Xiaoyu Niu
+1 619 214 9419
xyniu@utexas.edu
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
08/2020 – present
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Electromagnetic & Acoustics Track
- UT Acoustic MEMS Lab
- Supervisor: Neal A. Hall
- Ph.D. Student
08/2019 – 07/2020
- Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
- Institute of Acoustics
- CAS Key Laboratory of Noise and Vibration Research
- Supervisor: Xiaodong Li
- Ph.D. Student
08/2015 – 07/2019
- Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- College of Information Science and Engineering
- Department of Ocean Technology
- Acoustics Track
- Bachelor of Science, GPA: 3.87, Rank: 1/83
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
08/2016 – 09/2017
Ocean Acoustic Laboratory, Experiment Assistant
- Participated in National Science Foundation, Reduce Back Reflection of Underwater Objective with Destructive Interference, No.11674293
- Optimized experiment methods and analyzed data
Paper: Broadband and Wide-angle Blazed Acoustic Gratings Using Multiple Coupled Helmholtz Resonators, Applied Physics Express
Patent: Sound Wave Reflection Conduit Phase Calibration System and Method,
CN106949921B, the first inventor
Patent: Programmable Device to Control WaveFront, CN106898344A, the first inventor
12/2016 – 05/2018
National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Project, Leader
- Research on Wide Band Back Negative Reflection, No.201710423036
- Got the EXCELLENCE result
- Invited to take part in National Annual Meeting of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for College Students. (Only the top 1% of projects in our university can get the invitation.)
08/2017 – 12/2017
Sound and Vibration Measurement Laboratory, Experiment Assistant
- Responsible for maintaining 3D Printing Machine and optimized construction
- Created the World First Authentic Acoustic 3D Printing Ukulele
01/2018 – 06/2018
Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Data Processing Assistant
- Analyzed experiment data using probabilistic methods
Paper: Effects of different uncertainty settings in Monaco treatment system on computation efficiency and diametric accuracy, Chinese Journal of Medical Physics
PUBLICATIONS
- A comparison on the sound quality of PLA 3-D printing Ukulele and single-board wooden Ukulele, the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019
- Natural sound (scale) reflecting speaker, the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019
- A comparison on the sound quality of PLA 3-D printing Ukulele and single-board wooden Ukulele, Processings of Meetings on Acoustics, 2019
- A Practical Pedagogy of Wimshurst Machine, The Physics Teachers, 2019, submitted (MS560613)
- Interference experiment with two coherent acoustical sources, The Physics Teachers, 2019, submitted (MS570823)
- Guitar experiment assisting comprehension of string vibration function, The Physics Teachers, 2019, submitted (MS570824)
- Effects of different uncertainty settings in Monaco treatment planning system on computation efficiency and dosimetric accuracy, Chinese Journal of Medical Physics, 2018
- Broadband and wide-angle blazed acoustic gratings using multiple coupled Helmholtz resonators, Applied Physics Express, 2017
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
01/2020
Attended American Association of Physics Teachers 2020 Winter Meeting
- Presentation: Interference experiment with two coherent acoustic source
- Presentation: Guitar experiment assisting for comprehension on string vibration function
12/2019
Attended the 178th Meeting of Acoustical Society of America
- Presentation: Natural sound (scale) reflecting speaker
- Presentation: A Comparison on Sound Quality of PLA 3D Printing Ukulele and Single Board Wooden Ukulele
01/2019
Attended American Association of Physics Teachers 2019 Winter Meeting
- Presentation: Electrified-Efficiency Analysis of Wimshurst Machine
01/2019
Invited to visit Southern Methodist University
09/2018
“Internet +”National College Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
- National Bronze Award & Provincial Gold Award
10/2017
National Mathematical Modeling Competition
- the second-class prize in Province
06/2017
College Computer Creativity & Programming Competition
- the first prize
10/2016
Provincial Math Contest
- the second-class prize
10/2016
College Food Science and Engineering Creative Competition
- he excellence prize
- Patent: A double-deck wrapping bag
HONORS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2018 – 2019
- Wenyuan Scholarship (the Highest Honor in university awarded to only 3 students each year)
- Excellent Student Model medal (awarded to top 10 students in university each year)
- Provincial Outstanding Students (awarded to top 20 students in university each year)
- Provincial Outstanding Graduates (awarded to top 20 students in university each year)
- College Excellent Bachelor Thesis (awarded to top 10% in the department)
2017 – 2018
- National Scholarship
- College Studying Outstanding first-class scholarships
- College Excellent Student
- College Science and Technology Innovation Scholarship
- College May Fourth Excellent Youth Medal (awarded to top 3 students in university yearly)
- Chunhua Scholarship (awarded to top 10 undergraduate students in the university)
- School Science and Technology Excellent Star Medal
2016 – 2017
- National Scholarship
- College Studying Outstanding first-class scholarships
- College Excellent Student
- College Science and Technology Innovation Scholarship
2015 – 2016
- National Scholarship (awarded to the top 1 in the department)
- College Excellent Student (top 10%)
- College Studying Outstanding first-class scholarships (top 5% in the department)
- College Science and Technology Innovation Scholarship