yifan rao
@rao_yifan
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PhD in Engineering Mechanics at UT-Austin; Andlinger Center Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton
Joined January 2019
My group has a #Postdoc opening in #WearableTech — focusing on analog/digital sensor integration, embedded systems & firmware, ML, and #EdgeComputing. Email me your CV, research vision, career goal, 2 papers, & 3 references. Join us to build the #DigitalTwin of the human body!
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Honored to join the 2025 Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering Workshop at MIT 🎶 Thankful for the mentors @ghpaulino @nanshulu and collaborators who made this journey possible, and excited to learn and connect at MIT 🥰
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Excited to be at SES2025! I’ll be talking about my latest work on origami robotics today at 5:10–5:30 PM. Big thanks to the NSF Future Faculty Symposium for supporting my trip. I’ll also be doing a poster later today to chat about my long-term vision. Come find me and let’s talk!
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I really enjoy GRS/GRC Adhesion Science this year! Big thanks to our panelists @ProfZhaoMIT, @Junsoo_twit, Chris, and Alex for an open and inspiring career discussion with early-career researchers during GRS. Also, got a nice little reward for asking good questions during GRC 😉
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Just received The Belytschko Medal during the #USNCCM conference in Chicago! Congrats to all other award winners for such great honors! @Princeton @EPrinceton @ASMEdotorg @ASCETweets @SocEngScience https://t.co/kDyuAcOWQ3
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Smooth road trip from Princeton to Mount Holyoke College 🚘😄 Only complaint—the traffic was insanely fast!Excited for a fun and inspiring week with the adhesion science community! @GordonConf
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Glad to see. Thanks for sharing @rao_yifan’s progress, @ghpaulino!
Dr Yifan Rao is delivering a visionary lecture on Optimal Energy Embedding for Modular Origami-Inspired Soft Robots, distinguished postdoc Fellowship, Andlinger Center at Princeton Univ @Princeton @EPrinceton @UTAustin @AndlingerCenter
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Dr Yifan Rao is delivering a visionary lecture on Optimal Energy Embedding for Modular Origami-Inspired Soft Robots, distinguished postdoc Fellowship, Andlinger Center at Princeton Univ @Princeton @EPrinceton @UTAustin @AndlingerCenter
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As part of The Princeton SMatCH Seminar series, Dr Tuo Zhao is delivering a fascinating lecture on “Modular Chiral Origami Metamaterials” associated to his upcoming paper in Nature @Princeton @EPrinceton @Nature
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Grateful to organize the 2025 GRS Adhesion Science, creating a space for young researchers to share their work. Excited to have experts from academia & industry join us for a career panel discussion! @ProfZhaoMIT @Junsoo_twit Welcome to apply!!! @GordonConf @Princeton @UTAustin
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A team led by @ghpaulino reported that they used strategic cutting and folding to turn a single sheet of paper into a metamaterial — a material that demonstrates unique properties based on form and geometry. This video explains. Learn more at our website: https://t.co/Fb3XTbzqaJ
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Our fantastic time at the Annual ORIGAMI workshop! My beer and keg lol🍻
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@CranfordMATTER Steve created a rap for my paper with the help of AI. I played it as the summary of my talk at #F24MRS
Temporary EEG e-tattoo can be printed directly on the scalp, offering an easy solution for measuring brainwaves. Learn more in @cellbiomat: https://t.co/nq8HNoa57Q
@utexasece José del R. Millán, @MSEucla Ximin He, @nanshulu
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For Professor @ghpaulino, origami engineering is a way to blend multiple disciplines to make our world more efficient, dynamic and resilient.
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A new paper provides an in-depth primer on the fundamental concepts, techniques, and applications of origami engineering.
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We are thrilled to welcome Amy Honnig Bassett and @rao_yifan to the Andlinger Center as our newest Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows!
acee.princeton.edu
Amy Honnig Bassett and Yifan Rao joined the Andlinger Center as Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows in summer 2024.
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A smooth maximum regularization approach for robust topology optimization in the ground structure setting | Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
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Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization - A robust ground structure topology optimization framework is presented to handle the uncertainty of load direction and design for the worst case...
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Also, sincere thanks to Prof. Sturm in PU ECE for all the wonderful things.
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Enjoyed a cozy day at the beach 🏖️ Thanks to Prof. Chen and the Andlinger Center. Can't wait to bring new work soon!
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Curious about how tip-membrane interactions and membrane sliding impact drumhead nanoindentation? Wondering if these tests can reveal shear strength? Discover the answers and explore the intriguing mechanics in our latest JMPS paper! https://t.co/BWdtLPjqe7
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