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Email
szhou@wpi.edu
Office
Gateway Park 4001, 60 Prescott Street, Worcester, MA 01609
Phone
+1 (508) 8315275
Education
MS Clarkson University 1999
PhD University of California, Irvine 2002

Professor Zhou’s research specializes in the versatile field of biosensors. Specifically, her research includes the application of microfabrication and nanotechnology to the development of biosensors based on Electrochemical (EC), Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). Her team seeks to use these technologies to advance the understanding of biological systems and processes. Such exploration will be ultimately applied to advancing healthcare, with a focus on infectious diseases and immune responses. 

Professor Zhou teaches Advanced Chemical Processes, Chemical Engineering Unit Operation Labs, and Fluid Mechanics. Her educational efforts include incorporating novel approaches to WPI’s project-based learning in her teaching and providing students with valuable global education opportunities. She thoroughly enjoys working with WPI’s bright and diverse student population of undergraduate and graduate students alike.

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Email
szhou@wpi.edu
Education
MS Clarkson University 1999
PhD University of California, Irvine 2002

Professor Zhou’s research specializes in the versatile field of biosensors. Specifically, her research includes the application of microfabrication and nanotechnology to the development of biosensors based on Electrochemical (EC), Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). Her team seeks to use these technologies to advance the understanding of biological systems and processes. Such exploration will be ultimately applied to advancing healthcare, with a focus on infectious diseases and immune responses. 

Professor Zhou teaches Advanced Chemical Processes, Chemical Engineering Unit Operation Labs, and Fluid Mechanics. Her educational efforts include incorporating novel approaches to WPI’s project-based learning in her teaching and providing students with valuable global education opportunities. She thoroughly enjoys working with WPI’s bright and diverse student population of undergraduate and graduate students alike.

Office
Gateway Park 4001, 60 Prescott Street, Worcester, MA 01609
Phone
+1 (508) 8315275
Research Interests
Biosensors
Bionanotechnology
Microfluidics
Biomaterials
Cell behavior
Nanomaterials for Fuel Cells

Scholarly Work

Dynamics of capturing process of multiple magnetic nanoparticles in a flow through microfluidic bioseparation system 2009

Photoresist derived carbon for growth and differentiation of neuronal cells 2009

Numerical analysis of a magnetic nanoparticle-enhanced micro?uidic surface-based bioassay 2010

Au NPs-aptamer conjugates as a powerful competitive reagent for ultrasensitive detection of small molecules by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy 2010

Aptamer-based Au nanoparticles-enhanced surface plasmon resonance detection of small molecules 2010

Residence time distribution analysis of magnetic nanoparticle-enhanced mixing using time-dependent magnetic actuation in microfluidic system 2011

Professional Highlights & Honors

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Worcester Business Journal
WPI team developing bacteria biosensor

This article was featured in the Worcester Business Journal. The research by Hong Susan Zhou, associate professor of chemical engineering, has led to a biosensor that could be used to quickly detect C. diff bacteria. Zhou is principal investigator for the biosensor research program, and Yuxiang (Shawn) Liu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is co-PI.