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. Yi Jin
Postdoc Associate
Research topics: Soft robotics
TBD
Postdoc Associate
Research topics: Soft Electronics, Nanoelectronics, Wearables
Graduate Students
Partha Datta
PhD Student
Research Interests: Soft robotics, Control
Imon Pranta
PhD Student
Research Interests: Advanced materials, Soft Robots
Riddhi Srinivasan
MS Student
Research Interests: Soft robotics, Soft electronics
Nikhil Bondala
MS Student
Research Interests: Soft robotics, Soft actuators
Shariful Islam
PhD Student
Research Interests: Soft electronics, Batteries, and Energy harvesting
Chang Liu
PhD Student
Research Interests: 3D/4D Printing, Advanced Materials & Devices
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 electronics and bioelectronics
Matagari Ouattara
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Soft actuators and Soft robots
Krina Amin
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Flexible electronics, Stretchable electronics, Biointegrated electronics
Sujay Bharadwaj
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Flexible electronics, Stretchable electronics, Biointegrated electronics
Madeleine Lukang
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Flexible electronics, Stretchable electronics, Biointegrated electronics
Michael Valerino
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Flexible electronics, Stretchable electronics, Biointegrated electronics
Servet Azra Kaya
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Bioinpisred robots
Tej Moradia
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: 3D/4D printing and robotics
Vitchan Han
Undergraduate Student
Research Interest: Soft electronics, IoTs
Ezra Rickert
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Metamaterials & bioinspired materials
Vinson Huang
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Metamaterials & bioinspired materials