Dr. Enlai Gao (高恩来) received his B.S. in Engineering Mechanics from China Agricultural University (2013) and Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics from Tsinghua University (2018), and he also performed research in the University of Texas at Dallas (2016-2017) and City University of Hong Kong (2017). He is now a tenured associate professor at Wuhan University (2018-). He received the award of the Chang Jiang Young Scholars Program by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (2024). His research interests are in theory and modeling of hard condensed matters. The purpose is to understand the mechanical behaviors, determine the bounds on the mechanical properties, such as modulus and strength, and guide the design and fabrication of advanced materials with unparalleled mechanical properties. Based on these research interests, 10 representative publications are

  1. X. Zhang#, X. Lei#, X. Jia#, T. Sun, J. Luo, S. Xu, L. Li, D. Yan, Y. Shao, Z. Yong, Y. Zhang*, X. Wu*, E. Gao*, M. Jian*, J. Zhang*, Carbon nanotube fibers with dynamic strength up to 14 GPa, Science, 2024, 384: 1318-1323.

  2. R. Jin#, X. Yuan#, E. Gao*, Atomic stiffness for bulk modulus prediction and high-throughput screening of ultraincompressible crystals, Nature Communications, 2023, 14: 4258.

  3. J. Luo#, Y. Wen#, X. Jia#, X. Lei#, Z. Gao, M. Jian, Z. Xiao, L. Li, J. Zhang, T. Li, H. Dong, X. Wu*, E. Gao*, K. Jiao*, J. Zhang*, Fabricating strong and tough aramid fibers by small addition of carbon nanotubes, Nature Communications, 2023, 14: 3019.

  4. E. Gao, R. Li, S. Fang, Q. Shao*, R. Baughman*, Bounds on the in-plane Poisson’s ratios and the in-plane linear and area compressibilities for sheet crystals, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2021, 152: 104409.

  5. E. Gao, S. Lin, Z. Qin, M. Buehler, X. Feng, Z. Xu*, Mechanical exfoliation of two-dimensional materials, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2018, 115: 248-262.

  6. E. Gao*, H. Yang, Y. Guo, S. Nielsen*, R. Baughman*, The stiffest and strongest predicted material: C2N atomic chains approach the theoretical limits, Advanced Science, 2023, 2204884.

  7. E. Gao*, Y. Guo, Z. Wang*, S. Nielsen, R. Baughman*, The strongest and toughest predicted materials: Linear atomic chains without a Peierls instability, Matter, 2022, 5: 1192-1203.

  8. E. Gao*, X. Yuan, S. Nielsen*, R. Baughman*, Exploring the bounds on the Young's modulus and gravimetric Young's modulus, Physical Review Applied, 2022, 18: 014044.

  9. E. Gao*, R. Li, R. Baughman*, Predicted confinement-enhanced stability and extraordinary mechanical properties for carbon nanotube wrapped chains of linear carbon, ACS Nano, 2020, 14: 17071-17079.

  10. Q. Shao#, R. Li#, Z. Yue, Y. Wang, E. Gao*, Data-driven discovery and understanding of ultrahigh modulus crystals, Chemistry of Materials, 2021, 33: 1276-1284.

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