Research at FAST

Institute of Textiles & Clothing Institute of Textiles & Clothing 166 Qualification BEng (ECITST) PhD (UNSW) ORCID ID 0000-0002-2406-0695 Prof. TAO Xiaoming Vincent and Lily Woo Professor in Textile Technology Chair Professor of Textile Technology Research Areas Advanced fibrous materials and structures; Smart fibers, fabrics and apparel; Wearable electronics and photonics; Composites; Textile manufacturing technology Representative Publications • Adv. Mater. 2020 . 32(5), 1801958 • Mater. Today 2020 . doi: j.mattod.2019.11.006 • Nature 2019 . 575 (7783), 453-454 • Acc. Chem. Res. 2019 . 52(2):307-315 • Macromol. Biosci. 2019 . 19(5), 1970014 • Adv. Energy Mater. 2018 . 8(5):1700524 • Nat. Comm. 2018 . 9:752 • Adv. Energy Mater. 2017 . 7(5), 1601569 • Handbook of Smart Textiles, 2015 . Springer • Adv. Mater. 2014 . 26(31):5310-5336 • Energy Environ. Sci. 2013 . 6 (9), 2631-2638 Awards and Achievements • Research grants $167,800,000 (PI) • 50 awards, including - Distinguished Knowledge Transfer Award (Research Excellence), PolyU, 2017 - Contemporary Inventor Award, National Invention Society of China, 2016 - Founder’s Award, Fiber Society, USA, 2013 - Honorary Fellow, Textile Institute International, 2010 Patents • 54 patents/patent applications • 12 licenses