Jason Chang

Hi! I'm Jason Chang, an incoming graduate student in Mechanical Engineering at UC San Diego.

My research interests are in applications of materials and metamaterials, such as applications of origami in deployable structures.

In my free time, I enjoy folding origami and taking photos of the night sky. I also volunteer for Science Olympiad tournaments and run this cool Science Olympiad results website.

Education

University of California San Diego 2026-2027

M.S. Mechanical Engineering

University of California San Diego 2022-2026

B.S. Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics-Computer Science, Cognitive Science w/ spec. in Machine Learning

Research Experience

Stanford University, Zhao Lab (Soft Intelligent Materials Lab) Summer 2025

UC San Diego, Boechler Lab Group Spring 2024 - 2025

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech, NASA JPL Summer Internship Program Summer 2023

Teaching/Instructional Experience

MATH 10A: Calculus I, Prof. Yiyun He Fall 2025

MATH 10C: Calculus III, Prof. Ching Wei Ho Spring 2025

MAE 131A: Solid Mechanics I, Prof. Haiwen Luan Spring 2025

MATH 10B: Calculus II, Prof. Miles Jones Winter 2024

MATH 10A: Calculus I, Prof. Dehao Dai & Prof. Liam Hardiman Fall 2024

CSE 20: Discrete Mathematics, Prof. Michael Borkowski Winter 2024