• Rui Wu
    Outstanding Doctoral Student Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering upon graduation from UMass Lowell.

  • Sabrina Abedin, Andres M Biondi, Rui Wu, Lidan Cao, Xingwei Wang
    "Structural Health Monitoring Using a New Type of Distributed Fiber Optic Smart Textiles in Combination with Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR): Taking a Pedestrian Bridge as Case Study" was selected as "Editor's Choice Article" and ranked in "2023 high citation" list of optical sensors.

  • Andres Biondi
    UMass Lowell Graduate Research Grant Award (GRGA)

  • Andres Biondi
    SPIE Smart Structures + NDE 2023 travel reward


  • Ye Tian, Wenhui Wang, Nan Wu and Xiaotian Zou
    "Tapered Optical Fiber Sensor for Label-Free Detection of Biomolecules" was selected as the 2nd prize of "Sensors Best Paper Award 2015" in the Article papers group.

  • Yang Zhang and Tyler Schmitt
    National Science Foundation (NSF) student travel funding, 2014.

  • Xiaotian Zou
    2013 Outstanding Graduate Student Award in the Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Program of UMass Lowell.

  • Yang Zhang
    Award of Honorable Mention from the Council on Undergraduate Research. His recent research (Ultra-fast Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor(s) for Concussion or Traumatic Brain Injury Prevention) was recognized as high quality and among the top ten percent of submissions for consideration for CUR's Posters on the Hill (News, March, 2013).


  • Ye Tian and Xiaotian Zou
    Professional Development Awards from Graduate Student Association of UMass Lowell, 2012.

  • Yang Zhang
    William and Elizabeth O’Shea Scholarship with award amount $1,450. This scholarship is donated by William and Elizabeth O'Shea for high academic full-time undergraduates
    who are enrolled in electrical engineering or computer science for a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester and demonstrate financial need (09/2012).

  • Nan Wu
    Completed Ph.D. defense. Defense Date: Aug. 5, 2012. Topic: Study of a Fiber Optic Ultrasound Transducer Based on Photoacoustic Technology by Nanocomposite.
    Committee Members' Names: Xingwei Wang, Xuejun Lu, Christopher Niezrecki.

  • Ye Tian
    Graduate Student Fellowship for the NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference (Awarded poster, Photo gallery, Top ~200 out of ~1000), 2012.

  • Xiaotian Zou
    Graduate Student Fellowship for the NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference (Awarded poster, Photo gallery, Top ~200 out of ~1000), 2012.

  • Nan Wu
    2012 Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Electrical Engineering of UMass Lowell.

  • Nan Wu, Ye Tian, and Xiaotian Zou
    NSF travel scholarship from the ASME/ISCIE International Symposium on Flexible Automation, 2012.

  • Nan Wu, Ye Tian and Xiaotian Zou
    Professional Development Awards from Graduate Student Association of UMass Lowell, 2011.

  • Ye Tian
    2011 Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Electrical Engineering of UMass Lowell.

  • Ye Tian and Tran anh Vu together with their teammate Huong Pham
    Winners of the Spring 2011 16.445/16.565 Op-Amp Design Contest, May 2011 (Lectured by Prof. Cheney).

  • Xiaotian Zou
    Graduate Student Fellowship for the NSF CMMI Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, 2011.

  • Xiaodong Ma
    Completed Ph.D. defense. Defense Date: July, 30, 2010. Topic: Research and Development of a Drug-Eluting Stent--PowerStent.
    Committee Members' Names: Xingwei Wang, Tim Wu, Bryan Buchholz.

  • Nan Wu and Ye Tian
    Acquired Professional Development Awards from Graduate Student Association of UMass Lowell, 2010.

  • Armand Chery Jr.
    An oral presentation titled "Novel Label Free Fiber Optic Biosensor" at Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference.
    The Conference was held on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus.

  • Vinicius Silva
    Gave a presentation "Printed Circuit Board" at Middlesex Community College on Tuesday, May 4, 2010.

  • Nan Wu and Ye Tian
    Acquired NSF Student Scholarships for ANCRiSST short course.

  • Pooja Soni
    Course: Ion Beam Deposition Techniques Annual Symposium of AVS New England Chapter, June 2008
    Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) from NIH Date: 1-Jun-08 to 31-Aug-08
    Sponsoring Institution: Harvard Medical School Sponsor Director : Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado