Grant Proposal Reviewer and Panel

  • 2012 NSF-CMMI grant proposal review panel.
  • 2010 NSF grant proposal review panel, "CMMI – Sensors and Sensing Systems", December 2010.
  • 2007 NSF grant proposal review panel, "ECCS – Nanoscale: Exploratory Rsrch", February 2007.

Journal Editor

  • Journal Instruments editorial board member. 2018
  • Editorial Board Member of Instruments
  • A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X)
  • A special Issue on "Optical Fiber Sensing" in Journal of Sensors
  • IEEE IoT Journal Editor
  • Guest editor for Micromachines (Micromachines is an open access journal on the technology and science of micro-scale machines and micromachinery, published monthly online by MDPI.)
  • Guest editor for ISFA (International symposium on flexible automation) since 2012.

Journal Paper Reviewer

  • Journal: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Nanoscience
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Optical Fiber Technology
  • Photonics Journal

Conference Paper Reviewer

  • Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 4-8 March 2018, Denver, Colorado, United States

Conference program committee member

  • Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 4-8 March 2018, Denver, Colorado, United States
  • Co-Chair of Symposium - Optical Sensors and Systems (J10), CLEO PR, OECC and PGC, 31 July 4 August 2017 at Sands Expo and Convention Centre
  • Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications XIV, 11 April 2017, Anaheim, California, United States
  • Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 26 March 2017, Portland, Oregon, United States
  • Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications XIII, 18 April 2016, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 21 March 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure X, 21 March 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
  • Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 9 March 2015, San Diego, California, United States
  • Structural Health Monitoring and Inspection of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure IX, 9 March 2015, San Diego, California, United States
  • Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications XI, 8 May 2014, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security VIII, 10 March 2014, San Diego, California, United States
  • Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, 10 March 2014, San Diego, California, United States
  • Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications X, 29 April 2013, Baltimore，Maryland, USA.
  • Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications X, 23 April 2012, Baltimore，Maryland, USA.
  • Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications III, Part of SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 25-29 April 2011, Orlando, Florida, USA.
  • Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications III, Part of SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 5-9 April 2010, Orlando, Florida, USA.

Conference session chair

  • 2016 SPIE Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems
  • 20 March 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
  • 2013 SPIE Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, Session 4: Fiber Optic Sensors in NDE/SHM, March 19, 2013, San Diego, CA.
  • 2013 SPIE Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems, Session 7: NDE/SHM for Aerospace Materials, March 20, 2013, San Diego, CA.
  • 2013 BIT's 2nd Annual Conference and EXPO of AnalytiX - 2013 Session 4-2: Biosensor and Application", March 23, 2013, Suzhou, CHN.
  • 2011 SPIE Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems "Session Title: Finite Element Updating for SHM", March 09, 2011, San Diego, CA.
  • 2010 Nanotechnology for energy, healthcare and industry: session III. Oct. 21, 8am <li>12am, 2010, Houston, TX.
  • 2010 Nanotechnology for energy, healthcare and industry: session I. Oct. 20, 8am <li>12am, 2010, Houston, TX.

Conference Paper Associate Editor

  • Associate Editor for ISFA 2016

Service to the university

  • 2017 Zhiyong Gu, Christopher Hansen and Xingwei Wang have been named "Making Waves Equity Leaders" to foster a broad-based community of support for equity. They will work with the Wave team on bystander training which is being designed to help reduce microaggressions in the workplace.
  • 2013 Serve as the member in UMass Lowell CVIP Faculty Advisory Board.
  • 2013 Member of the department's personnel committee.
  • 2011 Serving on the Research and Commercialization Committee, one of the seven committees formed to help with this next phase, UMass Lowell 2020: A Strategic Plan for the Next Decade.
  • 2010 Participated in developing the University's strategic plan, UMass Lowell 2020: A Strategic Plan for the Next Decade.

Community Service

  • November 01, 2014, Summit to Teach State’s Girls about Careers in Science, Technology
    • 120 girls in eighth through 12th grade participated in hands-on workshops that would teach them about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics during Girls STEM Summit-North. Massachusetts.
    • Students Jingcheng Zhou and Poojitha Putchala also worked for this.
  • February 7-28, 2013 Hosted 3 two-hour engineering workshops in partnership with Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (Students Yang Zhang, Steve Tang, and Tyler Schmitt also worked for this).

Committee member

  • Xiaotian Zou, Ph.D. dissertation proposal, "All Optical Acoustic Nondestructive Characterization Mechanism for Biomedical Applications", January 23, 2013.
  • Ye Tian, Ph.D. dissertation proposal, "A Fiber-optic ultrasound generator using patterned gold nanostructures", January 23, 2013.
  • Nan Wu, Ph. D. dissertation defense, "Study of a fiber optic ultrasound transducer based on photoacoustic enhanced by nanocomposite", August 5, 2012.
  • Nan Wu, Ph.D. dissertation proposal, "Study of a fiber optic ultrasound transducer based on photoacoustic enhanced by nanocomposite", January 16, 2012.
  • Leslie R. Farris, Ph.D. dissertation defense,"Interferometric Sensor For Detection Of Influenza A Subtype", April 2011.
  • Sebahattin Eker, Ph.D. thesis, "Wave Propagation of a whistler wave in a switched time-varying medium: Stability and accuracy of the FDTD exponential-time stephing algorithm", October 11, 2010.
  • Robert K. Lade, Ph.D. Thesis proposal, "Advanced Study of Amplitude Calculations of the Fields of Waves in a Switched Magnetoplasma Medium", October 8, 2010.
  • Xiaodong Ma, Ph. D. dissertation defense. "Research and Development of a Drug-Eluting Stent--PowerStent", July 30, 2010.
  • Malavika Vashist, M.S. defense,"Quartz crystal microbalance-lever oscilloator", ECE department, 4/20, 2010.
  • Jennifer Mckenzie, Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Doctoral Program (BME&BT); Proposal defense "Biotechnology Methods For Airborne Environmental Exposures And Respiratory Health Effects", June, 2009.
  • Sebahattin Eker, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, Proposal defense, "Wave Propagation Of A Whistler Wave In A Switched Time-Varying Medium: Stability And Accuracy Of The FDTD Exponential-Time-Stepping Algorithm", June, 2009.
  • Leslie R. Farris, Chemistry department, Proposal defense "Interferometric Sensor For Detection Of Influenza A Subtype", June, 2009.
  • Xiaodong Ma, Ph.D. proposal defense, " Research And Development Of Drug Eluting Stent--Powerstent ", March, 2009.

Invited Speech / Seminar

  • March 23, 2013 Invited speech "In-vivo blood pressure measurements using a miniature fiber optic sensor with special packaging for diagnosis of coronary artery disease", BIT's 2nd Annual Conference and EXPO of AnalytiX-2013, Suzhou, CHN.
  • April 07, 2011 Invited speech "Optical Fiber Sensors for Biomedical Applications", IEEE joint meeting of the Instrumentation and Measurement and Engineering in Medicine and Biology Societies, Teradyne, Inc., North Reading, Mass.
  • April 04, 2011 – April 05, 2011 Invited speech "Path to My CAREER Goal - for NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop", NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop, UConn, Conn.
  • October 27, 2010 Invited speech in 25.550 Introduction to Nanotechnology.
  • October 20, 2010 Invited speech "Nanomaterials on fiber optic sensors in healthcare and industry applications", Kai Sun, Nan Wu, Xingwei Wang, session: Nanotechnology for energy, healthcare and industry: session II., Houston, Tex.
  • September 29, 2010 Invited speech in BMBET class ( IB 500 - 201 Introduction to Biomed Eng & Biotech; Southwick 424).
  • May 05, 2010 Invited speech in seminar in UMass Lowell, chemistry department.
  • April 27, 2010 Invited speech, Student research symposium, UMass Lowell.
  • March 12, 2010 Invited speech in BMBET seminar in UMass Dartmouth.
  • October 24, 2009 Invited speech and poster at M2D2 Medical Device Inventor Showcase Event Worcester.
  • October 20, 2009 "Optical Fiber Sensors for Bioapplications", invited lecture, US-Ireland-Emerging technologies Conference.
  • September 17, 2009 Gave a speech in 25.550 Introduction to Nanotechnology.
  • September 16, 2009 Gave a speech in BMBET class.
  • September 09, 2009 Gave a speech in UMassBoston, Physics department.
  • March 08, 2008 "Label-free Optical Biosensors", invited lecture, NECINA Optical Special Interest Group (SIG) Seminar, Finisar Corporation, Wilmington, Mass.

School Summer Camp

  • Jingcheng Zhou and Xu Guo helped 5 high school students to make a “Smart T-shirt” which has strain and temperature sensor (FBG) to protect athletics in the Summer Sports Camp of UMass Lowell, July 09, 2017.
  • Jingcheng Zhou and Xu Guo helped 5 high school students to make a “Smart helmet” which has strain and temperature sensor (FBG) to protect athletics in the Summer Sports Camp of UMass Lowell, July 15, 2016.
  • Nan Wu and Siwen Bi helped 4 students in high schools to make a “Smart T-shirt” which has strain and temperature sensor (FBG) to protect athletics in the Summer Sports Camp of UMass Lowell, July 24, 2015.