Areas of Focus
- Soft matter mechanics
- Soft material contact mechanics
- Responsive medical polymer materials
- Biomimetic structural materials
- Underwater adhesion issues of hydrogel materials
Work Experience
- 2019.05-2021.09 Postdoctoral Researcher at Southern University of Science and Technology, School of Engineering Mechanics (Supervisor: Professor Wei Hong)
- 2021.11-Present Distinguished Associate Research Fellow at Zhejiang University, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012.09-2015.06 Master's in Solid Mechanics: Zhejiang University (Supervisor: Professor Shaoxing Qu)
- 2015.10-2019.03 PhD in Life Science Interdisciplinary: Hokkaido University (Supervisor: Professor Jianping Gong)
Publications
- Nature Communications, Ping Rao
- Advanced Materials, Ping Rao
- Advanced Functional Materials, Ping Rao
- Materials Horizons, Ping Rao
- Journal of the Mechanics and Solids, Ping Rao
