Maria Yang

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 3-449B Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

Dr. Yang's research interest is in the product design process, particularly in the early phases of the design cycle.

Dr. Yang earned her S.B. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and her M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University's Mechanical Engineering Department, Design Division at the Center for Design Research under an NSF Graduate Fellowship.

She is the 2006 recipient an NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award and 2012 recipient of the 2012 Earll Murman Award for Excellence in Advising.