Francine Zhang
Tigard,OR
Summary
Forward-thinking Electrical Engineering student pursuing a bachelor's degree with excellent skills in Java, Python, and C. Looking to take on new challenges in a role as an intern with a cutting-edge organization.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Myo-Micro-Materials Lab
Purdue University, IN
01.2026 - Current
- Research hydrogel-based biomaterials for biomedical and regenerative medicine applications.
Student Assistant
VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects) Race to Zero Emissions
Purdue University, IN
08.2025 - 12.2025
- Partnered with Professor John Sheffield and a ten-member student research team to explore innovative clean energy solutions addressing rising power demands of data centers.
- Evaluated capital and operational expenditures of small modular reactors, TRISO-X nuclear fuel pebble, and hydrogen energy.
- Presented research findings at Purdue Undergraduate Research Conference
Mentee
NEAR-Lab
Portland State University, OR
02.2025 - 08.2025
- Assisted Professor Martin Siderious in processing and converting acoustic data from over 60 marine wildlife recordings into spectrograms using Spyder IDE with python.
- Evaluated ChatGPT’s ability to recognize and classify marine mammal spectrograms as a proof-of-concept for applying large language models to bioacoustics research.
- Performed introductory time difference of arrival (TDOA) calculations to estimate angle of arrival in multi-channel acoustic data.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Purdue University
Lafayette05-2029
Skills
- Java
- Python
- Spyder IDE
- Visual Studio Code
- Excel
- LTSpice
- MATLAB
- Fusion 360
- PyLaTeX
- Arduino Uno R4
Certification
- Sustainable Energy Club, Portable Charging Station: Electrical Sub-Team Member
- EPICS MOBI BB8 Team: Electrical Sub-Team Co-Lead
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers Biomechanics: Electrical Sub-Team Member
- Purdue Space Program - Student Launch: Avionics and Simulations Team Member
Languages
Chinese
Limited Working
French
Elementary
Timeline
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Myo-Micro-Materials Lab
01.2026 - Current
Student Assistant
VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects) Race to Zero Emissions
08.2025 - 12.2025
Mentee
NEAR-Lab
02.2025 - 08.2025
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Purdue University