Katherine Yanhang Zhang
Katherine Yanhang Zhang is a Chinese and American biomechanical engineer whose research investigates the biomechanics of the cardiovascular system. She works at Boston University as a professor of mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and materials science & engineering, and director of the Center for Multiscale & Translational Mechanobiology.
Education and career
Zhang received a bachelor's degree in engineering mechanics from Tsinghua University in 1998. She completed her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering 2003 at the University of Colorado Boulder.She continued at CU Boulder as a research associate until 2005, and in 2006 joined Boston University as a Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, and materials science & engineering. She was promoted to associate professor in 2012 and full professor in 2019.