Dr. Geyou Ao
•Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Auburn University
•M.S., Chemical Engineering, Myongji University, South Korea
•B.S., Chemical Engineering, Dalian Minzu University, China
Recent Grants
•CAREER: Elucidating the Synergistic Nanoscale and Carbohydrate Interactions of Glyconanomaterials with Bacterial Proteins, Toxins, and Cells. National Science Foundation, Role: PI; 06/01/2022-05/31/2027; $609,147.
•Establishing Liquid Crystals of Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Aligned Assemblies. National Science Foundation, Role: PI; 07/01/2021-06/30/2024; $353,902.
•Engineered Organic Color Centers for Profiling Protein-Carbohydrate Recognition. National Science Foundation, Role: PI; 07/01/2019-06/30/2023, Total Award: $356,969.
Graduate Students
Brandon Heppe, PhD student, Chemical Engineering
Tanner Larson, PhD Student, Chemical Engineering
Eren Katnas, PhD Student, Chemical Engineering
Rabia Guner, PhD Student, Applied Biomedical Engineering
Selected Recent Publications
•Heppe, B.J., Dzombic, N., Keil, J.M., Sun, X.L., Ao, G., Solvent Isotope Effects on the Creation of Fluorescent Quantum Defects in Carbon Nanotubes by Aryl Diazonium Chemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society, (2023).
•DiLillo, A.M., Chan, K.K., Sun, X.L., Ao, G., Glycopolymer-Wrapped Carbon Nanotubes Show Distinct Interaction of Carbohydrates With Lectins, Frontiers in Chemistry, (2022).
•Khoury, J.F., Vitale, J.C., Larson, T.L., Ao, G., Boron nitride nanotubes enhance mechanical properties of fibers from nanotube/polyvinyl alcohol dispersions, Nanoscale Advances, (2021).
•Kode, V.R., Hinkle, K.R., Ao, G., Interaction of DNA-Complexed Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Cosolvents Impacts Dispersion and Length Characteristics, Langmuir, (2021).
•Xhyliu, F., Ao, G., Surface Coating- and Light-Controlled Oxygen Doping of Carbon Nanotubes, J. Phys. Chem. C, (2021).
•Cantwell, A. M., Chen, K. K., Sun, X.L., Ao, G., Carbohydrate- and Chain Length-Controlled Complexation of Carbon Nanotubes by Glycopolymers, Langmuir, (2020).
•Xhyliu, F., Ao, G., Chirality-pure carbon nanotubes show distinct complexation with recognition DNA sequences, Carbon, (2020).