Xiang (Shawn) Zhang

Welcome to my personal website! The site showcases my various engineering/research projects, volunteer work, course projects, and other assorted fun activities/hobbies.

My Background:

I’m currently a Research Scientist at MIT in the Institute for Medical Engineering & Science and one of the technical leads at the Center for Clinical and Translational Research. My current research focuses on combining acoustics with optics and design of novel instrumentation and methods to non-intrusively quantify and track human health over time. I received my Master’s and PhD from MIT in Mechanical Engineering with research focused on design of electromechanical systems to enhance medical ultrasound; ultrasound tomography for tissue property characterization, and non-contact laser ultrasound. During my graduate studies, I also volunteered as mentor at the MIT MakerWorkshop and was a team lead for the MIT Hyperloop team. I received my undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland-College Park (UMCP); during which I completed a co-op at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). At NIST, my projects included: mechanical design for the NIST-4 Watt Balance to redefine the SI kilogram and design of the Lego Watt Balance.