Qin Xu, Ph.D.

VP Engineering

Qin has been a key member of the New Scale engineering team since 2005. He is a leading contributor on ten of the company’s US patents for piezoelectric motors and miniature motion systems, and the primary inventor of the UTAF motor. As VP Engineering he continues to actively develop motion technologies, along with leading non-recurring engineering (NRE) projects and product development for both New Scale Technologies and New Scale Robotics.

He has prior experience at EXFO Burleigh Products Group developing piezoelectric motor technology and optical metrology systems.

Qin has a BS in Acoustics from Nanjing University and an MA and PhD in Physics from the University of Virginia.