His research interests include synthesis and optical characterization of two-dimensional materials as well as their incorporation into photonic and optoelectronic devices. He has authored or co-authored more than 150 refereed journal articles with more than 17,000 total citations and an H-index of 52 (Google Scholar).
Dr. Bao is the guest editor of special issues in Optical Communications, Chinese Optics Letters, Photonic Research and IEEE Journal of Selected Topics of Quantum Electronics (JSTQE). He is also editorial board member of npj 2D Materials and Applications (Nature Publishing Group). He received Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2012) and Future Fellowship (2015) given by Australian Research Council, Award of Thousand Young Talents Program (2012, China), Larkins Fellowship (2012) given by Monash University, First Runner-up of Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Award (2013, Australia), Young Tall Poppy Science Awards (2015) given by Australian Institute of Policy and Science.