{"id":6,"date":"2025-11-21T11:07:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/xinzhang-lab\/news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T01:52:09","slug":"honors-awards-special-recognitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/xinzhang-lab\/overview\/honors-awards-special-recognitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors &amp; Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xz-profile\" style=\"display:flex; gap:3px; margin:0 0 18px 0; align-items:stretch;\">\n<p>   <a href=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2026\/05\/Xin-Zhang_Boston-University.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"width:100%; box-sizing:border-box;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding:3px; height:100%; border:1.5px solid #1f3a8a; border-radius:6px; background:#fff; line-height:0; font-size:0;\">\n      <img src=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2026\/05\/Xin-Zhang_Boston-University.png\"\n           alt=\"Professor Xin Zhang at Boston University\"\n           loading=\"lazy\"\n           style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; cursor:zoom-in; margin:0; padding:0; border:0;\">\n    <\/div>\n<p>  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Short Paragraph --><\/p>\n<style>\n  .xz-card-short .xz-body{\n    padding:16px 20px !important;   \n  }\n  .xz-card-short p{\n    margin:0 !important;\n  }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"xz-card-short\" 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      Short Paragraph [<a href=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2026\/06\/Honors-and-Awards-Xin-Zhang.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PNG<\/a>]\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:3px; background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f58529,#dd2a7b,#8134af,#515bd4);\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"xz-body\" style=\"font-size:18px; line-height:1.65; color:#222;\">\n<p>Dr. Zhang&#8217;s 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&#8217;s 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.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/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<p><!-- Honors and Awards at Boston University --><\/p>\n<style>\n  .xz-card-bu p { margin: 6px 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-bu p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-bu .xz-body { padding-bottom: 10px !important; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"xz-card-bu\" 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      (8). Honors and Awards at Boston University<\/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>The Hariri Institute for Computing&rsquo;s Focused Research Program (2024)<\/p>\n<p>The Ignition Award (2018, 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Schlumberger-Doll Research Fellowship Award (2015, 2016)<\/p>\n<p>Berman Future of Light Prize Award (2009, 2013)<\/p>\n<p>Dean&rsquo;s Catalyst Award (2009, 2012, 2016)<\/p>\n<p>The President&rsquo;s Award (2007, 2012)<\/p>\n<p>The Provost&rsquo;s Award (2008)<\/p>\n<p>Nanotechnology Pilot Grant Award (2018)<\/p>\n<p>Materials Science Innovation Grant Award (2016)<\/p>\n<p>Nanoscience &amp; Nanotechnology Award (2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015)<\/p>\n<p>SPRInG Award (2002)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Best paper\/poster --><\/p>\n<style>\n  .xz-card-paper p { margin: 6px 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-paper p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-paper .xz-body { padding-bottom: 10px !important; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"xz-card-paper\" 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      (9). Best Paper and Best Poster Awards<\/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>Microsystems &amp; Nanoengineering (Nature) &mdash; Highly Cited Paper Award (2020)<\/p>\n<p>Springer Nature 2019 Highlights &mdash; Top article of the year (2020)<\/p>\n<p>ASME Society-Wide Micro and Nanotechnology &mdash; Best Paper Award (2008)<\/p>\n<p>ASME Nanoengineering (Medicine &amp; Biology) &mdash; Outstanding Paper Award<\/p>\n<p>Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics &mdash; 2010 Highlights (2011)<\/p>\n<p>Journal of Micromechanics &amp; Microengineering &mdash; 2008 Highlights (2010)<\/p>\n<p>Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics &mdash; 2008 Highlights (2009)<\/p>\n<p>IEEE Sensors &mdash; Best Poster Award (2011)<\/p>\n<p>Optical Terahertz Science and Technology &mdash; Best Poster Award (2013)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Int&rsquo;l Conf. on Surface Plasmon Photonics &mdash; Best Poster Award (2013)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Best dissertation --><\/p>\n<style>\n  .xz-card p { margin: 6px 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card .xz-body { padding-bottom: 10px !important; } \n<\/style>\n<div class=\"xz-card\" 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     (10). Student Dissertation &#038; Thesis Awards<\/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>BU College of Engineering PhD Societal Impact Award (Ke Wu, 2023)<\/p>\n<p>BU College of Engineering Best Dissertation Award (Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, 2011)<\/p>\n<p>BU College of Engineering Best Dissertation Award (Hu &#8220;Tiger&#8221; Tao, 2010)<\/p>\n<p>BU Mechanical Engineering Best Dissertation Award (Guangwu Duan, 2019)<\/p>\n<p>BU Mechanical Engineering Best Dissertation Award (Ping Du, 2013)<\/p>\n<p>BU Mechanical Engineering Best Dissertation Award (Kebin Fan, 2012)<\/p>\n<p>Ebner Thesis Award&mdash;Greatest Commercial Potential (Bradley Kaanta, 2011)<\/p>\n<p>Ebner Thesis Award&mdash;Greatest Commercial Potential (Benjamin Hansen, 2009)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Research Highlights by Science and Nature --><\/p>\n<style>\n  .xz-card-sci p { margin: 6px 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-sci p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0 !important; }\n  .xz-card-sci .xz-body { padding-bottom: 10px !important; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"xz-card-sci\" 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      (11). Research Highlights in <em>Science<\/em> and <em>Nature<\/em>\n    <\/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=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2025\/12\/Science_360-April-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reconfigurable metasurfaces<\/a>, <em>Science<\/em>, Vol. 360, Issue 6386<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2025\/12\/Science_334-November-2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metamaterials to see in THz<\/a>, <em>Science<\/em>, Vol. 334, Issue 6058<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2025\/12\/Nature_456-November-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metamaterial Persian carpets<\/a>, <em>Nature<\/em>, Vol. 456, No. 7218<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2025\/12\/Nature_453-June-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Near-perfect &lsquo;black&rsquo;<\/a>, <em>Nature<\/em>, Vol. 453, No. 7197<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/xinzhang-lab\/files\/2025\/12\/Science_320-June-2008.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filling the THz gap<\/a>, <em>Science<\/em>, Vol. 320, Issue 5881<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\ndiv.xz-profile{\n  border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08) !important;\n  border-radius: 8px !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>Short Paragraph [PNG] Dr. Zhang&#8217;s 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. 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