Dr. Donggang Yao

Assistant Professor

School of Polymer, Textile & Fiber Eng.

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA 30332-0295

Phone: (404) 894-9076

Fax: (404) 894-8780

Email: dong.yao@ptfe.gatech.edu

Research interest:

Miniaturized polymer processing

   >>Novel processes

   >>Micro rheology

   >>Modeling and simulation

   >>All-polymer micro devices

Teaching interest:

Broad area of polymer engineering

Welcome to the website of D. Yao in the School of Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. This web is designed to provide information for both students and peer researchers regarding research and education in polymer engineering, with a particular focus on miniaturized polymer processing. A list of keywords in alphabetical order summarizing his background and research interest is given below:

All polymer, bicomponent, biomimetic surfaces, biomimetically inspired material processing, continuous production,  deformation at meso-temperatures, demixing of polymer blends, embossing, environmentally benign, geometrically functional surfaces, heat setting, highly noncircular fibers, industrial scalability, micro molds, micro rheology, microscale flow,  miniaturization,  molding, polymer processing modeling, porous polymer scaffolds, process dynamics, process optimization,  rapid thermal cycling, recycling, self-aligned device, self reinforcing, single polymer,  size effects, slowly crystallizing polymers, thermoplastic processing,  ultrafine fibers, volume production. 

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