Yuru Zhang
Professor
Robotics Institute
Room A819, New Main Building
Tel: +86-10-82338023
Email: yuru@buaa.edu.cn
Webpage:http://haptic.buaa.edu.cn

Biography
        Yuru Zhang is the founding director of human-machine interaction laboratory, which focuses on haptic interaction for virtual reality and robotics. With the funding of the National Science Foundation of China and the National High-Tech Program, her group has developed the first prototype of haptic enhanced simulation system for dental training in China. She has led the development of NeuroMaster, the first robotic surgical system for stereotactic neurosurgery which has been successfully applied to more than 50 clinical trials including the first remote trial in China.
        Yuru Zhang has published over 100 technical papers and holds 4 issued patents and 4 pending patents. She is the author of a book on robotic dexterous hands funded by the National Science Foundation of China. She is a regular reviewer of project proposals for the National Science Foundation of China and other government funding programs. She has been serving as reviewers for several IEEE, ASME and IFToMM journals.

Education
B Sc. 1982 DalianUniversity of Technology
M.S. 1984, Ph.D. 1987 BeihangUniversity

Research Interests
        My research is focused on the design of new mechanisms for a variety of applications including robotics, haptic interface, rehabilitation, and tele-operatio and virtual prototyping.

Teaching
Introduction to robotics, Product design and development, Mechanism analysis and synthesis

Professional Memberships
Senior Member of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society (CMES)
Member of the CMES Board of Governors
Senior Member of IEEE (Robotics and Automation Society, Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society)
Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Awards and Honors
1993 Outstanding Yong Professor Award, Government of Beijing
1996 Outstanding Investigator Award, the Ministry of Aeronautics Industry, China
1998 Research Leadership Award, Government of Beijing
2003 The 21st Century Outstanding Professional Award, the Ministry of Education, China

Professional Services
Advisory Board of Undergraduate Education, the Ministry of Education, China
AdCom, Transmission Committee, CMES
AdCom, Mechanism Committee, CMES
Editorial Board, Robot, Journal of Chinese Association of Automation