The Webb School
Ruotong (Tony) Gao
About Me
Hi, my name is Ruotong, but you can also call me Tony. I'm a senior at the Webb School of California in Claremont and I come from the Bay Area! Thank you for visiting my site!
Research/Publications
Picture of me at the Bao Group
Presenting at AIChE
Synthesis; Failed polymers, sensors, and integration; Completed sensors
Electrochemical Testing of my sensors
Media Attention:
Citations for My Works:
Gao R, Khatib M, Hsu KJ, Bao Z. Arginine-Specific Molecularly Imprinted Polymer-Based Laser-Induced Graphene Flexible Sensor. ChemRxiv. 2025; preprint
Gao R, Khatib M, Bao Z. Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) Based Electrochemical Sensors for Amino Acid Detection Towards Wearable Sensing. ChemRxiv. 2025; doi:10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-st4hf; preprint
Gao, R., & Khatib, M. (2024, October 28). Stretchable, Skin-Conforming Laser-Induced Graphene Sensor Array for Non-Invasive Stress Monitoring in Mental Health Applications. AIChE - 2024 AIChE Annual Meeting; AIChE. https://aiche.confex.com/aiche/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/700229
Gao, T., Effects of the Controlled Underexpression of IGFBP7 through the Drug Sacubitril/Valsartan for Geriatric Diseases. 14, 3, IJPMBS- International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences.” 2025. https://www.ijpmbs.com/show-187-459-1.html.
Gao, R. Dual-Robot Multi-Objective Score Optimization using a Two-Part Knapsack Algorithm with Mutual Exclusivity through Dynamic Programming in Python. Global Conference on Educational Robotics (GCER). 2024
Gao, R. The First Peloponnesian War and Proxy Warfare. Journal of Student Review. 2025
Robotics
World Competition for Botball Robotics
Image of our Botball Robots
Presenting at Global Conference for Educational Robotics
First YAC President Speech
Image of our Webb FTC Robot
Me (red shirt) in 5th grade doing VEX Robotics
These pictures are from my time in Botball Robotics (LACT 0329 and 0328) and Webb FTC (19888), both of which I serve as team co-captain.
Entrepreneurship
Prototype of physiological sensors
Sensora Design-for Manufacturing model/prototype
Screen-printed Electrodes Sensor Variation
KnockAI Manufacturing
KnockAI
These pictures are from my entrepreneurial work with Sensora, a LLC startup that I founded for molecular biomarker sensing, and KnockAI, a ML-based startup creating free picture books capable of mimicking a parents voice to assist busy parents and lonely children.
Volunteering
Project Change/FamilyFirst Drives
Building a garden at the church
Robotics/Electronics Workshops
Project Change/FamilyFirst Drives
These pictures are from my initiative with FamilyFirst Aid, a 501(c)3 nonprofit co-founded by my friends and I!
website: https://familyfirstaidca.com/
Sports
I've played volleyball for over 6 years now, becoming the Webb Varsity Team Captain and Setter during my sophomore year. I've also wrestled for almost three years now, starting as the Webb Varsity 165 lbs.