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The Yang Lab
Dr. Quansan Yang
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems (NanoES), Faculty Member
Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute (MoIES), Faculty Member
University of Washington
B.Eng, Tsien Excellence in Engineering Program, Tsinghua University
Ph.D., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics with Dr. John A. Rogers, Northwestern University
Postdoc, McGovern Institute for Brain Research with Drs. Edward S. Boyden and Peter T.C. So, MIT
Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science (North America)
MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 (Global List)
Fierce Electronics 40 Under 40
Quansan Yang, Ph.D.
Current team
Xunqi Zhang
Ph.D. student
M.S. in Pharmacy, Zhejiang University
B.S. in Pharmaceutics, Zhejiang University
Hobby: Badminton and table tennis, exercise is energizing. Also, rogue-like card games, such as Slay the Spire.
Interest in research: At Yang Lab, we’ve got a great mix of guys from all sorts of different fields and cultures. When all our ideas collide, that’s when we come up with the most comprehensive and groundbreaking insights.
Jiaheng Xue
Master's student
B.S. in Physics, Xiamen University
Hobby: Activities like basketball and swimming, also some video games lol.
Interest in research: I think Yang Lab provide a large range of bioengineering projects definitely one will fit you! And work in Yang’s lab is Fun!
Michel Bernardo
Master's student
William Berman
Master's student
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
Hobby: Studying polyhedra, collecting rocks, dismantling machines to learn more about them, and photography.
Interest in research: Yang Lab involves devices that have as few moving parts as possible, and I consider such things to be elegant.
Joshua King Kibue
Master's student
Erika Lee
Undergraduate student
Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington
Hobby: I enjoy reading, creative writing, making art, playing mobile video games, and swimming.
Interest in research: I want to learn more about using materials in novel ways to improve human lives and the Yang Lab is full of amazing people to learn from and work with!
Prisha Dhawan
Undergraduate student
Bioengineering, University of Washington
Jennifer Pupo Oro
Undergraduate student
Microbiology, University of Washington
Hobby: I love playing video games and watching movies with great stories and escaping into them.
Interest in research: I want to learn more and improve. Help create a better life for all living beings, ensure my life made a difference.
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