Ming Gao, Phd Email & Phone Number

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

Morrisville, North Carolina, United States

As an advisory engineer at the Technical Evaluation Center (TEC), an independent hardware consulting group at Lenovo, I focus on competitive intelligence and "design to cost" to influence the next-generation PC products.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Led a team of five analysts to research and analyze the opportunities to spin out new ventures from laboratory research.
• Provided strategy consulting services to clients in pharmaceuticals, biotech, diagnostics, and medical device.
• Conducted technical review, executed quantitative market and competitive analyses, synthesized in-depth primary and secondary research into persuasive insights and client deliverables. Delivered recommendations.
• Conducted technical review, executed quantitative market and competitive analyses, synthesized in-depth primary and secondary research into persuasive insights and client deliverables. Delivered recommendations.

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

• Performed technical and market-based evaluation of innovations coming out of NC State and mapped their commercial viability and potential value to the marketplace.
• Developed technology transfer strategies and marketing plans.
• Identified potential industrial partners and investors.

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

• Managed strategic planning, product and solution development, and business model formulation to establish a new business start-up PolyTec R&D to commercialize an emerging polymer coating technology in the textile.
• Built and grew relationships with potential investors, partners, and customers through marketing campaigns. Initiated informational interviews to seek partnerships and leverage team resources.
• Conducted end-to-end project schedule management and budget… Show more
• Conducted end-to-end project schedule management and budget development.
• Pitched at start-up exhibitions and competitions to seek for networking and funding opportunities.
• Bridged cross-functionally between business team, legal team, and technology inventors and their research groups. Show less

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Conducted independent research in the field of fluid mechanics on granular and multiphase flows.
• Scaled the dynamics and morphology of liquid-drop impact cratering in wet granular media with laser and high-speed photography. Determined the scaling law and energy partition for impact response from impact energy and.
• Assessed the impact of compressed air blast inside beds of granular solids. Analyzed cratering dynamics from air blast penetration in granular media to… Show more
• Assessed the impact of compressed air blast inside beds of granular solids. Analyzed cratering dynamics from air blast penetration in granular media to anticipate cratering mechanisms in larger scaled explosions. Show.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Implemented data science research methods to analyze data collected by the SERU system on a cross-campus study.
• Identified patterns and trends of mental health stressors reported by college students in the past six years.
• Presented descriptive statistics and reports to the Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students.

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

• Created a protocol to bring manufacturing level high-volume testing on the photoresist layer down to the laboratory level.
• Performed physical and electrical device characterization with analytical instruments such as SEM, EDS, and FIB.
• Developed Matlab scripts to optimize simulations. Supported the design team with data analysis.
• Solved processing issues and eliminated the formation of skinning layers, cracking, and delamination during polyimide swelling and dissolution… Show more
• Solved processing issues and eliminated the formation of skinning layers, cracking, and delamination during polyimide swelling and dissolution processes in the developing bath. Optimized the solvent ratio, curing time.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Science And Engineering, Gpa: 4.0

Activities and Societies: Entrepreneurship Student Ambassador, Consult Your Community, NC State K-12 Outreach Program, North Carolina.

Graduate Certificate, Technology Commercialization And Entrepreneurship (Tec), Gpa: 4.0

Activities and Societies: Start-up Practicum

Bachelor’S Degree, Materials Science And Engineering, Leadership Minor, Astrophysics Minor, Valedictorian

Activities and Societies: Material Advantage, Building Engineering Technical Skills, Minnesota International Student Association (MISA).

International Baccalaureate (Ib) Diploma

Activities and Societies: Student Council Shanghai Pinghe School is a private boarding school in Shanghai, China. Its high school.