Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering The University of MaineFerland Engineering Education and Design Center, Room 251Orono, ME  04469-5711(207) 581-4147; xiaoxiao.zhao@maine.edu Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University, 2019 External Engagements: Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, 2021-2024 Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Canada, 2019-2021 Teaching Areas: Materials Science