Law Association
2020:  Finalist of IET Achievement Medal
2020:  Invented Here! Honoree, Boston Patent Law Association
2020:  Finalist of E&T Innovation Award on Excellence in R&D
2019:  Fellow of National Academy of Inventors
2019:  IET Innovation Award on Emerging Technology Design
2019:  Fellow of APS (American Physical Society)
2018:  Boston University Innovator of the Year Award
2018:  Charles DeLisi Award and Distinguished Lecture
2017:  Fellow of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
2017:  Associate Fellow of AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
2016:  Fellow of AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
2016:  IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award (Advanced Career)
2016:  Fellow of AIMBE (American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering)
2016:  Fellow of Optica (formerly known as The Optical Society (OSA))
2015:  Fellow of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
2011:  E.U.-U.S. National Academy of Engineering Invitee (ages: 30-45)
2009:  Inaugural Distinguished Faculty Fellow, College of Engineering, Boston University
2007:  National Academy of Engineering Invitee (ages: 30-45)

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