Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
S419 Life Science Laboratories
240 Thatcher Road
Amherst, MA 01003-9292
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
My main interest includes the synthesis and electrical characterizations of nanomaterials; exploring novel nanoelectronic and bioelectronic devices and sensors; developing large-scale assembly techniques to integrate these nanoelements for functional systems such as computing circuits, biochips, wearable electronics, and implantable biomedical devices.
Current Research:
Developing novel nanoelectronic and bioelectronic sensors and devices; Integrating sensors, devices on soft-material scaffold for as wearable or implantable electronic systems for health/physiology monitoring.
Learn more at: Yao Research Lab
Academic Background:
- 2011–2017 Postdoc, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
- 2006–2012 PhD Applied Physics, Rice University,
- 2003–2006 MS Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- 1999–2003 BS Electrical Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China