Professor Biography Leidong Mao, a professor in the College of Engineering, is interested in developing new microfluidic technologies for biological research. He received his PhD degree from Yale University in 2008. He is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award in 2012, and a Young Scientist Award from 13th International Conference of Magnetic Fluids in 2013. Read more about Dr. Mao's teaching and research in Focus on Faculty. Education Education: Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Yale University, 2008 M.Phil., Electrical Engineering, Yale University, 2005 M.S., Electrical Engineering, Yale University, 2002 B.S., Materials Science, Fudan University, 2001 Research Research Interests: Micro-electro-mechanical systems Microfluidics Nanotechnology