Engineer Project
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Wen Zhang
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Master in Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology
MASc in Physical Electronics
Education
Apr. 2013 Master in Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methodology (MERM)
University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, BC, Canada
Research supervisor: Professor Bruno D. Zumbo
Weighted Average Grade: 93.1/100
Dec. 2006 M. A. Sc. in Physical Electronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
(HUST), Wuhan, China
Weighted Average Grade: 87.9/100
Jun. 2004 B. Eng. in Polymer Material Science & Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Chemical
Technology (WICT), Wuhan, China
Weighted Average Grade: 85.2/100
Skills
Developing tests and measures in psychology, education, and health.
Applying statistical procedures for assessing reliability and validity and
applying psychometric concepts in research decisions.
Statistical techniques: analysis of variance, multivariate statistics,
regression/correlation analysis, factor analysis, generalizability theory, meta-
analysis, item response theory, and survival analysis.
Statistical/calculation software: SPSS, R, Matlab, LISREL, Mplus, PARDUX.
Languages: English and Mandarin-Chinese.
Research
2011-present Department of Educational & Counselling Psychology and Special Education, UBC,
Canada
Graduate Researcher
Meta-analysis for health-related quality of life research;
Validity analyses for health-related quality of life research, the World Health
Organization Quality of Life (WHOQoL) and the Short Form Health Survey
(SF-36);
Norming analysis for an achievement test in French;
Factor analysis, analyses of item parameters and differential item functioning
for large-scale assessments
2004-2006 School of Optoelectronic Sc. & Technol., HUST, China
Graduate Research Assistant
Research on the nanoparticle nonlinear materials for applications of optical
storage and micro-fabrication: Synthesis, test, and spectral analysis;
Non-uniform distribution of injected carriers in multiple-quantum-well lasers:
Numerical modeling and data analysis.
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2002-2004 School of Material Sc. & Eng., WICT, China
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Data collection and analysis of carbon nanotubes.
Working
Experience
2011 Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, UBC, Canada
Research Engineer
Characterization and data analysis of silicon photonic
integrated circuits for biomedical sensing applications;
Characterization and data analysis of high-frequecy
semiconductor lasers for high-speed networks and tele-
communications.
2007-2008 Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences,
China
Research Engineer
National Key Sc. & Tech. Project “Investigations on Key Technologies of
High-Density 3D System in Package”: Numerical analysis of polymer-matrix
composites; System measurement and analysis; Project pre-assessment;
Canada-China International Collaboration Project “Transistor Micro-Ring
Lasers”: Project management;
Technical assessment, technology commercialization, patent assessment;
Laboratary planning and management;
Assistant graduate advisor.
Awards
2012 Entrance Scholarship Award, UBC, Canada
2006 Distinguished Graduate Award, HUST, China
2005-2006 Distinguished Postgraduate Award and 1st-Class Scholarship, HUST, China
2004-2006 University Graduate Fellowship, HUST, China
2004 Postgraduate Entrance Scholarship, HUST, China
2003 Faculty Academic Award, WICT, China
2002-2003 Distinguished Student Award and 1st-Class Scholarship, WICT, China
2002 Distinguished Student Leader Award, WICT, China
2001 2nd-Class Scholarship, WICT, China
Social
Activities
2011-2012 Coordinator of the Parents n Tots Program at Kitsilano Community, Canada
2010 Community Dialogue Event: “Coming Together on Common Ground -Building
Community Across Cultures”, Canada
2010 Early Childhood Development Survey, Canada
2010 Peer Support Facilitator Training, Canada
2010 Multicultural Celebrations and Multicultural Family Resource Fair, Canada
2007 Co-Organizer of the SIAT Exhibition in the China Hi-Tech Fair, China
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2004 Practicum in Jingmen Petroleum & Chemical Plant, China
2003 Practicum in Yueyang Petroleum & Chemical Plant, China
Contributions
Book Chapters in Preparation
Chan, E. K. H., Zumbo, B. D., Zhang, W., & Chen, Y. (to be published in 2013).
Validity evidence reported in papers in Quality of Life Research. Zumbo, B.
D. & Chan, E. K. H. (Eds.), Validity and validation in social, behavioral,
and health sciences. New York, NY: Springer.
Chan, E. K. H., Zumbo, B. D., Chen, Y., Zhang, W. (to be published in 2013).
Validity evidence of SF-36 and World Health Organization Quality of Life
(WHOQoL) Assessment. Zumbo, B. D. & Chan, E. K. H. (Eds.), Validity
and validation in social, behavioral, and health sciences. New York, NY:
Springer.
Zumbo, B. D., Chan, E. K. H., Zhang, W., Chen, Y., Darmawanti, I., & Mulyana,
O. P. (to be published in 2013). Review of validity evidence reported in
papers published in Social Indicators Research. Zumbo, B. D. & Chan, E. K.
H. (Eds.), Validity and validation in social, behavioral, and health sciences.
New York, NY: Springer.
Refereed Journal
Shi, W., Wang, X., Zhang, W., Yun, H., Lin, C., Chrostowski, L., & Jaeger, N. A.
F. (2012). Grating-coupled silicon microring resonator. Appl. Phys. Lett.,
100, 12118-1-12118-4.
Shi, W., Wang, X., Zhang, W., Chrostowski, L., & Jaeger, N. A. F. (2011).
Contradirectional couplers in silicon-on-insulator rib waveguides. Optics
Letters, 36, 3999- 4001.
Zhang, W., Zhu, D. Q., Jin, X., & Liu, Z. L. (2007). The size measurement and
fluorescence spectral studies of 2,7-divinylpyridine-9,9'-diethylfluorene
nanoparticles”, Journal of Instrumental Analysis, 26(1), 47-50.
Dong, L. H., Zhu, D. Q., Jin, X., & Zhang, W. (2007). Investigation on the
preparation and properties of fluorinated polyimide for waveguide. Laser
Technology, 31(4), 36-39.
Conference Publications
Chan, E. K. H., Zumbo, B. D., Zhang, W., & Chen, Y. (in preparation). Validity
evidence reported in papers in Quality of Life Research. To be submitted to
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
(ISPOR) 19th Annual Conference, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Zhang, W., Chan, E., & Zumbo, B. D. (2013). Measurement invariance between
top-performing jurisdictions on the Programme for International Student
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Assessment (PISA) science test: a multi-group confirmatory factor analytic
study. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference,
San Francisco, USA.
Zhang, W., Chan, E., Chen, Y., & Zumbo, B. D. (2013). Gender comparison on the
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) science test:
examining scale level and item level measurement invariance. Canadian
Society for the Study of Education (CSSE) Conference, Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada.
Chen, Y., & Zhang, W. (2013). Impact of self-efficacy and computer use on
science achievement: economic, social and cultural status difference.
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Conference, San
Francisco, USA.
Shi, W., Yun, H., Chang, T. K., Zhang, W., Lin, C., Jaeger, N. A. F., &
Chrostowski, L. (2012). Differential measurement of transmission losses of
integrated optical components using waveguide ring resonators. Photonics
North, Montreal, Canada.
Shi, W., Wang, X., Zhang, W., Yun, H., Jaeger, N. A. F., & Chrostowski, L.
(2012). Integrated microring add-drop filters with contradirectional couplers.
CLEO (Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics) 2012, San Jose, USA.
Shi, W., Wang, X., Yun, H., Zhang, W., Jaeger, N. A. F., & Chrostowski, L.
(2012). Integrated silicon contradirectional couplers: modeling and
experiment. SPIE Photonics Europe, Brussels, Belgium.
Other Contributions
2011 Project Report “Characterization of Silicon Y-Branch Optical Splitters”
2008 Optoelectronics Laboratory Progress Report
2008 Investigation of Applications and Market Potential of SOI Technology
2007 Technical Proposal (Co-Author): Transistor Micro-Ring Lasers for the BC-China
Collaboration Project
2007 Optoelectronics Laboratory Planning and Assessment Report
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