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ABOUT
Donggang Yao
Professor
yao@gatech.edu
404.894.9076
404.894.9140
MRDC-1 4407
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~dy30/

Dr. Donggang Yao is a Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He teaches and directs research in the broad area of polymer engineering. His ongoing research deals with precision molding, composites processing, fiber processing,constitutive modeling, and process modeling. He was a recipient of the 2003 Career Award from NSF for his research on polymer micro molding.

He was an Assistant Professor at Oakland University from 2001 to 2004. More information can be found on his personal website: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~dy30/  

Research Areas: 
Polymers
Composites
Research Activity: 
Modelling
Processing, Fabrication, & Manufacturing
Research Challenges: 
Environment
Energy
Research Keywords: 
constitutive modeling
continuum mechanics
fiber spinning
polymer processing
rheology
viscoelasticity
Graduate Students
Jing Shi
Junhe Chen
PUBLICATIONS & PATENTS
Selected publications: 
  1. D. Yao, "Constitutive modeling of complex interfaces based on a differential interfacial energy function", Rheologia Acta, Published online: 07 January 2011 (2011).
  2. P. Dai, W. Zhang, Y. Pan, J. Chen, Y. Wang, and D. Yao, "Processing of single polymer composites with undercooled polymer melt", Composites B: Engineering, In press (2011).
  3. P. Nagarajan and D. Yao, "Uniform shell patterning using rubber-assisted hot embossing process - Part I: Experimental", Polymer Engineering & Science, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 592-600 (2011).
  4. P. Nagarajan and D. Yao, "Uniform shell patterning using rubber-assisted hot embossing process - Part II: Process analysis", Polymer Engineering & Science, Vol. 51, No. 3, pp. 601-608 (2011).
  5. R. Li, D. Yao, Q. Sun, and Y. Deng, "Fusion bonding of supercooled poly(ethylene terephthalate) between Tg and Tm”, Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 119, No. 5, pp. 3101-3112 (2011).