Expertise
Optical sensors and optical devices
Research Interests
Optical Sensors; Biomedical sensors; High temperature sensors; Ultrafast pressure sensors; Optical ultrasound imaging transducers.
Education
- Other: Graduate School, Virginia Tech., Virginia
- Dissertation / Thesis Title: Certificate of Future Professoriate
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering - Virginia Tech., Virginia
- Dissertation / Thesis Title: Label-free DNA Sequence Detection Using Oligonucleotide Functionalized Fiber Probe with a Miniature Protrusion.
- Master of Science (M.S.), Electrical Engineering - Virginia Tech., Virginia
- Dissertation / Thesis Title: Optical fiber tip pressure sensor.
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering - Zhongshan University (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, P. R.China.
- Supporting Area: Minor: Computer Software
Biosketch
Xingwei Wang is a Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Fellow, Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Her research focuses on fiber-optic sensors, optical instrumentation, distributed sensing, and sensing-system integration for engineering and scientific applications.
She has extensive experience in fiber Bragg grating sensors, distributed temperature and acoustic sensing, high-temperature and field-deployable optical sensing systems, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted interpretation of optical sensing data. Her research has been applied to infrastructure monitoring, industrial and food-processing environments, environmental sensing, biomedical photoacoustic sensing, and robotic sensing applications.
Wang has led and participated in federally funded research projects, supervised undergraduate and graduate researchers, and collaborated with academic and industrial partners on translating optical sensing technologies into practical measurement platforms. Her current interests include AI-enabled fiber-optic sensing systems, intelligent diagnostics, field-deployable monitoring platforms, and multidisciplinary applications of optical sensing technologies.
Selected Awards and Honors
- Academic Excellence Scholarship - Zhongshan University
- Career Award (2011) - National Science Foundation
- NSF CAREER Award (2011) - NSF
- New Investigator Research Award. (2008) - Massachusetts Life Science Center
- New Investigator Research Award. (2008) - Massachusetts Life Science Center
- GSA Travel Fund Program Award (2005) - Virginia Tech.
- Excellent Thesis Award (2000) - Zhongshan University
Selected Presentations
- Path to My CAREER Goal - NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop, - CONNECTICUT
- In-vivo blood pressure measurements using a miniature fiber optic sensor with special packaging for diagnosis of coronary artery disease - Conference/Community, Invited talk, March 2013 - Suzhou, China
- Optical Fiber Sensors for Biomedical Applications - IEEE joint meeting of the Instrumentation and Measurement and Engineering in Medicine and Biology Societies, April 2011 - North Reading, MA.
- Nanomaterials on fiber optic sensors in healthcare and industry applications, October 2010 - Houston, TX.
- Student research symposium, April 2010 - UMass Lowell.
- Optical Fiber Sensors for Bioapplications - US-Ireland Ð Emerging technologies Conference., October 2009
- Label-free Optical Biosensors - NECINA Optics Special Interest Group (SIG) Seminar, March 2008 - Wilmington, MA.
- 3/52008 Talk to girls in Society of Women Engineering (SWE) in UMass Lowell. - Talk to girls in Society of Women Engineering (SWE), March 2008 - UMass Lowell
Selected Intellectual Property
- Copyright - Wang, X., Xu, J., Wang, A."Novel Open Miniature Fabry-Perot Structures.,"
- Wang, X."Packaging of Fiber-optic Component for Invasive Diagnosis,"
- Wang, X., Wu, N."Novel Mechanism for Generation and Receiving of Ultrasound on a Single Optical Fiber Using Nanoparticles that can steer to any desired direction," U.S. Application No.: 61/443,925, PCT/US2012/25646. United States
- Wang, W., Wang, X., Wu, N., Sun, K."Optical Fiber Pressure Sensor With Uniform Diaphragm And Method Of Fabricating Same.," Application No. PCT/US10/40460
- Patent - Clarizia, L., McDonald, M., Reynaud, E., Schmidt, D., Wang, X."Cell NANI,Novel Automated Nutrient Incorporation," (UML 07-22). (provisional patent) United States
- Patent - Wang, W., Wang, X."Low cost and high performance Acoustic Sensor.," (provisional patent) 12436592.
- Patent - Wang, X., Xu, J., Wang, Z., Wang, A."Intrinsic Fabry-Perot Structure with Micrometric Tip," US Patent Application No: 11/609,655. United States
- Xu, J., Wang, X., Wang, A."A Novel Miniature High Sensitive Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor.,"
- Wang, X., Xu, J., Zhu, Y., Wang, A."Miniature Fabry-Perot Structure.,"
- Xu, J., Wang, X., Wang, A."Miniature Multiplex Fabry-Perot Structure.,"
Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research
- Modulus Sensor (acoustic-optical sensor) (), Grant - Nanomanufacturing Center for Excellence.
Wang, X. - Miniature Blood Pressure Sensor for Cardiologist Use, Phase II (2011), Grant - The CVIP Technology Development Fund at the University of Massachusetts. (direct cost)
Wang, X., Wang, X. (Principal), Barringhaus, K. (Co-Principal) - Fundamental Research on Titanium Drilling with Rotary Ultrasonic Machining (2009), - National Science Foundation Grant
Wang, X., Wang, X. (Principal), Pei, Z. (Principal) - Miniature Blood Pressure Sensor (2009), Grant - VasoTech Corporation, Lowell, MA
Wang, X. - Modulus Sensor (acoustic-optical sensor) (2009), Grant - Nanomanufacturing Center for Excellence.
Wang, X., Wang, X. (Principal), Niezrecki, C. (Co-Principal), Chen, J. (Co-Principal) - Standalone Feed and Water Feeder. (2009), Grant - AfiSci, Inc. CA
Wang, X. - Miniature Blood Pressure Sensor (2008), Grant - VasoTech
Wang, X. (Principal) - Novel Automated Nutrient Incorporation (NANI) (2007), Grant - Nanomanufacturing Center for Excellence.
Wang, X., McDonald, M. (Principal), Reynaud, E. (Co-Principal), Schmidt, D. (Co-Principal), Wang, X. (Co-Principal) - Versatile optical sensing platform for detection of chemical and biological interactions (2007), - University Seed Funding Program to Advance Research and Scholarship
Wang, X. (Principal) - Concussion Prevention and Diagnosis Workshop (2015), Grant - National Science Foundation
Sherwood, J.A., Moore, C. (Co-Principal), Wang, X. (Co-Principal) - Prevention and Diagnosis of Concussions (2015), Sponsored Research - Mass S&T
Sherwood, J.A., Wang, X. (Co-Principal), Moore, C. (Co-Principal) - Collaborative Research: Enabling Non-contact Structural Dynamic Identification wi (2013), Grant -
Wang, X. (Co-Principal) - Novel Mechanism for Generation and Receiving of Ultrasound on a Single Fiber Using Nanoparticles (2011), - NSF Career Award
Wang, X. (Principal) - CAREER: Novel Mechanism for Generation and Receiving of Ultrasound on a Single Fi (2011), Grant -
Wang, X. (Principal) - Novel Mechanism for Generation and Receiving of Ultrasound on a Single Fiber Using Nanoparticles (2011), Grant - National Science Foundation
- Commercialization Feasibility Research and Demonstration (2014), Grant -
Wang, X. (Principal) - Novel High Speed Fiber-Optic Pressure Sensor Systems (2014), Contract - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Wang, X. (Principal) - MRI-R2: Acquisition of a Focused Ion Beam - Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB-SEM) for Nano/Micro Fabrication/Characterization (2010), - National Science Foundation Grant
Wang, X., Wang, X. (Principal), Ada, E. (Co-Principal), Barry, C. (Co-Principal), Kazmer, D. (Co-Principal) - ARRA - MRI-R2: Acquisition of a Focused Ion Beam - Scanning Electron Microscope (2010), Grant -
Wang, X. (Principal) - Collaborative Research: Fundamental Research on Titanium Drilling with Rotary Ul (2009), Grant -
Wang, X. (Principal) - Nanomanufacturing of Multifunctional Sensors (2010), Contract -
Wang, X. (Principal) - MRI: Acquisition of a Nanoimprint Lithography System for Nanomanufacturing and Nano/Micro Fabrication (2009), Grant - National Science Foundation Grant
Wang, X. (Co-Principal), Wang, X. (Co-Principal), Barry, C. (Co-Principal), Kim, B. (Co-Principal), Gu, Z. (Co-Principal) - Miniature Label-free Biosensing Probes for Rapid Detection of Virus, Bacteria, an (2008), Grant -
Wang, X. (Principal) - Optical Sensor Network for Evaluation of Helmet Design against Traumatic Brain In (2010), -
Wang, X. (Principal) - Optical Sensor Network for Evaluation of Helmet Design against Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) (2010), - Raytheon
Wang, X., Wang, X. (Principal), Niezrecki, C. (Co-Principal), Chen, J. (Co-Principal) - Nanomanufacturing of Multifunctional Sensors (2009), -
Wang, X. (Principal) - Miniature Label-free Biosensing Probes for Rapid Detection of Virus, Bacteria, and Cells (2008), Grant - Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
- Nanomanufacturing of Multifunctional Sensors (2007), Grant -
Wang, X. (Principal) - Nanomanufacturing of Multifunctional Sensors (2007), Grant -
Wang, X. (Principal) - Blood pressure sensor (2009), -
Wang, X. (Principal) - Standalone Feed and Water Feeder (2009), -
Wang, X. (Principal) - UBAD: ultimate bio-agent detection and Soldier Triage (seed investigation) (2008), - Nanomanufacturing Center for Excellence.
Wang, X. (Co-Principal), Macdonald, M. (Principal), Wang, X. (Co-Principal), Kim, B. (Co-Principal), Margala, M. (Co-Principal) - Miniature Blood Pressure Sensor (2008), -
Wang, X. (Principal) - Novel Hydrogel-based System for Maintenance of Mammalian Cells in Culture (2008), Grant - The CVIP Technology Development Fund at the University of Massachusetts
Wang, X. (Co-Principal), McDonald, M. (Principal), Reynaud, E. (Co-Principal), Schmidt, D. (Co-Principal), Wang, X. (Co-Principal) - Miniature Label-free Biosensing Probes for Rapid Detection of Virus, Bacteria, and cells (2008), - Massachusetts life sciences center _ new investigator matching grant solicitation
Wang, X. - Modulus Sensor (acoustic-optical sensor) (2008), - Nanomanufacturing Center for Excellence.
Wang, X., Wang, X. (Principal), Niezrecki, C. (Co-Principal), Chen, J. (Co-Principal) - Novel Hydrogel-Based System for Maintenance of Mammalian Cells in Culture (), - University of Massachusetts Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP) Technology Development Fund Award
Schmidt, D., Reynaud, E., Reynaud, E., McDonald, M.J., Wang, X., Clarizia, L. - Novel Hydrogel-Based System for Maintenance of Mammalian Cells in Culture (Materials Transfer Agreement) (), -
Schmidt, D., Wang, X., McDonald, M.J., Reynaud, E., Clarizia, L. - Fabrication and Characterization of Nanostructures on Optical Fiber Tip for Biosensing Applications using Layer-by-Layer Electrostatic Self-assembly Method. (2007), Grant - Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Grant.
Wang, X. (Principal) - Fluorescence/Optical Test Setup (2007), - Nanomanufacturing Center for Excellence.
Wang, X. (Co-Principal), Wang, X. (Principal), Shen, M. (Co-Principal), Kumar, J. (Co-Principal) - Modulus Sensor (acoustic-optical sensor) (2007), Grant - Nanomanufacturing Center for Excellence
Wang, X. (Co-Principal), Wang, X. (Principal), Niezrecki, C. (Co-Principal) - UBAD: ultimate bio-agent detection and Soldier Triage (seed investigation) (2007), Grant - Nanomanufacturing Center for Excellence.
Wang, X. (Co-Principal), MacDonald, M. (Principal), Wang, X. (Co-Principal) - Novel Automated Nutrient Incorporation (NANI) System (), - Accelerated Technology Transfer Teams (AT³) Program, UML Nanomanufacturing Center of Excellence
Schmidt, D., McDonald, M.J., Reynaud, E., Wang, X. - Soft nanolithography for manufacturing chips for biosensing and chemical sensing (), - Center for Excellence.
Wang, X. (Co-Principal), Shen, M. (Principal), Wang, X. (Co-Principal), Gu, Z. (Co-Principal)