Introduction
Biographical Information
Member, The State Key Lab of Metal-Matrix Composites,
Apr.2015–present Joint Appointment, School of Materials Science and Engineering, SJTU,
April 2015–present Special Research Scholar, UM-SJTU Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
September 2014–present Associate Research Scholar,Princeton University,
September 2012 – July 2014 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton University,
September 2009 – August 2012 Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University, June 2009 – August 2009
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, August 2009
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, July 2003
B.S. in Automotive Engineering, Tsinghua University, July 2000
Research Interests
The research activities in my group focus on understanding physical properties of polymeric materials in nanometer scale and applying these principles
with miscellaneous techniques to develop advanced materials for emerging applications.
Selected Publications
[1] Guo, Y., Morozov, A., Schneider, D., Chung, J.W., Zhang, C., Waldmann, M., Yao, N., Fytas, G., Arnold, C.B.and Priestley, R.D. “Ultrastable Nanostructured Polymer Glasses,” Nature Materials, 2012, 11, 337-343.
[2] Guo, Y., Zhang, C., Lai, C., Priestley, R.D., D’Acunzi, M. and Fytas, G. “Structural Relaxation of Polymer Nanospheres under Soft and Hard Confinement: Isobaric versus Isochoric Conditions,” ACS Nano, 2011, 5, 5365-5373.
[3] Guo, Y., Zhang, C., and Priestley, R.D. “Polymer Thin Films Instability From A Patterned Edge,”Applied Physics Letters,2014,105,041603.
[4] Zhang, C., Guo, Y., Shepard, K.B., and Priestley, R.D. “Fragility of an Isochorically Confined Polymer Glass," Journal of Physics Chemistry Letters,2013,4,431-436.