Research Fellow
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Email: yuan_gao@hust.edu.cn
Academic Areas: Multiphysics computational modeling for functional micro-nano structures and advanced manufacturing
Prof. Gao graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2014, and earned his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia in 2019. From August 2019 to January 2023, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In March 2023, he joined the School of Mechanical Science and Engineering.
Academic Degrees
2014.09-2019.05 University of Virginia, U.S. Ph.D.
2010.09-2014.08 Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Bachelor
Professional Experience
2019.05-2023.01 Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2023.03-Present Professor/Research Fellow, Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Selected Publications
[1] Yuan Gao, Mingzhe Li, Yue Zhang, Weiyi Lu, and Baoxing Xu. Spontaneous Outflow Efficiency of Confined Liquid in Hydrophobic Nanopores. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2020, 117, 25246.
[2] Yuan Gao, Justine E. Paul, Manxin. Chen, Liu Hong, Leonardo P. Chamorro, Nancy R. Sottos, and Philippe H. Geubelle. Buoyancy-Induced Convection Driven by Frontal Polymerization. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2023, 130, 028101.
[3] Yuan Gao, Mingzhe Li, Haozhe Zhang, Yue Zhang, Weiyi Lu, and Baoxing Xu. Anomalous solid-like necking of confined water outflow in hydrophobic nanopores. Matter. 2022, 5, 266.
[4] Yuan Gao, Mengtian Yin, Haozhe Zhang, and Baoxing Xu. Electrically Suppressed Outflow of Confined Liquid in Hydrophobic Nanopores. ACS Nano. 2022,16, 9420.
[5] Yuan Gao, and Baoxing Xu. van der Waals Graphene Kirigami Heterostructure for Strain-Controlled Thermal Transparency. ACS Nano. 2018, 12, 11254.
[6] Yuan Gao, Qingchang Liu, and Baoxing Xu. Lattice Mismatch Dominant Yet Mechanically Tunable Thermal Conductivity in Bilayer Heterostructures. ACS Nano. 2016, 10, 5431.
[7] Yuan Gao, Mason A. Dearborn, Julie Hemmer, Zhao Wang, Aaron P. Esser‐Kahn, and Philippe H. Geubelle. Controllable Frontal Polymerization and Spontaneous Patterning Enabled by Phase‐Changing Particles. Small. 2021, 17, 2102217.
[8] Yuan Gao, Yue Zhang, and Baoxing Xu. Confined Water-Assistant Thermal Response of a Graphene Oxide Heterostructure and Its Enabled Mechanical Sensors for Load Sensing and Mode Differentiation. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2019, 11, 19596.
[9] Yuan Gao, and Baoxing Xu. On the Generalized Thermal Conductance Characterizations of Mixed One-Dimensional–Two-Dimensional van der Waals Heterostructures and Their Implication for Pressure Sensors. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2018, 10, 14221.
[10] Yuan Gao, and Baoxing Xu. Controllable Interface Junction, In-Plane Heterostructures Capable of Mechanically Mediating On-Demand Asymmetry of Thermal Transports. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2017, 9, 34506.
Awards and Honors
[1] The National Science Fund for Outstanding Young Scholars (Oversea) Program, 2022
[2] Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Finance Students Abroad, 2018
[3] 16th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics Congress Award
[4] John Bell McGaughy Fellowship, 2017 & 2018, University of Virginia
[5] Farrar Fellowship, 2017, University of Virginia
