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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# overview
Dr. Yao's current research focus is in the areas of bio-inspired design, microdroplets, surface science, surface engineering, nano-/microfabrication, anti-corrosion coating, and nanoscale dynamic mechanical analysis.

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4009 Electronics, Sensors And Digital Hardware

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12 Responsible Consumption And Production

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4012 Fluid Mechanics And Thermal Engineering

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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National Taiwan University - (Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan)

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Video: Water droplet on pillared surface: Equilibrium and dynamics

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3D printed hierarchical honeycombs with shape integrity under large compressive deformations

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EFFECTS OF ACOUSTICS ON INDUCED DROPLET SHEDDING FOR DROPWISE CONDENSATION

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Development of Fiber Reinforced Sustainable Dredge Bricks

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Rapid Waterborne Pathogen Detection with Mobile Electronics.

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Corrosion Resistance and Nano-Mechanical Properties of a Superhydrophobic Surface

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Droplet contact angle behavior on a hybrid surface with hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties

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Thermodynamic, Structural Properties and Transformation Behavior in CoNiGa Alloys from First Principles

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Enhancement of corrosion resistance of a hot-dip galvanized steel by superhydrophobic top coating

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Lateral retention of water droplets on solid surfaces without gravitational effect

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Developing a novel continuum model of static and dynamic contact angles in a case study of a water droplet on micro-patterned hybrid substrates

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Corrosion Behavior and Mechanical Properties of a Nanocomposite Superhydrophobic Coating

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Investigation of the structural stability of Co2NiGa shape memory alloys via ab initio methods

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Simultaneous mapping of nanoscale topography and surface potential for the study of localized corrosion in 2024-T3 aluminum alloy and corrosion resistance introduced by a superhydrophobic coating

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Sliding of water droplets on micropillar-structured superhydrophobic surfaces

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The demonstration of Carbon Nano-Tubes (CNTs) as a promising high Aspect Ratio (>25) Through Silicon Vias (TSVs) material for the vertical connection in the high dense 3DICs

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Flow Condensation Heat Transfer on Engineered Surfaces

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Corrosion Resistance and Durability of Superhydrophobic Copper Surface in Corrosive NaCl Aqueous Solution

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Wetting behavior on hybrid surfaces with hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties

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Mechanical Durability of Engineered Superhydrophobic Surfaces for Anti-Corrosion

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Tribocorrosion Behavior of Micro/Nanoscale Surface Coatings.

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Comment on "Comparison of the Lateral Retention Forces on Sessile, Pendant, and Inverted Sessile Drops".

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Sustainable Utilization of Stabilized Dredged Material for Coastal Infrastructure: Innovations in Non-Fired Brick Production and Erosion Control

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Experimental study on effect of surface vibration on micro textured surfaces with hydrophobic and hydrophilic materials

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The achievement of the super short channel control in the magnetic Ge n-FinFETs with the negative capacitance effect

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Simulating contact angle hysteresis using pseudo-line tensions

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Stages That Lead to Drop Depinning and Onset of Motion.

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Effect of poly(dimethylsiloxane) binder in a silica-based superhydrophobic coating on mechanical properties, surface roughness, and wettability

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Abrasion Resistance of Superhydrophobic Coatings on Aluminum Using PDMS/SiO2

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Fluid Dynamics of Condensed Droplets on Microscale Hybrid Surfaces

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Multiscale corrosion analysis of superhydrophobic coating on 2024 aluminum alloy in a 3.5 wt% NaCl solution

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Droplets Sliding down a Vertical Surface under Increasing Horizontal Forces.

# organizations[]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

# schools[]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)