Hanzhang Cao, EDI '25Physical Product Design, Social Impact, Sustainability

About
Hanzhang has always been a passionate designer with a focus on industrial design. He constantly studies interactions between individuals and products, exploring innovations to enhance such experiences. Hanzhang believes that innovative technologies are the driving force for social changes, and intuitive design is the medium to deploy innovations to the public.
Portfolio
Why EDI?
With a background in industrial design, Hanzhang has constantly worked on design projects that solve existing social issues related to healthcare, water sanitation, and sustainability. He aspires to deploy systematic designs to achieve social benefits. To Hanzhang, EDI provides him with a platform to freely experiment with innovations that enhances interactions between individuals. The program's focus aligns with his goal of using intuitive designs to deploy innovations to the public.
Education
BFA, Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design.