Dr. Bo Mao is currently an Associate Professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He joined the University in March 2021. He received his B.S. from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2011, M.E. from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2014, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada-Reno in United States in 2020.

     His research area is advanced materials processing and manufacturing. His research specifically focuses on the laser processing, additive manufacturing, and the processing-micorstructure-properties relationship.  He has authored or co-authored over 30 publications in the scientific journals and served as the editor or reviewer for more than 10 scientific journals.  He used to give 13 technical presentations in high-level international conferences, including MS&T 2018, AeroMat2019, and MSEC 2019.  He has been awarded the differential fee fellowship in UNR and MSEC2019 student travel award sponsored by the US National Science Foundation. He was among the winners of the 2020 Exceptional Overseas Chinese Student Scholarship. He is the member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and honorable member of Institue of Roller Design (IRD) of the United States.