General

Leo N.Y. Cao

Associate Professor

Email: caonanying@binn.cas.cn


An open minded researcher with interdiscipline background: applied mathematics and mechical engineering.
More than 10 years of international experience.
Looking for engaging talents in all fields to collaborate.


Research Areas

Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Fluid dynamics sensing and energy harvesting

Aerosol Technology

Multiphysics numerical simulation

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering                                         December 2017

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

College of Science and Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Master of Science in Environmental Management and Engineering                August 2010

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

 

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Applied Mathematic                         August 2008

Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China

College of Science


Experience

   
Work Experience

ORISE fellow/Postdoc                                                                      February 2018-June 2021

Food and Drug Administration, St. Louis, MO

  • Pharmaceutical Analysis of 3D Printed Inhalation Delivery Systems:
  • Method Development for Evaluating Particle Size Distribution of OTC Sunscreen Spray Products
  • Technical product development of 3D printed platform for biorelevant in vitro dissolution testing
  • Laboratory tests and method validation for the approval of New Drug Application (NDA) and Surveillance Inspection program


Publications

   
Papers

Google citation

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Kbrvs1gAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Researchgate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leo-Cao-2


2022-2023

1.      Cao, L. N. Y., Su, E., Xu, Z., & Wang, Z. L. (2023). Fully enclosed microbeads structured TENG arrays for omnidirectional wind energy harvesting with a portable galloping oscillator. Materials Today, 71, 9–21.

2.      Xu, Z., Cao, L. N. Y., Li, C., Luo, Y., Su, E., Wang, W., Tang, W., Yao, Z., & Wang, Z. L. (2023). Digital mapping of surface turbulence status and aerodynamic stall on wings of a flying aircraft. Nature Communications, 14(1), 2792.

3.      Lin, S., Cao, L. N. Y., Tang, Z., & Wang, Z. L. (2023). Size-dependent charge transfer between water microdroplets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(31), 2017.

4.      Su, E., Li, H., Zhang, J., Xu, Z., Chen, B., Cao, L. N. Y., & Wang, Z. L. (2023). Rationally Designed Anti‐Glare Panel Arrays as Highway Wind Energy Harvester. Advanced Functional Materials, 33(17), 2214934.

5.      Cao, Y., Su, E., Sun, Y., Wang, Z. L., & Cao, L. N. Y. (2023). A Rolling-Bead Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Harvesting Omnidirectional Wind-Induced Energy toward Shelter Forests Monitoring. Small, 2307119, 1–10.

6.      Sun, Y., Li, C., Xu, Z., Cao, Y., Sheng, H., Wang, Z. L., & Cao, L. N. Y. (2023). Conformable Multifunctional Space Fabric by Metal 3D Printing for Collision Hazard Protection and Self-Powered Monitoring. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

7.      Cao, L. N. Y., Xu, Z., & Wang, Z. L. (2022). Application of Triboelectric Nanogenerator in Fluid Dynamics Sensing: Past and Future. Nanomaterials, 12(19), 3261.

8.      Luo, Y., Chen, P., Cao, L. N. Y., Xu, Z., Wu, Y., He, G., Jiang, T., & Wang, Z. L. (2022). Durability Improvement of Breeze‐Driven Triboelectric‐Electromagnetic Hybrid Nanogenerator by a Travel‐Controlled Approach. Advanced Functional Materials, 32(39), 2205710.

9.      Zhou, Z., Xu, Z., Cao, L. N. Y., Sheng, H., Li, C., Shang, Y., Tang, W., & Wang, Z. L. (2023). Triboelectricity Based Self‐Powered Digital Displacement Sensor for Aircraft Flight Actuation. Advanced Functional Materials, 2311839, 1–10.

10.  Shi, X., Cao, L. N. Y., Chen, M., & Huang, Y. (2022). Recent progress on two-dimensional materials confining single atoms for CO2 photoreduction. Chinese Chemical Letters, 33(12), 5023–5029.

11.  Pan, C., Cao, L. N. Y., Meng, J., Jia, L., Hu, W., Wang, Z. L., & Pu, X. (2024). Field Effect Nanogenerator as Operated by Sliding Gates. Energy & Environmental Science.

 

Before 2022

12.  Gao, Z., Cao, L. N. Y., Liu, X., Tian, L., & Rodriguez, J. D. (2022). An In Vitro Dissolution Method for Testing Extended-Release Tablets Under Mechanical Compression and Sample Friction. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 111(6), 1652–1658.

13.  Cao, L. N. Y., & Pui, D. Y. H. (2020). Real-time Measurements of Particle Geometric Surface Area by the Weighted Sum Method on a University Campus. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 20(7), 1569–1581.

14.  Cao, L. N. Y., & Pui, D. Y. H. (2018). A novel weighted sum method to measure particle geometric surface area in real-time. Journal of Aerosol Science, 117, 11–23.

15.  Cao, L. N. Y., Chen, S.-C., Fissan, H., Asbach, C., & Pui, D. Y. H. (2017). Development of a geometric surface area monitor (GSAM) for aerosol nanoparticles. Journal of Aerosol Science, 114.

16.  Cao, L. N. Y., Wang, J., Fissan, H., Pratsinis, S. E., Eggersdorfer, M. L., & Pui, D. Y. H. (2015). The capacitance and charge of agglomerated nanoparticles during sintering. Journal of Aerosol Science, 83, 1–11.

17.  Cao, L. N. Y., Cao, J., Lee, S., Zhang, Y., & Tie, X. (2012). Numerical simulation of the micro environment in the Han Yang Mausoleum Museum. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 12(4), 544–552.

 


Research Interests

Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG) on fluid dynamics sensing and energy harvesting;

3D printing and biomimicry design for efficient and scalable TENG;

Multiphysics numercial simulation;  

Aerosol technology and triboelectric effect.


Conferences

(1)Drug Delivery Performance of pMDI Actuators Fabricated by 3D Printing   2019-11-03
(2)Effect of Printing Orientation on the Structure Integrity an d Performance of Inhalation Delivery Systems   2019-10-07
(3)A novel weighted sum method to measure particle geometric surface area in real-time   2018-09-02
(4)Development of a Geometric Surface Area Monitor (GSAM) for Spherical and Agglomerate Nanoparticles   2015-10-12


Collaboration

David Y.H. Pui in University of Minnesota

Frank Lee in Hong Kong PolyU

Yu Huang in IEECAS


Honors & Distinctions

2022 Beijing Specially Appointed Talent

2023 Core member of Chinese Academy of Sciences Youth Team