Arthur Zhang
innovator
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.calit2.uci.edu/about-calit2/itemdetail.aspx?cg... |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Gaming, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Nanotech, Sports |
| Skills: | Business, Chinese, Design, Editing, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Graphic design, Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial Engineering, Languages, Leadership, Management, Product design, Public speaking, Writing |
| Location: | Irvine, CA |
| Groups: | 2009 Business Plan Competition at The Paul Merage School of Business (Closed) |
| Visas: | US, China |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Employment opportunities, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Participating in a competition, Patenting my idea, Professional opportunities, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Starting a company |
| Schools: | University of California System - Irvine, University of California System - Los Angeles |
FEATURED STARTUP
SIMON
SIMON
SimonTM is a cutting edge health device that helps reduce the risk of life threatening events associated with cardiovascular disease.
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Status: Active
- Stage: Just An Idea
FULL BIO
Arthur is the Technology Manager for the California Plug Load Research Center (CalPlug) at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. He is a dedicated advocate for energy efficiency technologies and policies. Arthur has proven expertise in fund raising, business plan/writing, project management, cross-industry collaboration, and entrepreneurial endeavors. With over ten patents filed at USPTO, Arthur is actively involved with commercialization of technologies for energy efficiency, telecommunications, and medical devices. Arthur earned his Ph.D. in experimental plasma physics from the University of California, Irvine and is pursuing his MBA on Technology Management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Calit2 Irvine |
| Position: | Technology manager |
| Time period: | July 2011 - Present |
| Employer: | Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility (INRF), Henry Samueli School of Engineering |
| Position: | Project leader |
| Time period: | March 2008 - July 2011 |
| Description: | Lead research groups in LiBachman Research Laboratory. Focus on MEMS sensors for bio, medical applications. Develop embedded systems for data acquisition and wireless sensor networks.
Collaboration: -California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) UC Irvine 04/2008-present MEMS group: http://libach.inrf.uci.edu/groups/rfmems/ Instrumentation group: http://libach.inrf.uci.edu/groups/instrumentation/ HBox project: http://www.calit2.net/newsroom/article.php?id=1439 |
| Employer: | UC Irvine |
| Position: | Graduate Researcher |
| Time period: | June 2004 - March 2008 |
| Description: | Experimental Plasma Physics, Ph. D. thesis project supported by Department of Energy funding, $100,000 per year, renewed for a total of 6 years.
Collaboration: -The Basic Plasma Science Facility at UCLA 07/2004-04/2008 -Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Institute for Fusion Studies, University of Texas, Austin, 07/2004-04/2008 -The CRPP Plasma Lab at EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland) 01/2006-04/2008 -Laboratory for Low Temperature Plasmas (KAIST, Korea) 10/2006-02/2007 |
| Employer: | UC Irvine |
| Position: | Teaching Assistant |
| Time period: | September 2003 - May 2004 |
| Description: | TA of various UC Irvine undergraduate physics courses, discussion sessions and laboratory classes. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Los Angeles |
| Time period: | 2011 - 2014 |
| Degree: | Technology management, MBA |
| University: | University of California System - Irvine |
| Time period: | 2008 |
| Degree: | Plasma Physics, PhD |
| University: | University of California System - Irvine |
| Time period: | 2004 |
| Degree: | Plasma Physics, MSc |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | basketball/snowboarding/table tennis, traveling, 2D/3D design, digital photography |
| Memberships: | American Physical Society |
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SIMON
SimonTM is a cutting edge health device that helps reduce the risk of life threatening events associated with cardiovascular disease.
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Tourgether
Tourgether is a company that offers real-time, on-site travel information service based on mobile network. Through online community based on web 2.0 and smart phone software, travelers obtain and share information anytime, anywhere.
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Alan Tang
1st year MBA, Paul Merage School of Business, UC Irvine, Engineer and Entrepreneur background.
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Jonas Tsai
Majoring in Electrical Engineering with a minor in business managment at University of California Irvine, Research Assistant for INRF
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Arup Chakraborty
3 years of industry experience in semiconductor / telecom software before joining PhD program at ICS