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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
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@Princeton
Princeton University
2 months
Summer views.
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@rao_yifan
yifan rao
2 months
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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@ghpaulino
Glaucio H. Paulino
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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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@rao_yifan
yifan rao
2 months
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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@nanshulu
Nanshu Lu @ UT-Austin
2 months
Glad to see. Thanks for sharing @rao_yifan’s progress, @ghpaulino!
@ghpaulino
Glaucio H. Paulino
2 months
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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@ghpaulino
Glaucio H. Paulino
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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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@ghpaulino
Glaucio H. Paulino
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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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@rao_yifan
yifan rao
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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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@EPrinceton
Princeton Engineering
7 months
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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@rao_yifan
yifan rao
9 months
Our fantastic time at the Annual ORIGAMI workshop! My beer and keg lol🍻
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@nanshulu
Nanshu Lu @ UT-Austin
9 months
@CranfordMATTER Steve created a rap for my paper with the help of AI. I played it as the summary of my talk at #F24MRS
@CellPressNews
Cell Press
10 months
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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@Princeton
Princeton University
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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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@AndlingerCenter
Andlinger Center
1 year
We are thrilled to welcome Amy Honnig Bassett and @rao_yifan to the Andlinger Center as our newest Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows!
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acee.princeton.edu
Amy Honnig Bassett and Yifan Rao joined the Andlinger Center as Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows in summer 2024.
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@ghpaulino
Glaucio H. Paulino
1 year
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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@rao_yifan
yifan rao
1 year
Also, sincere thanks to Prof. Sturm in PU ECE for all the wonderful things.
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yifan rao
1 year
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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@rao_yifan
yifan rao
1 year
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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@AndlingerCenter
Andlinger Center
1 year
Congratulations to @MinjieChen05 and @KelseyHatzell of @EPrinceton and the Andlinger Center on being promoted to associate professors, effective today! 🎊🙌🥳 https://t.co/WuqtRRENUM
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Minjie Chen and Kelsey Hatzell have been promoted to associate professor with tenure, effective July 1.
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@rao_yifan
yifan rao
1 year
It took me three days to drive alone from Austin to Princeton 🚗 Starting everything from zero in a new city feels frightening😥 Fortunately, I have a Texas corner with gifts 🎁 from all my friends 🫶
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@ghpaulino
Glaucio H. Paulino
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Our new paper in origami robotics just made the cover of PNAS - check it out! ⁦@Princeton⁩ ⁦@EPrinceton⁩ ⁦@PrincetonMSE⁩ ⁦@PrincetonCST⁩ ⁦@ncstatemae https://t.co/yqFcVFndif
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