Zihao Ou

Ph.D. - Materials Science and Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 2020

B.S. - Physics
University of Science and Technology of China - 2015

Refractive Index Engineering: Insights from Biological Systems for Advanced Optical Design 2025 - Journal Article

A biochemical sensor with continuous extended stability in vivo 2025 - Journal Article

Designing refractive index fluids of food dye for light propagation through scattering media 2025 - Journal Article

Transient optical clearing using absorbing molecules for ex-vivo and in-vivo imaging 2025 - Other

Near-infrared II fluorescence imaging 2024 - Journal Article

Achieving optical transparency in live animals with absorbing molecules 2024 - Journal Article

Isolation and Anticancer Progression Evaluation of the Chemical Constituents from Bridelia balansae Tutcher 2023 - Journal Article

Understanding ZIF particle chemical etching dynamics and morphology manipulation: in situ liquid phase electron microscopy and 3D electron tomography application. 2023 - Journal Article

Foresight Fellowship Program - Foresight Institute [2025]

Scialog Fellow for Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems Initiative - Research Corporation for Science Advancement [2025]

Rising STARs award - The University of Texas System [2024]

Star Mentor Award for Stanford Bio-X Undergraduate Summer Research Program - Stanford University [2023]

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Interdisciplinary Scholar Award - Stanford University [2021]

Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad - China Scholarship Council [2020]

Racheff-Intel Award - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [2020]

Dow Best Presentation Award for Soft Materials Seminar - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [2019]

Conference Travel Awards for Graduate Students - The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign [2019]

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award - University of Science and Technology of China [2015]

Assistant Professor
The University of Texas at Dallas [2024–Present]

Postdoctoral Scholar
Stanford University [2020–2024]

Yellow food dye found in chips and candy corn turns skin transparent in mice, study says