Dr. Zhoulyu Rao

Materials Research Laboratory
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
104 South Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Office: MRL 480;
e-mail: zhoulyu@illinois.edu

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (Dec. 2024 – )
Post-doc, Materials Research Laboratory
Advisor: Prof. Cunjiang Yu

Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (Jan. 2022 – Dec. 2024)
Post-doc, Engineering Science and Mechanics
Advisor: Prof. Cunjiang Yu

University of Houston, Houston, TX (Aug. 2016 – Dec. 2021)
Ph.D., Material and Science Engineering
Advisor: Prof. Cunjiang Yu

University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, China (Sep. 2012 – Jul. 2015)
M.S., Inorganic Chemistry
Advisor: Prof. Yujie Xiong

Xidian University, Xi'an, China (Aug. 2008 – Jul. 2012)
B.S., Applied Chemistry

Honors and Awards

• 2021, Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Studying Abroad
• 2020, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Scholarship, University of Houston
• 2019, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Scholarship, University of Houston
• 2019, Cora Hawley Scholarship from TcSUH, University of Houston
• 2015, P&G Outstanding Graduates Scholarship, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 2015, Excellent Graduate Award, Anhui Province

Conference

Z. Rao, F. Ershad, and C. Yu. Untethered Cardiac Stimulation and Pacing Enabled by Ultra-thin Rubbery Bio-optoelectronic Stimulators, 2024 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, 22-26, Apr. 2024, Seattle, WA, USA.
Z. Rao, and C. Yu. Shape-Adaptive Curvy Imager Manufactured by Conformal Additive Stamp Printing, Society of Engineering Science 2022; 16-21, Oct. 2022, College Station, TX, USA.

Peer Review Service

• Soft Science
• Bioactive Materials
• npj Robotics
• Energy Materials
• Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing