K-12 Outreach Activties

Promoting Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in STEM field education is an important aspect of my academic life. I have participated in various programs to make my contributions and will continue developing new programs in the future.

 

1. MIT Educational Studies Program (Splash): Rapid Prototyping with Arduino and Mechatronics

2. MIT: LEGO Atomic Force Microscope design for Prof. Ma at Boston College for outreach to Science Club for Girls in Cambridge, MA.

3. UM: Arduino toy train design for with Prof. Okwudire for primary school in Detroit, MI.

K-12 Research Events

Helping outstanding students to explore and identify their interest in the STEM field is another important task for cultivating future workforce. I have helped to mentor 2 high-school students for research and organized relevant conferences.

1. Organizer of International Interdisciplinary Student Research Conference (2021-2022 IISRC)

2. Portable ventilator design for grade 11 student

3. 3D cream printer design for grade 12 student

K-12 outreach research projects
K-12 outreach research projects showcase
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Dr. Fangzhou Xia

Research Scientist

Mechanical Engineering Department

Physics Department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology