Professor Zhao and PhD Candidate Honored for Novel Sensor

Graduate student Hansong Zeng and Dr. Yi Zhao, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, received the Best Poster Awards at a recent ASME conference. The poster introduced a novel concept of motion sensing using liquid droplet, a bioinspired engineering solution with much lower cost and improved performance comparing to current technologies.

The poster, titled “Biomimetic Liquid State Inertial Sensor” was displayed at the 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE): Society-Wide Micro/Nano Technology Forum. The conference  was held from November 12-18 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The photo shows Hansong (center) receiving the award from Prof. Tony Huang (left) , Chair of the Society Wide Micro/Nano Technology Forum and Prof. John Mcgrath, Director, Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation, National Science Foundation

Hansong Zeng also received the Presidential Fellowship, the most prestigious award given by the OSU Graduate School to recognize the outstanding scholarly accomplishments and potential of graduate students entering the final phase of their dissertation research or terminal degree project.