Cao Research Group
Innovation, Dedication, Collaboration
Members
Principal Investigator (PI)
Assistant Professor
Director, Laboratory for Soft Machines & Electronics (SME)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Investigator, Advanced Platform Technology (APT) Center
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Associate Editor, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (IF 3.74)
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
Guest Editor & Editorial Board Member, Forces in Mechanics (Elsevier)
Guest Editor, Sensors (IF 3.576), 2022
Office: 441 Glennan, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
Email: ccao@case.edu
Phone: +1-216-368-2984
Postdoc Associates & Visiting Scholars
L. Zhang
Visiting Scholar
Research Interest: Solid mechanics, Biomechanics, Metamaterials
PhD School: Tsinghua University
Openings
for Postdoc & Visiting Scholar
Research topics: Soft robotics, Soft electronics, Metamaterials, Solid mechanics, 3D/4D printing
Z. Chen
Visiting PhD Student
Research Interest: Smart materials, Soft actuators, Soft robots
PhD School: Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Graduate Students
Zhida Huang
PhD Student (2019)
Research Interests: Computational mechanics, Additive manufacturing, Printed electronics
Shoue Chen
PhD Student (2018)
Research Interests: Soft robots, Soft materials
Jiaji Su
PhD Student (2021)
Research topics: Soft robotics, Soft electronics
Openings
for PhD & MS Students
Research topics: Soft robotics, Soft electronics, Metamaterials, Solid mechanics, 3D/4D printing
Undergradutes
Samuel Rabick
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Soft electronics, Soft robots
S. Shin
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: 3D/4D Printing
Catherine Cook
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Nanocomposites
Openings
for Undergraduate (SOURCE)
Research Topics: Soft robotics, Soft electronics, IoTs, Energy harvesting, 3D/4D printing, Metamaterials, etc.