Fangzhou Xia
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
Dr. Fangzhou Xia
Research Scientist
Mechanical Engineering Department
Physics Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology