HELLO, I'M ZIXUAN CHEN
Exploring the space where environmental science, physics, and mechanical engineering meet.
A collection of my projects, the questions behind them, and the things that keep me curious.
Come explore my work ↘
01 / IDEAS INTO ACTION
Start with a project. Look closer at the process, then explore the materials behind it.
FROM MY RESEARCH JOURNAL
Ten progress notes on prototypes, modeling, and the questions that made me rethink a design.
Open the research journalMoving from an attraction effect toward a repeatable pickup test.
Read the progress notes ↗02 / PERSONAL DUST-REMOVAL DEVICEBalancing airflow, capture, and the space inside a small device.
Read the progress notes ↗03 / CHARGED MISTFollowing the gap between a promising model and a fair evaluation.
Read the progress notes ↗02 / BEYOND THE PROJECT
Learning with others, sharing ideas, and showing up for the communities I am part of.
JHU ENGINEERING INNOVATION / SUMMER FIELD NOTES
A few moments from the summer: testing ideas, meeting people, and finding my way around campus.
MY INDIVIDUAL ELECTRONICS PROJECT
A bedtime idea, built in code. I explored how a phone dock could connect environmental checks with a more intentional routine—and worked through seven MakeCode iterations to make the control logic more dependable.
Explore the design
Two complete clips from the program, with their original sound.
USIYPT / IN THE ROOM
A full presentation recording from my participation in USIYPT, with slides on light spectra, reconstruction, and analysis.
Activity descriptions are adapted from my activity record. The summer album and USIYPT video are from materials I supplied; further project records are being added.
03 / MILESTONES ALONG THE WAY
Competitions and recognition, with the certificates and results behind them. Open an entry for its details or explore the documents below.
Nine certificates and one result screenshot. Open a document for a closer look and its English reading note.
04 / A LITTLE MORE ME
The questions I explore in science sit alongside the things I enjoy beyond it: hiking, badminton, and photography.
Explore my personal album ↓See the world through my lens ↓LIFE IN MOTION / FROM MY PERSONAL ALBUM
From the workbench to the trail: selected moments from activities, the outdoors, and the places that catch my eye.
From the personal album supplied by Zixuan Chen.
05 / THROUGH MY LENS
Photography is another part of my curiosity. A selection of light, patterns, landscapes, and everyday details that caught my eye.
THE DETAILS MATTER
Browse the research notes, diagrams, award certificates, summer photographs, and presentation videos. Each item includes its source and the context needed to read it.