The Fusion of Music and Science—Bionic Acoustic Engineering
Explore the physics of sound by designing musical instruments and artificial vocal cords.
Explore the physics of sound by designing musical instruments and artificial vocal cords.
Students will actively participate in some cool hands-on experiments! They will not only make simple flutes but also challenge themselves to design artificial vocal cords, delving into the magical physics behind sound. Imagine crafting devices that can produce various sounds, even simulating animal and human voices as well as a range of natural sound phenomena using simple materials and tools.
Each hands-on experiment will be an opportunity for learning and innovation, allowing students to unleash their creativity at the intersection of music and physics, art and technology, while enjoying the joy of turning abstract physical concepts into reality! This project also has the potential to lead to innovative papers being published in top-tier journals.
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Nanoribbons, Biomimetic Materials & Devices, Smart Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Soft Robotics, Morphogenesis Mechanics (Embryonic Development, Biofilm Growth), Advanced Materials Engineering, Solid Mechanics
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Dr. Zi Chen is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a Member of the Faculty at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chen received his PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. Dr. Chen’s research interests range from solid mechanics and material science to biomechanics and mechanobiology, covering such diverse topics as mechanical instabilities of materials, energy harvesting, soft robotics, biomimetic materials/devices, smart personal protection equipment (PPE), nanofabrication (e.g., nanowires, nanoribbons, grapheme sheets), mechanics of morphogenesis in biological systems (embryonic development, biofilm growth, etc.), cell biomechanics (e.g., epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and cancer cell migration), and mechanics of DNA structures. Dr. Chen has been involved in research projects that have collectively been supported by over $17 million in grants with around $3.8 million grants to Dr. Chen’s laboratory from National Institute of Health, National Science Foundation, Office of Naval Research, Society in Science, and Facebook Inc. Dr. Chen has received a number of prestigious awards and honors including Society in Science – Branco Weiss fellowship, International Association of Advanced Materials Innovation Award, Marquis Who’s Who in the World, Outstanding Paper Award at the ASME 2013 2nd Global Congress on Nano Engineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB), American Academy of Mechanics Founder’s Award, MRS Graduate Student Award Silver Award, etc. He is a founding co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Postdoctoral Research, and an editorial board member of Journal of Applied Mechanical Engineering and Journal of Material Science & Engineering.
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