Tao Gao, PhD

[Google Scholar] Email: taogao[at]chemeng.utah.edu

Education and Training:

PhD, University of Maryland, College Park. Advisor: Chunsheng Wang (ECS Fellow)

Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Advisor: Martin Z. Bazant (NAE Member)

Honors and Awards:

2025 CAREER award, National Science Foundation (NSF)

2025 Investigator on the Rise Award, University of Utah

2023 Emerging Investigator Award, Royal Society of Chemistry, J. Mat. Chem. A

2022 Early Career Investigator Award, American Chemical Society S), ENFL division

2022 Rising Star of Science Award, Research.com (research.com/u/tao-gao)

2022 Highly Cited Researcher (webofscience.com/wos/author/record/ABD-1559-2021)

2016 Dean’s Dissertation Fellowship, University of Maryland