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Name	An Yuan Cao
Contact Information	anyuan@pku.edu.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

Name

An Yuan Cao

Contact Information

anyuan@pku.edu.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Peking University
Faculty	Materials Science and Engineering
Academic Background & Achievements	1996-2001: PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University 1991-1996: Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
Work Experience	2013-Present: Director, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University 2009-Present: Distinguished Researcher, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University 2005-2008: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii 2002-2005: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Materials, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Awards	2013: National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 2011: New Century Excellent Talents in University, Ministry of Education 2008: NSF CAREER Award, USA 2008: Honor of the College of Engineering, University of Hawaii 2007: Guinness World Record for the Smallest Nanotube Brush 2006: Second Prize, Natural Science Award of China 2005: First Prize, Natural Science Award by Ministry of Education of China 2004: National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of PR China 2005: Featured in BBC program 'Science and Action' 2005: Featured in BBC Technology News 'Brush Up your Nanotechnology' 2005: Best Photo of the Year, Nature Magazine 2007: Featured Article in Nature Nanotechnology 'When Nanotechnology Meets Bubbleology' 2005: Special Report by University of Hawaii 'UH Professors Stretch the Limit of Carbon Nanotubes'

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Peking University

Faculty

Materials Science and Engineering

Academic Background & Achievements

1996-2001: PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University
1991-1996: Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Work Experience

2013-Present: Director, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University
2009-Present: Distinguished Researcher, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University
2005-2008: Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii
2002-2005: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Materials, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Awards

2013: National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
2011: New Century Excellent Talents in University, Ministry of Education
2008: NSF CAREER Award, USA
2008: Honor of the College of Engineering, University of Hawaii
2007: Guinness World Record for the Smallest Nanotube Brush
2006: Second Prize, Natural Science Award of China
2005: First Prize, Natural Science Award by Ministry of Education of China
2004: National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of PR China
2005: Featured in BBC program 'Science and Action'
2005: Featured in BBC Technology News 'Brush Up your Nanotechnology'
2005: Best Photo of the Year, Nature Magazine
2007: Featured Article in Nature Nanotechnology 'When Nanotechnology Meets Bubbleology'
2005: Special Report by University of Hawaii 'UH Professors Stretch the Limit of Carbon Nanotubes'

Areas of Focus	Nanotechnology and its applications Advanced materials, nanotechnology, and engineering mechanics
Publications	Carbon nanotube sponge-array tandem composites with extended energy absorption range, Zeng, Z. P.; Gui, X. C.; Lin, Z. Q.; Zhang, L. H.; Jia, Y.; Cao, A. Y.; Zhu, Y.; Xiang, R.; Wu, T. Z.; Tang, Z. K., 2013 Overtwisted, Resolvable Carbon Nanotube Yarn Entanglement as Strain Sensors and Rotational Actuators, Li,Y.; Shang, Y.; He, X.; Peng, Q., Du, S.; Shi, E.; Wu, S.; Li, Z.; Li, P.; Cao, A., 2013 Tailoring Carbon Nanotube Density for Modulating Electro-to-Heat Conversion in Phase Change Composites, Liu, Z.; Zou, R.; Gui, X,; Chen, R.; Lin, J.; Shang, Y.; Cao, A., 2013 TiO2-coated carbon nanotube-silicon solar cells with efficiency of 15%, Shi, E. Z.; Zhang, L. H.; Li, Z.; Li, P. X.; Shang, Y. Y.; Jia, Y.; Wei, J. Q.; Wang, K. L.; Zhu, H. W.; Wu, D. H.; Zhang, S.;Cao, A. Y., 2012 Nanobelt-carbon nanotube cross-junction solar cells, Shi, E. Z.; Nie, J. Q.; Qin, X. J.; Li, Z. J.; Zhang, L. H.; Li, Z.; Li, P. X.; Jia, Y.; Ji, C. Y.; Wei, J. Q.; Wang, K. L.; Zhu, H. W.; Wu, D. H.; Li, Y.; Fang, Y.; Qian, W. Z.; Wei, F.; Cao, A. Y., 2012 Super-Stretchable Spring-Like Carbon Nanotube Ropes, Shang, Y. Y.; He, X. D.; Li, Y. B.; Zhang, L. H.; Li, Z.; Ji, C. Y.; Shi, E. Z.; Li, P. X.; Zhu, K.; Peng, Q. Y.; Wang, C.; Zhang, X. J.; Wang, R. G.; Wei, J. Q.; Wang, K. L.; Zhu, H. W.; Wu, D. H.; Cao, A. Y., 2012 Porous, platinum nanoparticle-adsorbed carbon nanotube yarns for efficient fiber solar cells, Zhang, S.; Ji, C.; Bian, Z.; Yu, P.; Zhang, L. H.; Liu, D.; Shi, E.; Shang, Y.; Peng, H.; Cheng, Q.; Wang, D.; Huang, C.; Cao, A., 2012 Silicon-Carbon Nanotube Coaxial Sponge as Li-Ion Anodes with High Areal Capacity, Hu, L. B.; Wu, H.; Gao, Y. F.; Cao, A. Y.; Li, H. B.; McDough, J.; Xie, X.; Zhou, M.; Cui, Y., 2012 Enhanced Transport of Nanoparticles Across a Porous Nanotube Sponge, Li, H. B.; Gui, X. C.; Zhang, L. H.; Ji, C. Y.; Zhang, Y. C.; Sun, P. Z.; Wei, J. Q.; Wang, K. L.; Zhu, H. W.; Wu, D. H.;Cao, A. Y.*, 2011

Areas of Focus

Nanotechnology and its applications
Advanced materials, nanotechnology, and engineering mechanics

Publications

Carbon nanotube sponge-array tandem composites with extended energy absorption range, Zeng, Z. P.; Gui, X. C.; Lin, Z. Q.; Zhang, L. H.; Jia, Y.; Cao, A. Y.*; Zhu, Y.; Xiang, R.; Wu, T. Z.; Tang, Z. K., 2013
Overtwisted, Resolvable Carbon Nanotube Yarn Entanglement as Strain Sensors and Rotational Actuators, Li,Y.; Shang, Y.; He, X.; Peng, Q., Du, S.; Shi, E.; Wu, S.; Li, Z.; Li, P.; Cao, A.*, 2013
Tailoring Carbon Nanotube Density for Modulating Electro-to-Heat Conversion in Phase Change Composites, Liu, Z.; Zou, R.; Gui, X,; Chen, R.; Lin, J.; Shang, Y.; Cao, A.*, 2013
TiO2-coated carbon nanotube-silicon solar cells with efficiency of 15%, Shi, E. Z.; Zhang, L. H.; Li, Z.; Li, P. X.; Shang, Y. Y.; Jia, Y.; Wei, J. Q.; Wang, K. L.; Zhu, H. W.; Wu, D. H.; Zhang, S.;Cao, A. Y.*, 2012
Nanobelt-carbon nanotube cross-junction solar cells, Shi, E. Z.; Nie, J. Q.; Qin, X. J.; Li, Z. J.; Zhang, L. H.; Li, Z.; Li, P. X.; Jia, Y.; Ji, C. Y.; Wei, J. Q.; Wang, K. L.; Zhu, H. W.; Wu, D. H.; Li, Y.; Fang, Y.; Qian, W. Z.; Wei, F.; Cao, A. Y.*, 2012
Super-Stretchable Spring-Like Carbon Nanotube Ropes, Shang, Y. Y.; He, X. D.; Li, Y. B.; Zhang, L. H.; Li, Z.; Ji, C. Y.; Shi, E. Z.; Li, P. X.; Zhu, K.; Peng, Q. Y.; Wang, C.; Zhang, X. J.; Wang, R. G.; Wei, J. Q.; Wang, K. L.; Zhu, H. W.; Wu, D. H.; Cao, A. Y.*, 2012
Porous, platinum nanoparticle-adsorbed carbon nanotube yarns for efficient fiber solar cells, Zhang, S.; Ji, C.; Bian, Z.; Yu, P.; Zhang, L. H.; Liu, D.; Shi, E.; Shang, Y.; Peng, H.; Cheng, Q.; Wang, D.; Huang, C.; Cao, A.*, 2012
Silicon-Carbon Nanotube Coaxial Sponge as Li-Ion Anodes with High Areal Capacity, Hu, L. B.; Wu, H.; Gao, Y. F.; Cao, A. Y.*; Li, H. B.; McDough, J.; Xie, X.; Zhou, M.; Cui, Y., 2012
Enhanced Transport of Nanoparticles Across a Porous Nanotube Sponge, Li, H. B.; Gui, X. C.; Zhang, L. H.; Ji, C. Y.; Zhang, Y. C.; Sun, P. Z.; Wei, J. Q.; Wang, K. L.; Zhu, H. W.; Wu, D. H.;Cao, A. Y.*, 2011

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