Faculty Directory
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Education
Ph.D. | Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (2014) |
M.S. | Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (2011) |
B.S. | Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China (2009) |
Work Experience
2018 – pres. | Assistant Professor, UM-SJTU Joint Institute |
2014 – 2018 | Guest Researcher, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA |
Research Interests
- Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), transducers and sensors
- Photonics for ultra-sensitive micromechanical motion detection
- Dynamics, vibrations and control of MEMS
- Vibration-driven MEMS energy systems
Honors and Awards
- Best Paper Award of the 30th IEEE Semiconductor Thermal Measurement and Management Symposium (2014)
- Best Paper Award of the 18th International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (2013)
- Rackham Research Award (2013)
- Undergraduate with Honors, Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (2009)
Selected Publications
- L. Shao, V.J. Gokhale, J.C. Kuo, A. Lal, and J.J. Gorman, “Imaging Gigahertz Dynamics of Micromechanical Resonators Using Ultrafast Pulsed Laser Interferometry,” Hilton Head Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Workshop 2018, in press.
- L. Shao, J. Lawall, and J.J. Gorman, “Effect of Pulse Asymmetry and Nonlinear Chirp on the Accuracy of Ultrafast Pulsed Laser Interferometry,” Optics Letters, 42, 5125 (2017).
- L. Shao, A. Raghavan, G.-H. Kim, L. Emurian, J. Rosen, M.C. Papaefthymiou, T.F. Wenisch, M.M.K. Martin, and K.P. Pipe, “Figure-of-merit for Phase-change Materials Used in Thermal Management”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 101, 764 (2016).
- L. Shao, and J.J. Gorman, “Pulsed Laser Interferometry with Picometer Resolution Using Quadrature Detection”, Optics Express, 24, 17459 (2016).
- G.-H. Kim, D. Lee, A. Shanker, L. Shao, M.-S. Kwon, D. Gidley, J.-S. Kim, and K.P. Pipe, “High Thermal Conductivity in Amorphous Polymer Blends by Engineered Interchain Interactions,” Nature Materials, 14, 295 (2015).
- L. Shao, and K.P. Pipe, “Amplification and Directional Emission of Surface Acoustic Waves by A Two-dimensional Electron Gas,” Applied Physics Letters, 106, 023106 (2015).
- L. Shao, A. Raghavan, M.C. Papaefthymiou, T.F. Wenisch, M.M.K. Martin, and K.P. Pipe, “On-chip Phase Change Heat Sinks Designed for Computational Sprinting,” Proceedings of the 30th IEEE semiconductor thermal measurement and management symposium (SEMI-THERM), 29 (2014).
- L. Shao, M. Zhang, A. Banerjee, P.K. Bhattacharya, and K.P. Pipe, “Electrically Driven Nanoscale Acoustic Source based on A Two-dimensional Electron Gas,” Applied Physics Letters, 103, 083102 (2013).
- G.-H. Kim, L. Shao, K. Zhang, and K.P. Pipe, “Engineered Doping of Organic Semiconductors for Enhanced Thermoelectric Efficiency,” Nature Materials, 12, 719 (2013).
- A. Raghavan, L. Emurian, L. Shao, M.C. Papaefthymiou, K.P. Pipe, T.F. Wenisch, and M.M. K. Martin, “Computational Sprinting on A Hardware/software Testbed,” Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Architectural support for programming languages and operating systems (ASPLOS), 48, 155 (2013).
- L. Shao, M. Zhang, A. Banerjee, P.K. Bhattacharya, and K.P. Pipe, “Emission and Detection of Surface Acoustic Waves by AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors,” Applied Physics Letters, 99, 243507 (2011).
Professional Service
- Program Committee member of the IEEE semiconductor thermal measurement and management symposium (2014-present).
- Conference session co-chair of the 30th IEEE semiconductor thermal measurement and management symposium (2014).
- Invited Journal Reviewer: Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Nature Futures, Communications Physics – Nature, Scientific Reports – Nature, IEEE Electron Device Letters, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, etc.
Courses Taught
- UM-SJTU JI: Vm 461, Automatic Control