Speaker:YAO Xi

Time:15:00 PM,Novemver 27, 2024

Venue:Room 346,Building 25 

Brief introduction of reporter

Prof. Yao received his PhD in chemistry from Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2011, where he worked on the bioinspired superwettability. He then did his postdoc training at School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, working on the bioinspired surface engineering. He joined the City University of Hong Kong as an assistant professor in 2014. Prof. Yao’s research interest lies at the interface of polymer chemistry, biomaterials, and wearable devices. His current research projects include the bioinspired manipulation of microdroplets for pathogen control and biosensing, the development of supramolecular biomaterials for tissue engineering, and the development of wearable devices for healthcare monitoring, by using interdisciplinary approaches in the areas of molecular engineering, polymer engineering, cell biology, and artificial intelligence.