Hangbo Zhao

Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Education

2017, Doctoral Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2014, Master's Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2011, Bachelor's Degree, Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University

Biography

Hangbo Zhao joined the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at USC as an Assistant Professor in 2020. Hangbo received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering at MIT in 2017 and 2014, respectively. He received his bachelor’s degree in precision instruments at Tsinghua University in 2011. From 2017 to 2019 he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics at Northwestern University.

Research Summary

Hangbo's group works at the intersection of advanced manufacturing, materials, and applied mechanics. The group aims to advance the science and technology of manufacturing through a combination of fundamental understanding of materials, mechanics, interfacial science, and multidisciplinary experimental approaches. Hangbo's focus areas include micro/nano manufacturing, bio-integrated electronics, soft robotics, and engineered surfaces/interfaces.

Awards

2024 ASME Rising Stars of Mechanical Engineering
2023 Office of Naval Research ONR Young Investigator Award
2023 SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award
2021 Charles Lee Powell Faculty Research Award
2021 ASME Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Initiation Award
2020 Office of Naval Research DURIP Award
2015 International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society Outstanding Poster Award
2014 Materials Research Society Best Poster Award
2011 Tsinghua University Excellent Graduates Award
2009 China National Scholarship

Appointments

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering

Office

OHE 430S
Olin Hall of Engineering
3650 McClintock Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089
USC Mail Code: 1453

Contact Information

hangbozh@usc.edu

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