Ethan Zhou

Experience

  • Bambu Lab — Mechanical Design Intern

    Toolheads and toolchangers for 3D printers

    Jun–Jul 2026

  • Nostopharma — Robotics Contract Lead

    3-axis automated pipetting platform for high-throughput compound generation

    Jan 2026–Present

  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine — Research Intern

    Ocular nanoparticle drug delivery and efficacy @ Green Group

    Jun–Oct 2025

  • GeneImmune Biotechnology — Research Intern

    Purifying and classifying influenza proteins for flu-prevention research applications

    Jul–Aug 2024
Dugtrio robot
Mechatronics Controls

Dugtrio · 2025–26

The world's only robot with three shooters on a turret. Placed 2nd in the world out of 8,000+ teams and 1st in the Chesapeake region.

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Blastoise robot
Mechatronics Controls

Blastoise · 2024–25

All-in-one telescoping arm that intakes and scores without a transfer. Peaked 7th Offensive Power Rating worldwide.

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Awards

  • 1x

    FTC Worlds Inspire Award

    Top award, given to 6 of 8,000+ teams globally for effective engineering and community impact

  • 3x

    FTC Worlds Innovate Award

    Top 0.15% of teams worldwide for innovative engineering design

  • 3x

    FTC Chesapeake Regional Champion

    Top 1 of 250+ FTC teams across a quad-state region for robot performance.

  • 1x

    FTC Chesapeake Regional Inspire Award

    Top award for effective engineering and community impact.

  • 1x

    Multinational Tech Invitational

    Placed 13th of 40 top-performing FTC teams worldwide.

  • 1x

    Eagle Scout Rank with Bronze Palm

    Promoted STEM in Scouting and demoed an FTC robot to US congressmen at Capitol Hill.

  • 2x

    President's Gold Volunteer Service Award

Publications & Presentations

  • Progress in Henipavirus Neutralizing Antibody for Therapeutic Development

    Hong, J., Zhao, Y., Zhou, E. H., et al.

    SciLight Press

    2026

  • Polymeric Nanoparticle Gene Delivery to Reprogram the Tumor Immune Microenvironment in Ovarian Cancer for an Anti-Tumor Response

    Yang, J., et al.

    Acta Biomaterialia · Co-author · Under review

    2025

  • Effects of Storage Time and Temperature on Nanoparticle Performance and Properties Post-Lyophilization

    Zhou, E., et al.

    BMES 2025 Annual Conference · Poster presentation

    2025

Skills

Mechanical Engineering
CAD & PLM
Creo Onshape Windchill GD&T Engineering Drawings
Analysis
FEA SimScale
Manufacturing
DFMA Manual Machining 3D Printing Injection Molding Rapid Prototyping Materials & Process Selection
Software
Languages
Java Python LaTeX
Tools
Git GitHub Codex Claude Code
Wet Lab
Techniques
Cell Culture Polymer / Nanoparticle Synthesis ELISA SDS-PAGE
Instrumentation
Flow Cytometry DLS / Osmometer
Analysis
FlowJo GraphPad Prism

Projects & Work

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