PTFE Faculty
Donggang Yao
Associate Professor
- Phone: 404.894.9076
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Biography
Dr. Donggang Yao is an Associate Professor in the School of Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering. He teaches and directs research in the broad area of polymer engineering. His ongoing research deals with polymer micro/nano fabrication, micro rheometry, single-polymer composites, self-reinforcing polymer processing, and biodegradable scaffold fabrication. He was a recipient of the 2003 Career Award from NSF for his research on the development of rapid-production methods for polymer-based microstructures. He received a Research Initiation Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in 2002. He was an Assistant Professor at Oakland University before he joined Georgia Tech.
Education
PhD, Mechanical Engineering, 2001, University of Massachusetts Amherst
MS, Mechanical Engineering, 1998, University of Massachusetts Amherst
BS, 1991, Precision Instruments, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
Selected Publications
D. Yao, P. Nagarajan, R. K.R.T., "Constant-temperature microfeature embossing with slowly crystallizing polymers", International Polymer Processing, In press (2007).
D. Yao, P. Nagarajan, L. Li, A.Y. Yi, "Two-station embossing process for rapid fabrication of surface microstructures on thermoplastic polymers", Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 530-539 (2007).
P. Nagarajan and D. Yao, "Rapid pattern transfer of biomimetic surface structures to thermoplastic polymers", Material Science & Engineering C - Biomimetic and Supramolecular Systems, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 794-797 (2007).
D. Yao, R. Li, and P. Nagarajan, "Single-polymer composites based on slowly crystallizing polymers", Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 46, No. 9, pp. 1223-1230 (2006).
D. Yao, A. Smith, P. Nagarajan, A. Vasquez, L. Dang, and G. R. Chaudhry, "Fabrication of polycaprolactone scaffolds using a sacrificial compression-molding process", Biomedical Materials Research B: Applied Biomaterials, Vol. 77, No. 2, pp. 287-295 (2006).