ZH Zhao-Bang Hou

Northwestern University · Mechanical Engineering

Zhao-Bang Hou

Ph.D. student (Advisor: Prof. Yonggang Huang). I focus on flexible electronics for biomedical engineering.

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Research

01

Electromagnetic haptic interfaces

Designing flexible, mechanically versatile interfaces for haptic feedback.

02

Non-invasive milk monitoring

Exploring soft sensing approaches for monitoring milk-related physiological information.

03

Non-invasive blood flow monitoring

Studying sensing strategies for non-invasive measurement of blood-flow dynamics.

Selected Publications

2025

Aerodynamic significance of mass distribution on diverse samara descent behaviors

Zhao-Bang Hou*, Jun-Duo Zhang*, Yun-Da Li, Yong-Xia Jia, Wei-Xi Huang

Communications Engineering 4, Article 129

Journal arXiv APS DFD Talk
2025

Adaptive electronics for photovoltaic, photoluminescent and photometric methods in power harvesting for wireless wearable sensors

Chanho Park, Do Yun Park, Haohui Zhang, Da Som Yang, Catherine R. Redden, et al., Zhao-Bang Hou, et al.

Nature Communications 16, Article 5808

Journal PubMed
2025

High-Speed, Full-Field Measurement of Large Deformations Near Needle-Induced Cavitation Bubbles Within Biological Soft Materials

Lehu Bu, Zhao-Bang Hou, Sophie Polidoro, Jin Yang

SEM 2024, Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, pp. 115-125

Springer DOI
2025

Exploring the Interplay of Alveolar Mechanics and Fluid Accumulation in Pulmonary Edema

Zixiang Tong, Sophie Polidoro, Zhao-Bang Hou, Jin Yang

SEM 2024, Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, pp. 105-114

Springer DOI

About

I am a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. Since joining Northwestern in September 2025, my research has centered on flexible electronics and biomedical sensing. Advisor: Prof. Yonggang Huang.

Before Northwestern, I studied theoretical and applied mechanics at Tsinghua University in the Tsien Excellence in Engineering Program. I also completed research internships at Stanford University and the University of Texas at Austin.

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2025 - Present

Northwestern University

Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering. Advisor: Prof. Yonggang Huang.

2021 - 2025

Tsinghua University

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Tsien Excellence in Engineering Program.

Summer 2024

Stanford University

Research Intern. Advisor: Prof. Juan G. Santiago.

Summer 2023

University of Texas at Austin

Research Intern. Advisor: Prof. Jin Yang.

Scholarships

  • Comprehensive Excellence Scholarship, Tsinghua University
  • Academic Excellence Scholarship, Tsinghua University
  • Technology Innovation Excellence Scholarship, Tsinghua University
  • Tsinghua University Freshman Scholarship

Awards

  • Gold Medal, China Physics Olympiad; selected for the National Training Team
  • First Prize, National College Physics Competition
  • Meritorious Winner, Mathematical Contest in Modeling