Dr. Song Zhang

Professor

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Biography

Song Zhang is a Professor at Purdue University's School of Mechanical Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stony Brook University, earned in 2005. His research focuses on multiscale superfast 3D optical sensing, biophotonic imaging, optical metrology, machine/computer vision, 3D video telepresence, 3D video processing, and virtual reality. Zhang has received several accolades, including the Stony Brook University’s 40 Forty Alumni Award in 2014, and he was elected as a Fellow of SPIE in the same year. Additionally, he received the College of Engineering's Early Career Engineering Faculty Research Award from Iowa State University in 2014, and has published extensively in notable journals. He has contributed to significant advancements in optical engineering, which have been recognized with awards such as the AIAA Outstanding Paper Award in 2013 and the NSF CAREER Award in 2012. Zhang's influential works are frequently cited, making him a prominent figure in mechanical engineering and optics research.

Research Interests

Awards

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Stony Brook University’s 40 Forty Alumni Award

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Fellow, SPIE

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College of Engineering's Early Career Engineering Faculty Research Award

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AIAA Outstanding Paper Award

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NSF CAREER Award

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.