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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

Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of a magnetic nanoparticle-enhanced mixing in a microfluidic system using time-dependent magnetic field 2011

Electrocatalytic activity of Pt nanoparticles on bamboo shaped carbon nanotubes for ethanol oxidation 2011

Aptamer-Au NPs conjugates-accumulated methylene blue for the sensitive electrochemical immunoassay of protein 2011

Bioelectrochemistry and enzymatic activity of horseradish peroxidase immobilized onto the bamboo-shaped carbon nanotubes. 2012

Mathematical Modeling and Analysis of a Magnetic Nanoparticle-Enhanced Mixing in a Microfluidic System Using Time-Dependent Magnetic Field 2013

Fe3O4 Nanoparticles-Enhanced SPR Sensing for Ultrasensitive Sandwich Assay 2013

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.