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Changhong Cao

Title: 
Assistant Professor
Academic title(s): 

Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in small-scale materials and manufacturing

Academic and Career Advisor

Mechanical Colloquium Series Coordinator

Changhong Cao
Contact Information
Address: 

Macdonald Engineering Building, Room 372

Email address: 
changhong.cao [at] mcgill.ca
Link(s): 
Cao Research Group
Degree(s): 

Postdoc MIT

Ph.D. University of Toronto

M.S. Stony Brook University

Research areas: 
Design and Manufacturing
Materials and Structures
Selected publications: 

Puma, J; Yang, Z; Johnston, E; Zhang, Z; Zhang, L; He, Z; Afify, A; Creighton, M; Li, J*; Cao, C*; 3D Necroprinting: Leveraging biotic material as the nozzle for 3D printing, Science Advances, 2025, eadw9953.

Luo, A; Zhou, Y, Li, J; Cao, C*.; Transfer Printing via Peeling Angle and Stamp Thickness Control for Continuous Production, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2025, 200, 106090.

Zhang, L; Mofatteh, H; Howe, J; Sun, Y*; Akbarzadeh, H*; Cao, C.*; Sensor-free linearization of the actuation behaviors of MEMS electrothermal actuators by integrating mechanical meta-structures designed with the aid of machine learning, Microsystem and Nanoengineering, 2025, 11 (1), 214

Wang, Y+; Hou, H+; Goncharova, L; Fu, B; Jin, E; Pirayesh, P; Abdolvand, H; Pang,X; Chen, L*; Cao, C.*; Zhao, Y*, Artificial interface design for highly-stable lithium metal anodes with tuned mechanical properties, lithiophilicity, and diffusion kinetics, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34 (46), 2406426

Wang, G#*.; Hou, H.#; Yan, Y.; Wang, G.; Daly, M.; and Cao, C.*, Recent advances in the mechanics of 2D materials, International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2023. 032002, 5(3)

Current research: 
  • Development of novel manufacturing technologies
  • Transfer printing and 3D printing technologies
  • Low-dimensional materials and their applications
  • Multi-scale mechanics study of materials (sub-nanometer to microns)
  • Robotic manipulation and automation
Areas of interest: 

At the intersection of nanotechnology, materials science, mechanics, and manufacturing, my research aims to offer advanced materials-based solutions to challenges in everyday life by developing scalable functional material systems and production processes. Areas of interests include:

  • nanomanufacturing technologies that enable novel characterization and production processes of advanced materials
  • mechanics of contact between solids at micro/nano level
  • structure-property relationships of advanced materials
  • synthesis and assembly processes that translate nanoscale properties to large scale
  • advanced manufacturing technologies that accelerate the transfer of advanced materials-based technologies to the marketplace
Areas of expertise: 

Academic areas: Design and manufacturing

Position: 
Assistant Professor
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