Yurui GAO obtained her Ph.D. from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2015. From 2015 to 2020, she conducted postdoctoral research at California State University, Northridge and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. In 2021, she joined the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology.

Research Interests

Yurui GAO's research focuses on kinetic simulations of physicochemical processes at surfaces and interfaces, 

with a primary emphasis on:

1. Dynamics of aqueous interfacial interactions

2. Development and application of machine learning-based computational simulation methods

Selected Publications (full list via Google Scholar)

1. Z. Xie#, R. Luo#, T. Ying#*, Y. Gao#*, B. Song, T. Yu, X. Chen, M. Hao, C. Chai, J. Yan, Z. Huang, Z. Chen, L. Du, C. Zhu, J. Guo*, X. Chen* Dynamic-to-static switch of hydrogen bonds induces a metal–insulator transition in an organic–inorganic superlattice. Nat. Chem. 2024, 16, 1803–1810.

2. D. Lin#, S. Wang#, W. Xu#, Y. Chen, P. Li, Y.-G. Fang, W. Zhao, X. Duan, X. Yang, Z. Jiang, W.-H. Fang, X. C. Zeng*, J. S. Francisco*, Y. Gao* Topological wetting states of microdroplets on closed- loop structured surfaces: Breakdown of the Gibbs equation at the microscale Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2024, 121(15), e2315730121.

3. S. Wang#, D. Lin#, J. S. Francisco*, X. C. Zeng*, Y. Gao* Tunable Topological Wetting State of Water Droplets on Planar Surfaces: Closed-Loop Chemical Heterogeneity by Design. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 28748−28756.

4. Y. Gao#*, S. Wang#, J. Jiang, Y. Liu, J. S. Francisco*, X. C. Zeng* Evidence of Spontaneous Formation of Two-Dimensional Amorphous Clathrates on Superhydrophilic Surfaces. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 4, 2503–2513.

5. Z. Liu, R. Luo, M. Hao, C. Chai, J. Lu, Y. Gao*, S. Jin*, X. Chen* Boson-Peak-Like Anomaly Induced by Dipole Disordered States in (CH3NH3)4InCl7. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2024, 133, 216101.