{"id":15,"date":"2025-12-10T11:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T16:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/xinzhang-lab\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-06-20T22:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T02:13:59","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/xinzhang-lab\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"The PI"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n\/* ===== 1) PORTRAIT \/ narrow phones: STACK (what you like now) ===== *\/\n@media (max-width: 600px){\n  \/* WP wrappers that clip *\/\n  figure.wp-block-table,\n  .wp-block-table,\n  .wp-block-table table,\n  .entry-content figure,\n  .entry-content .wp-block-table{\n    overflow: visible !important;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  table.xz-profile{ width:100% !important; max-width:100% !important; border-collapse:collapse !important; }\n  table.xz-profile tr,\n  table.xz-profile td{ display:block !important; width:100% !important; float:none !important; }<\/p>\n<p>  table.xz-profile td:first-child{ padding-right:0 !important; 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}\n}\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"xz-profile\" style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; margin:6px 0 18px 0;\">\n<tr>\n    <!-- LEFT: PHOTO --><\/p>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:top; padding-right:24px; width:320px;\">\n      <a href=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2025\/12\/Xin-Zhang-Boston-University.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n        <img src=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2025\/12\/Xin-Zhang-Boston-University.jpg\"\n             alt=\"Xin Zhang, Boston University\"\n             style=\"\n               display:block;\n               width:320px;           \n               height:auto;\n               border-radius:8px;\n               box-shadow: inset 0 0 22px rgba(255,255,255,0.9), 0 0 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);\n             \" \/><br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/td>\n<p>    <!-- RIGHT: TEXT (INLINE FONT SIZE THAT WP CANNOT IGNORE) --><\/p>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:middle; color:#222; font-size:18px; line-height:1.65;\">\n<div style=\"margin:0; padding:0; font-size:22px; font-weight:800; line-height:1.65; white-space:nowrap;\">\n        Xin Zhang, Ph.D.\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:2px; font-weight:600;\">\n        Distinguished Professor of Engineering\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:2px;\">\n        Guggenheim Fellow \u00b7 Fellow of NAI, AAAS, AIMBE, APS, ASME, IEEE, and Optica\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:2px;\">\n        Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Materials Science &amp; Engineering\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:2px;\">\n        Boston University, Boston, MA 02215\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:2px;\">\n        xinz [at] bu [dot] edu \u00b7 (617) 358-2702\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:2px; white-space:nowrap;\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=u_2D-pAAAAAJ&amp;view_op=list_works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Scholar<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4413-5084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ORCID<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2026\/06\/Short-CV-Xin-Zhang-Boston-University.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Short CV<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ===================== PI PROFILE CARDS (INLINE STYLES ONLY) ===================== --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Professional Background --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 18px 0; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius: 10px; background: #fff; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 12px 16px; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: 900; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: #111;\">1. Professional Background<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 20px 18px 20px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: #222;\">Dr. Zhang received her Ph.D. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). After completing her doctorate, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher and later as a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is now a Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Boston University (BU).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Research Themes --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 18px 0; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius: 10px; background: #fff; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 12px 16px; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: 900; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: #111;\">2. Research Themes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 20px 18px 20px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: #222;\">Dr. Zhang leads the Laboratory for Microsystems Technology (LMST) at Boston University, where she conducts pioneering research in metamaterials and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS or microsystems). Her recent work spans three distinct research themes, namely metamaterials and microsystems: <b>1.<\/b> with tunable and nonlinear responses for photonic and optical applications; <b>2.<\/b> for clinical medical imaging technologies; and <b>3.<\/b> for acoustic silencing and noise reduction. She has published more than 200 journal papers.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Recent Research --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 18px 0; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius: 10px; background: #fff; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 12px 16px; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: 900; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: #111;\">3. Recent Research<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 20px 18px 20px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: #222;\">Dr. Zhang&rsquo;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, has drawn significant worldwide interest from the scientific community and industry, with the stories having been picked up by hundreds of media and news outlets, as well as professional societies and industry communication platforms.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Education and Outreach --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 18px 0; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius: 10px; background: #fff; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 12px 16px; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: 900; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: #111;\">4. Education and Outreach<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 20px 18px 20px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: #222;\">Dr. Zhang has served as Director of the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-reu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">REU Site<\/a>) and Research Experiences for Teachers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics-programs\/ret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RET Site<\/a>) in Integrated Nanomanufacturing at Boston University, as well as Associate Director of the Boston University Nanotechnology Innovation Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/nano-bu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BUnano<\/a>), roles she has held since 2015&mdash;reflecting over a decade of continuous leadership and impactful contributions to STEM education and outreach.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Honors and Awards --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 18px 0; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius: 10px; background: #fff; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 12px 16px; background: linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight: 900; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: 0.02em; color: #111;\">5. Honors and Awards<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px 20px 18px 20px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: #222;\">Dr. Zhang\u2019s major honors and awards include election as an ASME Honorary Member, the Guggenheim Fellowship, the ASME Per Bruel Gold Medal, the Sigma Xi Walston Chubb Award for Innovation, the ASME Thomas A. Edison Patent Award, the IEEE EMBS Technical Achievement Award, the ASME Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award, and the IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award. Her work has also been recognized through TIME Best Inventions, Fast Company\u2019s Innovation by Design Awards and World Changing Ideas Awards, the STAT Madness All-Star Award, and the IET Innovation Award for Emerging Technology Design. She is a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, AAAS, ASME, IEEE, AIMBE, APS, and Optica, and an Associate Fellow of AIAA. [<a href=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2026\/06\/Honors-and-Awards-Xin-Zhang.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PNG<\/a>]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Major Honors --><\/p>\n<style>\n  .xz-card-honors p { margin: 6px 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-honors p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-honors .xz-body { padding-bottom: 10px !important; }\n  .xz-card-honors hr { margin: 12px 0 !important; } \n<\/style>\n<div class=\"xz-card-honors\" style=\"margin:18px 0; border:1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius:10px; background:#fff; overflow:hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; padding:12px 16px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800; font-size:19px; letter-spacing:0.02em; color:#111;\">\n      (1). Major Honors, Awards &#038; Career Distinctions<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-body\" style=\"padding: 6px 20px 10px 20px; font-size:18px; line-height:1.6; color:#222;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#08265c;\">2026:<\/span><\/b> <span>ASME Honorary Member<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#08265c;\">2022:<\/span><\/b> <span>Guggenheim Fellowship<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#08265c;\">2023:<\/span><\/b> <span>ASME Per Bruel Gold Medal<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#08265c;\">2023:<\/span><\/b> <span>Sigma Xi Walston Chubb Award for Innovation<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#08265c;\">2025:<\/span><\/b> <span>ASME Thomas A. Edison Patent Award<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#08265c;\">2023:<\/span><\/b> <span>IEEE EMBS Technical Achievement Award<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#08265c;\">2024:<\/span><\/b> <span>ASME Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#08265c;\">2016:<\/span><\/b> <span>IEEE Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award (Advanced Career)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-card-honors\" style=\"margin:18px 0; border:1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius:10px; background:#fff; overflow:hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; padding:12px 16px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800; font-size:19px; letter-spacing:0.02em; color:#111;\">\n      (2). Innovation, Societal Impact &#038; Public Recognition<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-body\" style=\"padding: 6px 20px 10px 20px; font-size:18px; line-height:1.6; color:#222;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#7a168f;\">2025:<\/span><\/b> <span>TIME Best Inventions Honoree<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#7a168f;\">2026:<\/span><\/b> <span>Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards Honoree<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#7a168f;\">2025:<\/span><\/b> <span>Fast Company World Changing Ideas Awards Honoree<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#7a168f;\">2024:<\/span><\/b> <span>Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards Honoree<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#7a168f;\">2023:<\/span><\/b> <span>STAT Madness All-Star Award<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#7a168f;\">2025:<\/span><\/b> <span>Global Good Awards &mdash; <i>Game Changing Innovation of the Year<\/i> Award<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#7a168f;\">2024:<\/span><\/b> <span>Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year Finalist<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#7a168f;\">2023:<\/span><\/b> <span>Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year Finalist<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#7a168f;\">2019:<\/span><\/b> <span>IET Innovation Awards &mdash; <i>Emerging Technology Design<\/i> Winner<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-card-honors\" style=\"margin:18px 0; border:1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius:10px; background:#fff; overflow:hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; padding:12px 16px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800; font-size:19px; letter-spacing:0.02em; color:#111;\">\n      (3). Academies, Fellowships &#038; Professional Societies<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-body\" style=\"padding: 6px 20px 10px 20px; font-size:18px; line-height:1.6; color:#222;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#0a7c86;\">2023:<\/span><\/b> <span>Member, European Academy of Sciences and Arts<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#0a7c86;\">2019:<\/span><\/b> <span>Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (NAI)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#0a7c86;\">2016:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#0a7c86;\">2015:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#0a7c86;\">2017:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#0a7c86;\">2016:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#0a7c86;\">2019:<\/span><\/b> <span>Fellow, American Physical Society (APS)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#0a7c86;\">2016:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Fellow, Optica (<i>formerly<\/i> The Optical Society, OSA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#0a7c86;\">2017:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics &amp; Astronautics (AIAA)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Startup awards --><\/p>\n<style>\n  .xz-card-startup p { margin: 6px 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-startup p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-startup .xz-body { padding-bottom: 10px !important; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"xz-card-startup\" style=\"margin:18px 0; border:1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius:10px; background:#fff; overflow:hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; padding:12px 16px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800; font-size:19px; letter-spacing:0.02em; color:#111;\">\n      (4). Entrepreneurship, Startup &#038; Venture Recognition<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-body\" style=\"padding: 6px 20px 16px 20px; font-size:18px; line-height:1.6; color:#222;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2A6CCF;\">2025:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Global Prize Winner, Pitch2Tokyo Global Pitch Competition<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2A6CCF;\">2025:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Winner (DeepTech), Massachusetts Innovation Network &#8220;Eddies&#8221; Award<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2A6CCF;\">2024:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Fifth Place (Global), TiE University Global Competition<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2A6CCF;\">2024:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Top Innovator, New England Venture Summit<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2A6CCF;\">2024:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Top 10 Finalist, MassChallenge Community Choice Award<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2A6CCF;\">2025:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>First Place, Yale Innovation Summit Poster Competition<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2A6CCF;\">2024:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Winner, Pitch2Tokyo Regional Competition (Venture Caf\u00e9 Cambridge)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2A6CCF;\">2024:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>First Place, UMass Lowell M2D2 IMPACT Accelerator Pitch-Off<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2A6CCF;\">2024:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>First Place, TiE University Boston Pitch Competition<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-card-honors\" style=\"margin:18px 0; border:1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius:10px; background:#fff; overflow:hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; padding:12px 16px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800; font-size:19px; letter-spacing:0.02em; color:#111;\">\n      (5). International Finalist Honors &#038; Special Recognitions<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-body\" style=\"padding: 6px 20px 10px 20px; font-size:18px; line-height:1.6; color:#222;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#d95f02;\">2023:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>IET Excellence and Innovation Awards &mdash; <i>International Award<\/i> Finalist<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#d95f02;\">2022:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>IET Innovation Awards &mdash; <i>Chief Engineer of the Year<\/i> Finalist<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#d95f02;\">2020:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>IET Achievement Medal Finalist<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#d95f02;\">2021:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>IET Innovation Awards &mdash; <i>Digital Health and Social Care<\/i> Finalist<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#d95f02;\">2021:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>IET Innovation Awards &mdash; <i>Tech for Good<\/i> Finalist<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#d95f02;\">2020:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>IET Innovation Awards &mdash; <i>Excellence in R&amp;D<\/i> Finalist<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#d95f02;\">2021:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span><i>Invented Here!<\/i> Honoree, Boston Patent Law Association<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#d95f02;\">2020:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span><i>Invented Here!<\/i> Honoree, Boston Patent Law Association<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-card-honors\" style=\"margin:18px 0; border:1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius:10px; background:#fff; overflow:hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; padding:12px 16px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800; font-size:19px; letter-spacing:0.02em; color:#111;\">\n      (6). Institutional Honors &#038; Distinguished Recognition<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-body\" style=\"padding: 6px 20px 10px 20px; font-size:18px; line-height:1.6; color:#222;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2e7d32;\">2022:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Boston University<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2e7d32;\">2018:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Boston University Innovator of the Year Award (First Woman Chosen)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2e7d32;\">2021:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Rajen Kilachand Fund for Life Sciences and Engineering Award<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2e7d32;\">2018:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Charles DeLisi Award and Distinguished Lecture<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2e7d32;\">2011:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>E.U.-U.S. National Academy of Engineering Invitee (ages 30&mdash;45)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2e7d32;\">2009:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>Inaugural Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Engineering, Boston University<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;\"><b><span style=\"display:inline-block; width:60px; font-weight:800;color:#2e7d32;\">2007:<\/b><\/span><\/b> <span>National Academy of Engineering Invitee (ages 30&mdash;45)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Media, Professional, and Industry Coverage --><\/p>\n<style>\n  .xz-card-media p { margin: 6px 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-media p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-media .xz-body { padding-bottom: 10px !important; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"xz-card-media\" style=\"margin:18px 0; border:1px solid #e2e2e2; border-radius:10px; background:#fff; overflow:hidden; box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.75), 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 12px 26px rgba(0,0,0,0.10), 0 18px 40px rgba(134,142,150,0.12);\">\n<div style=\"display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; padding:12px 16px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafafa,#f0f0f0); border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800; font-size:19px; letter-spacing:0.02em; color:#111;\">\n      (7). Major Media Features &#038; Global Coverage<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-body\" style=\"padding: 6px 20px 16px 20px; font-size:18px; line-height:1.6; color:#222;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2019\/making-the-world-a-lot-quieter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making the World a Lot Quieter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/podcasts\/wsj-the-future-of-everything\/no-more-noise-2-metamaterials-can-make-the-world-a-quieter-place\/504192fb-1448-4725-afd3-c52f2ad88c6c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">No More Noise: Metamaterials Can Make the World a Quieter Place<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/2025\/07\/31\/this-smarter-sound-shield-blocks-more-noise-without-blocking-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Smarter Sound Shield Blocks More Noise\u2013Without Blocking Air<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2026\/fast-company-boston-university-sound-shield-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fast Company Names Sound Shield a &ldquo;World Changing Idea&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2019\/magnetic-metamaterial-mri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magnetic Metamaterial Can &ldquo;Turn Up the Volume&rdquo; of MRI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2019\/making-mri-scans-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speeding Up MRI Scans to Save Lives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2022\/this-bizzare-looking-helmet-can-create-better-brain-scans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Bizzarre Looking Helmet Can Create Better Brain Scans<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buexperts.medium.com\/unleashing-the-power-of-metamaterials-to-improve-mri-imaging-76acc60f9824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unleashing the Power of Metamaterials to Improve MRI Imaging<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanscientist.org\/article\/custom-tuned-materials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Scientist: Custom-Tuned Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scienmag.com\/revolutionizing-mri-restoration-with-transformer-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Revolutionizing MRI Restoration with Transformer Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2024\/making-mri-more-globally-accessible\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Making MRI More Globally Accessible: How Metamaterials Offer Affordable, High-Impact Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\ntable.xz-profile{\n  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08) !important;\n  border-radius: 18px !important;\n  background: #f6f7fb !important;\n  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(0,0,0,.10), 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.06) !important;\n  overflow: hidden !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xin Zhang, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Engineering Guggenheim Fellow \u00b7 Fellow of NAI, AAAS, AIMBE, APS, ASME, IEEE, and Optica Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Materials Science &amp; Engineering Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 xinz [at] bu [dot] edu \u00b7 (617) 358-2702 Google Scholar&nbsp;|&nbsp;ORCID&nbsp;|&nbsp;Short CV 1. 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