Cao Research Group
Innovation, Dedication, Collaboration
Members
Principal Investigator (PI)
Assistant Professor & Director
Laboratory for Soft Machines & Electronics
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Tel: 216-368-2984 Email: ccao@case.edu
Associate Editor, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Guest Editor & Editorial Board Member, Forces in Mechanics (Elsevier)
Postdoc Associates & Visiting Scholars
Y. Pang
Postdoc Associate
Research Interests: Flexible and wearable electronics, Energy harvesting
PhD School: Chinese Academy of Sciences
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
X. Xu
Postdoc Associate (Joint)
Research Interest: Multifunctional metamaterials, Solid mechanics
PhD School: University of Missouri-Columbia
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.