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Biography
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
*Cellular BioMEMS Professor Zhang joined the faculty of
Boston University (BU) in 2002, where her primary appointment is in the
Department of Manufacturing Engineering, with a joint appointment in
the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. She received
the first Fraunhofer Assistant Professorship awarded by the Fraunhofer
USA Center for Manufacturing Innovation. She is appointed as a
Photonics Faculty by the Photonics Center at Boston University, and a
CNN Faculty by the Boston University Center for Nanoscience and
Nanobiotechnology. Professor Zhang came from Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) where she was a Research Scientist in the Microsystems
Technology Laboratories (MTL) and Gas Turbine Laboratory (GTL). During
her tenure at MIT, she had been working as a lead member of the ARO,
DARPA, and NASA sponsored MIT MicroEngine Project, a $40 million
dollar, 50+ person effort to develop a nickel-sized gas turbine engine
to power laptops, cell-phones, and other portable electronic devices.
Working in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary research team, she
has had the opportunity to construct a large range of MEMS-based
devices. The experience has also helped her develop widely applicable
leadership, planning, teamwork, and communication skills and has given
her an appreciation for the programmatic aspects of major research
initiatives. In January 2002, Professor Zhang founded the Laboratory
for Microsystems Technology (LMST) at Boston University as a new
interdisciplinary program in Manufacturing Engineering Department
within the College of Engineering to establish a college-wide,
student-centered research and education program in the fields of
Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS), Nano-Electro-Mechanical
Systems (NEMS), and specific issues related to materials science,
micro/nano-mechanics, and micro/nano-manufacturing technologies
motivated by practical applications in MEMS/NEMS and emerging
nanobiotechnologies. Professor Zhang is the recipient of the Boston
University SPRInG Award in 2002, the NSF Faculty CAREER Award in 2003,
and the Boston University Technology Development Award in 2004. Her
current work has been sponsored by NSF, AFOSR, AFRL, ARL, and a host of
industries. She has been serving in the Technical Program Committee
(TPC) for both IEEE International Conference on MEMS (MEMS 'XX) and
IEEE Solid State Sensors and Actuators Workshop (Hilton Head 'XX); she
has more than 100 refereed technical publications; she is also a member
of IEEE and ASME societies.
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Journal Articles20.) Y. Qiu, R. Liao, and X. Zhang, "Impedance-based monitoring of ongoing cardiomyoctye death induced by tumor necrosis factor-α," Biophysical Journal, Vol. 96, March 2009, pp. 1985-1991 19.) A. C. Strikwerda, K. Fan, H. Tao, D. V. Pilon, X. Zhang, and R. Averitt, "Comparison of birefringent electric split-ring resonator and meanderline structures as quarter-wave plates at terahertz frequencies," Optics Express, Vol. 17, No. 1, January 2009, pp. 136-149 18.) Y. Wang, X. R. Zheng, N. Riddick, M. Bryden, W. Baur, X. Zhang, and H. K. Surks, "ROCK isoform regulation of myosin phosphatase and contractility in vascular smooth muscle cells," Circulation Research, Vol. 104, No. 4, 2009, pp. 531-U226 17.) Y. Qiu, R. Liao, and X. Zhang, "Intervention of cardiomyocyte death based on real-time monitoring of cell adhesion through impedance sensing," Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol. 25, 2009, pp. 147-153 16.) H. Tao, C. M. Bingham, A. C. Strikwerda, D. V. Pilon, D. B. Shrekenhamer, N. I. Landy, K. Fan, X. Zhang, W. J. Padilla, and R. Averitt, "Highly flexible wide angle of incidence terahertz metamaterial absorber: Design, fabrication,
and characterization," Physical Review B, Vol. 78, No. 24, 19 December 2008 15.) C. M. Bingham, H. Tao, X. Liu, R. Averitt, X. Zhang, and W. J. Padilla, "Planar wallpaper group metamaterials for novel terahertz applications," Optics Express, Vol. 16, No. 23, November 2008, pp. 18565-18575 14.) H. Tao, N. I. Landy, C. M. Bingham, X. Zhang, R. Averitt, and W. J. Padilla, "A metamaterial absorber for the terahertz regime: Design, fabrication
and characterization," Optics Express, Vol. 16, No. 10, May 2008, pp. 7181-7188 13.) H. Tao, R. Averitt, A. C. Strikwerda, K. Fan, C. M. Bingham, W. J. Padilla, and X. Zhang, "Terahertz metamaterials on free-standing highly-flexible polyimide substrates," Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 41, 2008, pp. 232004 12.) S. Huang, H. Tao, I. Lin, and X. Zhang, "Development of double-cantilever infrared detectors: Fabrication, curvature control and demonstration of thermal detection," Sensors and Actuators A, Vol. 145-146, 2008, pp. 231-240 11.) Y. Zhao, and X. Zhang, "Adaptation of myofibrils to a microstructured polymeric substrate," Sensors and Actuators A, 2006, pp. in press 10.) M. Yang, C. Lim, R. Liao, and X. Zhang, "A novel microfluidic impedance assay for monitoring endothelin-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy," Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2006, pp. in press 9.) S. Huang, and X. Zhang, "Extension of the Stoney formula for film–substrate systems with gradient
stress for MEMS applications," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, 2006, pp. 382–389 8.) H. Yu, O. O. Balogun, B. Li, T. W. Murray, and X. Zhang, "Fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures based on singled-layered SU-8 for lab-on-chip applications," Sensors and Actuators A, Vol. 127, 2006, pp. 228–234 7.) Y. Zhao, C. Lim, D. B. Sawyer, R. Liao, and X. Zhang, "Cellular force measurements using single-spaced polymeric microstructures: isolating cells from base substrate," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 15, 2005, pp. 1649–1656 6.) Z. Cao, T. Zhang, and X. Zhang, "Microbridge testing of plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposited silicon
oxide films on silicon wafers," Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 97, 2005, pp. 104909 5.) Y. Zhao, and X. Zhang, "Adaptation of flexible polymer fabrication to cellular mechanics study," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 87, 2005, pp. 144101 4.) Z. Cao, and X. Zhang, "Density change and viscous flow during structural relaxation
of plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor-deposited silicon oxide films," Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 96, No. 8, 15 October 2004, pp. 4273-4280 3.) B. Li, H. Yu, M. Sahin, A. Sharon, and X. Zhang, "Rapid three-dimensional manufacturing of microfluidic structures
using a scanning laser system," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 85, No. 12, 20 September 2004, pp. 2426-2428 2.) X. Zhang, Y. Zhao, B. Li, and D. Ludlow, "Pumping capacity and reliability of
cryogenic micro-pump for micro-satellite
applications," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 14, 2004, pp. 1421–1429 1.) H. Yu, O. O. Balogun, B. Li, T. W. Murray, and X. Zhang, "Building embedded microchannels using a
single layered SU-8, and determining
Young’s modulus using a laser acoustic
technique," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 14, 2004, pp. 1576–1584 Conference Papers2.) H. Tao, A. C. Strikwerda, C. M. Bingham, W. J. Padilla, X. Zhang, and R. Averitt, "Dynamical Control of Terahertz Metamaterial Resonance Response
Using Bimaterial Cantilevers," PIERS 2008 Cambridge, Proceedings, 2-6 July 2008 1.) H. Tao, N. I. Landy, K. Fan, A. C. Strikwerda, W. J. Padilla, R. Averitt, and X. Zhang, "Flexible Terahertz Metamaterials: Towards a Terahertz Metamaterial Invisible Cloak," IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, 2008, pp. 283-286 |
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