Dr. Feng Gao

Assistant Professor

High Performance Computing Lab
Department of Computer Science
Southern University and A&M College

Office: 239, James Hall
Phone: 225-771-2327
Fax: 225-771-4223
E-mail: feng.gao@sus.edu

Research Interests

High Pressure/Temperature Study of High Entropy Alloys
Non-Precious-Metal and/or Metal-Free Carbon Nanomaterials as Efficient Catalysts for Fuel Cells
Experiments & First-Principles Simulation on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Education

Ph. D. in Condensed Matter Physics, Shandong University, 2011
M. S. in Atomic and Molecular Physics, Ludong University, 2007
B. S. in Physics, Dezhou University, 2004

Research and Professional Experience

Assistant Professor, Southern University, 2020 - Present
Full-Time Adjunct Professor, Southern University, 2015-2019
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Southern University, 2011 - 2014

Publications

C. Zhang, U. Bhandari, J. Lei, C.Y. Zeng, S.M. Guo, H. Choi, S. Nam, J.Y. Yan, S.Z. Yang, F. Gao, Performance of Carbide Alloy Compounds in Carbon Doped MoNbTaW, Crystals, 11, 1073 (2021).
U. Bhandari, H. Ghadimi, C. Y. Zhang, F. Gao, S. Yang, S. Guo, Computational Exploration of Biomedical HfNbTaTiZr and Hf0.5Nb0.5Ta0.5Ti1.5Zr Refractory High-entropy Alloys, Materials Research Express, 8, 096534 (2021).
A. Goita, F. Gao, I.H. Nwigboji, Y. Malozovsky, L. Franklini, D. Bagayoko, Accurate first-principles study of electronic and related properties of the ground state of Li2Se ,Journal of Modern Physics, 10, 909-921 (2019).
G.L. Zhao, F. Gao, D. Bagayoko, Reliable density functional calculations for the electronic structure of thermoelectric material ZnSb, AIP Advances 8, 105211 (2018)
F. Gao, G.L. Zhao, Z. Wang, D. Bagayoko, D.J. Liu, Catalytic reaction on FeN4/C site of nitrogen functionalized carbon nanotubes as cathode catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells, Catalysis Communications 62, 79-82 (2015).
F. Gao, G.L. Zhao, S.Z. Yang, Catalytic reactions on the open-edge sites of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as cathode catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells, ACS Catalysis 4, 1267-1273 (2014).
F. Gao, G.L. Zhao, S.Z. Yang, James J. Spivey, Nitrogen-doped fullerene as a potential catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 135, 3315-3318 (2013).
Inventors: G.L. Zhao, F. Gao and Z. Wang, Carbon Nanostructure Synthesis, Patent No.: US 9,944,528;
F. Gao, J.F. Hu, J.H. Wang, C.L. Yang, H.W. Qin and M.H. Jiang, Ferromagnetism driven by vacancies and C/N substitution at SrO (100) surface, Sol. Stat. Sci. 13, 126-130 (2011).
F. Gao, J.F. Hu, J.H. Wang, C.L. Yang and H.W. Qin, Ferromagnetism induced by intrinsic defects and carbon substitution in single-walled ZnO nanotube, Chem. Phys. Lett. 488, 57-61 (2010).
F. Gao, J.F. Hu, C.L. Yang, Y.J. Zheng, H.W. Qin, L. Sun, X.W. Kong and M.H. Jiang, First-principles study of magnetism driven by intrinsic defects in MgO, Sol. Stat. Commun. 149, 855-858 (2009).