Xu Mao received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Harbin Engineering University in 2011, an M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from China Agricultural University in 2013, and a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, in 2018. From 2019 to 2021, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern University and completed postdoctoral work on the thermoacoustic imaging of fluid flow and transport in geological media and acoustic imaging for sound localization. He is currently an associate professor of Engineering at China Agricultural University. His current research involves the development of multi-modal imaging, sensing, and control methods for smart agricultural equipment; microwave imaging and tomography; and microwave sensing and imaging devices for the nondestructive determination of moisture content in agricultural materials.