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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Functional Design
July 2019 - Present Newark, Delaware, USA
TEAM LEADER
Project: Research & Design Undergarments for Individuals Identifying as Transgender
Researched transgender underwear and bra companies to examine trends within the market.
Interviewed with transgender to understand particular needs for lingerie within the community.
Conducted 3D-scanning body size of transgender to design suitable underwear and bras collections.
Interviewed by Reuters and published in the “New York Times”, MSN, the official website of UD, and so forth. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-transgender-underwear/underwear-as-empowerment-delaware-design-student-aims-to-fill-a-need-for-trans-women-idUSKCN20M1J8
Applied for a patent and cooperated with a company in the US to commercialize the products.
May 2017 - October 2019 Shanghai, China & Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
TEAM LEADER
Project: Exploration of Functional Clothing for People with Autism
Studied rich literature on sensory stimulation including visual sense, auditory sense, smell and touch.
Led an on-site investigation and discovered those with autism behaved calm and demonstrated higher concentration when they wore elastic skintight compared with those who wore loose dress.
Attended the conference held by International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) to orally deliver the design work: Design and Development of a Visual and Tactile Garment Therapy for Children with Autism.
Won 2019 French European Inc. Innovative Design Award-3rd Place in ITAA conference.
June 2019 - August 2019 Newark, Delaware, USA
TEAM MEMBER
Project: Evaluation of Adaptive Jeans for Children with Down’s Syndrome
Collected previous literature relevant to Down’s syndrome to discover design ideas and maximize comfort and convenience.
Interviewed children with Down’s syndrome to understand needs and interests within the community.
Made mood board to determine the design direction.
May 2017 - May 2018 Shanghai, China
TEAM LEADER
Project: Study on Designing of Fire Glove on the Basis of Biomechanics Knowledge of Finger
Led a 4-member team to take part in the “Shanghai Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, and carried out a series of studies that designed fire gloves using biomechanical knowledge of fingers.
Conducted multiple experiments to identify how different sizes of fire gloves currently on the market influence finger pressure, muscle fatigue, flexibility, and range of motion.
April 2016 Shanghai, China
TEAM LEADER
Project: Investigation on School Uniform In Zhejiang, Shanghai and Jiangsu Province
Applied a thorough comparative analysis of advantages and disadvantages about school uniforms in Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Jiangsu province, and provided practical improvement approaches.
Designed, distributed, and collected the questionnaires.
Analyzed data in order to understand the difficulty of improving school uniforms on the basis of financial situations of different students.