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Junliang Tao

Associate Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

His research focuses on Bio-inspired Geotechnics (BiG). His current research topics include include bio-inspired burrowing mechanisms and robots, bio-inspired geosystems, smart and sustainable geosystems and soil behavior.

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Engineering faculty members earn 10 new CAREER Awards

April 22, 2019

Ten faculty members in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering have received NSF CAREER Award between September 2018 and April 2019.

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Mimicking nature to enhance search for knowledge underground

April 22, 2019

Junliang “Julian” Tao is exploring the unique methods of mobility animals and plants use to move underground to guide designs for burrowing sensor robots.