Associate Chair for Research, MSU Research Foundation Distinguished Professor, Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair
Education
- Ph.D., University of Maryland 2002
- M.E., Tsinghua University, Beijing 1998
- B.E., Tsinghua University, Beijing 1995
Research Interests
- Electroactive Polymer Sensors and Actuators
- Biomimetic Robotic Fish
- Mobile Sensing in Aquatic Environments
- Control of Autonomous Robotic Swarms
- Modeling and Control of Hysteresis
- Embedded Control Systems
Research Lab
Smart Microsystems Laboratory (SML)Selected Publications
- T. Pinto, L. Cai, C. Wang, and X. Tan, "CNT-based sensor arrays for local strain measurements in soft pneumatic bending actuators," International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 157-166, 2017
- S. B. Behbahani and X. Tan, "Design and modeling of flexible passive rowing joints for robotic fish pectoral fins," IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 1119-1132, 2016
- J. Zhang, D. Torres, J. Ebel, N. Sepulveda, and X. Tan, "A composite hysteresis model in self-sensing feedback control of fully integrated VO2 microactuators," IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 2405-2417, 2016
- F. Zhang, O. Ennasr, E. Litchman, and X. Tan, "Autonomous sampling of water columns using gliding robotic fish: Algorithms and harmful-algae-sampling experiments," IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 1271-1281, 2016
- H. Lei, M. A. Sharif, and X. Tan, "Dynamics of omnidirectional IPMC sensor: Experimental characterization and physical modeling," IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 601-612, 2016
MSU Scholar
Google Scholar
Awards
- Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- NSF CAREER Award
- MSU Teacher-Scholar Award
- ASME DSCD Best Mechatronics Paper Award
News
Celebrating the 15th and final Research Experience for Teachers
Michigan State University College of Engineering recently celebrated the end of the Research Experience for Teachers (RET), a summer program supported by the National Science Foundation for middle, high school and college educators.
2023-2024 Graduate student research award winners
The Michigan State University College of Engineering Graduate Student Awards Ceremony and Graduate Research Symposium showcased nearly 200 students.
2023-2024 Graduate student research award winners
The Michigan State University College of Engineering Graduate Student Awards Ceremony and Graduate Research Symposium showcased nearly 200 students.
Woongkul “Matt” Lee, Zhaojian Li, Xiaobo Tan receive MTRAC awards for research projects
Three Michigan State University College of Engineering faculty members have received awards for their research aimed to improve the bioeconomy.
Engineering faculty receive MTRC AgBio awards
Three Michigan State University College of Engineering faculty members have been recognized for their impactful research that benefits the agriculture industry.
Local teachers complete specialized stem experiences
Teachers were the students when the Michigan State University College of Engineering again hosted a Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program that supports authentic summer research experiences for middle and high school educators.
Six Spartan Engineers receive All-University Awards
Faculty and staff members in the Michigan State University College of Engineering received six of MSU’s highest honors during the 2022-2023 All-University Awards on May 8.
Faculty to Watch
The MSU community gathered at the Wharton Center on Sept. 14, 2022, for the investiture of the 2022 class of endowed chairs, endowed professors, and MSU Foundation Professors.
Spartan SMART
Smarter. Better. Faster. Softer. That's what Michigan State's Zhaojian Li has in mind for the next generation of robots that he and his team are building with the support of a new $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant.
Advancing electrical engineering
Xiaobo Tan has been named the Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering in the Michigan State University College of Engineering.
Researcher Galit Pelled
Galit Pelled's fascination with the intelligent octopus dates back to her undergraduate days at Hebrew University in Israel where she cared for and fed the dexterous animal. Now she's studying octopuses to see if they hold the key to restoring limb function in humans with the use of new "smart" prosthetics.
January 2020 Media Report
Bryan Smith, associate professor of biomedical engineering, and a team of scientists have created a "Trojan Horse" nanoparticle that can be directed to eat debris, reducing and stabilizing plaque.
November 2019 Media Report
Engineering Dean Leo Kempel was tapped as a national resource on the merger between Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot. He told the live-streaming financial news network, Cheddar, that mega-mergers are complicated things, saying: "You can't stop the train, get it all right, and move again - you have to create the next car on the train while it's still moving."
SMART Scholarships
Two Spartan Engineers have been awarded a highly selective scholarship under the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Scholarship-for-Service Program (SMART).
2018 Withrow Awards
The Michigan State University College of Engineering celebrated teaching, scholarship, and service during the 28th Annual Engineering Awards Luncheon in the University Club on Thursday, March 15. Eleven faculty and staff members were honored.
December 2017 Media Report
A monthly look at what is being written about the MSU Engineering community
November 2017 Media Report
MediaNotes: Spartan Engineers have recently been featured in these new videos
September 2017 Media Report
University Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Anil Jain, and his research team, had a noteworthy September in the media. Reporters contacted MSU's international biometric expert on topics related to facial recognition, smartphone security, and other cyber security issues.
June 2017 Media Report
Xiaobo Tan, an MSU Foundation Professor of electrical and computer engineering, was featured at AAAS during a lecture and presentation on GRACE, MSU's robotic fish that uses a flexible mechanized muscle to move through water and sense hydrodynamics.
