Leo N.Y. Cao
Associate Professor
Email: caonanying@binn.cas.cn
•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
(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