Cao Research Group
Innovation, Dedication, Collaboration
Members
Principal Investigator (PI)
Assistant Professor
Director, Laboratory for Soft Machines & Electronics (SME)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Electrical, Computer, and System Engineering
Case School of Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Investigator, Advanced Platform Technology (APT) Center
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
Associate Editor, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Robotics and AI
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
Office: 441 Glennan, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7222
Email: ccao@case.edu
Phone: 216-368-2984
Postdoc Associates & Visiting Scholars
A. Manzoor
Postdoc Fellow
Research topics: Soft robotics & Soft electronics
L. Zhang
Visiting Scholar
Research topics: Mechanics of Materials and Structures, Soft robotics
Graduate Students
Zhida Huang
PhD Student
Research Interests: Computational mechanics, Additive manufacturing, Printed electronics
Huigang Wang
PhD Student
Research Interests: Soft robots, Soft materials
Xiaoyang Gao
MS Student
Research Interests: Soft/Hybrid robots, Autonomous systems.
Shariful Islam
PhD Student
Research Interests: Soft robotics, Soft electronics
Joel Warren
PhD Student
Research Interests: Advanced materials and Additive manufacturing
Brian Nyirenda
MS Student
Research Interests: Soft robotics, Soft electronics
Undergradutes
Maria Tuepker
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Flexible electronics, Stretchable electronics, Biointegrated electronics
Kien Rea
Undergraduate student
Research Topics: ML & Robotics
Juho Jeon
Undergraduate student
Research Topics: Self-powered electronics
Haeun (Kaylee) Cho
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Soft robotics
Amy Budzichowski
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Soft robots
Henry Lliguicota
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: TBD
Brenda Martinez
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Soft electronics, IoTs
Luca Ciampaglia
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Soft robots
Bomani Kopano
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Soft electronics, IoTs
Tobias Cowles
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Soft robots
Aanya Garg
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Soft electronics, Soft robots
Raul Mariani
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Soft electronics, Soft robots
K-12 Students
Edith Tomasek
High School Interns
Yehyun Choi
High School Interns
Research topics: 3D printing, Soft robotics, Soft electronics