Cao Research Group
Innovation, Dedication, Collaboration
Members
Principal Investigator (PI)
Assistant Professor
Director, Laboratory for Soft Machines & Electronics (SME Lab)
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Electrical, Computer & System Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Case School of Engineering
Case Western Reserve University
Investigator, Advanced Platform Technology (APT) Center
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center​​
Office: 441 Glennan, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-7222
Email: ccao@case.edu
Phone: 216-368-2984
Postdoc Associates & Visiting Scholars
Dr. Y. Jin
Postdoc Associate
Research topics: Soft robotics
Dr. J. Ji
Visiting Scholar
Research topics: Soft Electronics
Graduate Students
Omar Faruk
PhD Student
Research Interests: Advanced materials and Additive manufacturing
Jamiun Shadman
PhD Student
Research Interests: Advanced materials and Additive manufacturing
Riddhi Srinivasan
MS Student
Research Interests: Soft robotics, Soft electronics
Jordan Gray
MS Student
Research Interests: Soft robotics, Soft actuators
Sean Mann
MS Student
Research Interests: Advanced materials and Additive manufacturing
Shariful Islam
PhD Student
Research Interests: Soft robotics, Soft electronics
Chang Liu
PhD Student
Research Interests: 3D/4D Printing, Advanced Materials & Devices
Maxwell Rollins
PhD Student
Research Interests: Robotics
Simba M.
MS Student
Research Interests: Printed electronics & Soft robots
Joseph Schlager
MS Student
Research Interests: Soft robotics, Soft electronics
Undergradutes
Eliza Opalka
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Soft robots
Shion Kato
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Soft robots
Maria Tuepker
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Flexible electronics, Stretchable electronics, Biointegrated electronics
Alex Irausquin-Petit
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Flexible electronics, Stretchable electronics, Biointegrated electronics
Nikhil Misra
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Flexible electronics, Stretchable electronics, Biointegrated electronics
Nikhil Bondala
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Soft electronics, IoTs
Arka Nath
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Soft electronics, IoTs
Lekha Joy
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Soft robots
Tyler Ahten
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Soft robots
Kyle Lim
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Soft robots