Tong Gao
617-627-5105
212 College Avenue, Room 174
Research/Areas of Interest
Tong (Tony) Gao conducts research across fluid mechanics, soft matter, and materials using mathematical modeling and simulation. His work explores fluid-structure interactions to reveal fundamental mechanisms in complex fluid-solid systems and drive innovations in energy conversion, robotics, and biomedical applications. He specializes in developing and integrating high-performance computational tools for large-scale simulations, enabling multiscale modeling and analysis.
Education
- Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States, 2012
- M.E., Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, 2007
- B.S., Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics., University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, 2004
Biography
Tong (Tony) Gao earned his B.S. and M.E. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2004 and 2007, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. He was a research scientist at NYU's Courant Institute before joining Michigan State University in Mechanical Engineering and Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering in 2015.