Ron Tao

Extracted Attributes

• Peer Group

  Early Bitcoin adopters and entrepreneurs in China

• Associated Region

  Shanghai, China

• Primary Contribution

  Introduced Changpeng Zhao (CZ) to Bitcoin

Timeline

• Ron Tao and Bobby Lee introduce Changpeng Zhao to Bitcoin in Shanghai, prompting CZ to pivot his career toward cryptocurrency. (Source: c84b95ee-214b-4e24-b48a-09ad00fb592f)

  2013-01-01

Taos, New Mexico

Taos () is a town in Taos County, in the north-central region of New Mexico. Situated between the Rio Grande Gorge and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, it is located roughly 50 miles south of the Colorado border. Taos serves as the county seat of Taos County, of which it is the largest municipality, with an estimated population of 6,567 as of 2021. The town of Taos was incorporated in 1934, although humans have lived in the adjacent Taos Pueblo—a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the town's namesake—for roughly a millennium; the town's name derives from the native Taos language meaning "(place of) red willows". Initially founded by Spanish colonists in 1615 as Don Fernando de Taos, it was only intermittently occupied until the late 18th century, due to recurring conflict between European and indigenous peoples, most notably the Pueblo Revolt. Taos was formally established as a permanent settlement in 1795 by Nuevo México Governor Fernando Chacón, serving as a fortified plaza and trading outpost for the neighboring Taos Pueblo and Hispano communities, including Ranchos de Taos, Cañon, Taos Canyon, Ranchitos, El Prado, and Arroyo Seco. During the Mexican–American War, the region was occupied by the United States, triggering a rebellion among Hispanics and American Indians known as the Taos Revolt. Following U.S. annexation of Nuevo México, Taos became a stopover for American and European settlers along the vast western frontier. During this period, the town developed its existing reputation as a cultural enclave, with the first artist colony being established in 1898 by painters Ernest Blumenschein and Bert Phillips. Taos has since developed a reputation as a "counterculture mecca" and "beacon for artists", attracting the likes of painter Georgia O’Keeffe, English poet and writer D.H. Lawrence, and actor Dennis Hopper.

Web Search Results

• Executive Team :: Amprius Technologies, Inc. (AMPX)

  ## Ronnie Tao ### Vice President of Sales Ronnie Tao is the Vice President of Sales at Amprius Technologies, where he leads global efforts to deliver the company’s breakthrough silicon-anode batteries to customers shaping the future of electrification. A veteran of the battery industry with more than 14 years of experience across Asia, Europe, and North America, Ronnie has built a reputation for opening new markets, scaling customer partnerships, and delivering cutting-edge solutions that redefine what’s possible in electrification. [...] ## Aaron Bakke ### General Manager - US Operations Mr. Bakke oversees Amprius’ domestic manufacturing and operational strategy. He brings deep expertise in quality systems and manufacturing, with extensive experience across the automotive and aerospace sectors. Known for driving operational excellence, he has led successful initiatives in lean manufacturing, ERP deployment, supply chain optimization, and quality assurance, contributing to globally recognized performance benchmarks. ## Ronnie Tao ### Vice President of Sales [...] ## Dr. Ionel Stefan ### Chief Technology Officer Dr. Stefan has served as Amprius’ Chief Technology Officer since August 2015. Dr. Stefan is a recognized expert in electrochemistry and energy storage and leads Amprius’ scientific research and development activities for advancing lithium ion cell performance. Dr. Stefan has also served as a Senior Scientist at Amprius, Inc. since November 2009 and as Director of Battery Technology since November 2012. Prior to joining Amprius, Inc., Dr. Stefan was a Scientist Electrochemist at Nanosys Inc. Dr. Stefan holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Case Western Reserve University, a M.S. degree in Electrochemistry and Analytical Chemistry from Babes-Bolyai University, and a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Babes-Bolyai University. ## Dr. Weijie Wang

• Ran Tao | NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology

  Dr. Ran Tao is a Materials Scientist in the Materials Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD. She specializes in applying advanced rheological techniques and thermal analysis tools to address various materials science challenges. Her research focuses on investigating the structure-property relationships of polymeric materials, composites, and complex fluids for mission-driven applications, including semiconductors, additive manufacturing, and safety and security. Her interdisciplinary materials research experience encompasses polymers, ceramics, and metals, driving innovation across a wide range of advanced technologies and applications. Dr. Tao is passionate about exploring novel measurement capabilities and simulation [...] Dr. Tao is currently working on a CHIPS-funded project, addressing critical metrology challenges in the U.S. semiconductor industry, particularly around the accurate measurement of materials properties used in advanced packaging. Leveraging her expertise in thermal analysis and polymer rheology, her research focuses on developing methodologies and metrologies for the characterization of polymer-based encapsulation materials (e.g., epoxy molding compounds and underfills), including cure kinetics, chemorheology, viscoelasticity, thermal and cure shrinkage, and the development of research grade test materials (RGTM). The research goal is to enhance predictive modeling and inform engineering design practices in the industry, thereby accelerating R&D and improving the manufacturing efficiency. [...] U.S. flag An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock A locked padlock ) or means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology Search # Ran Tao (Assoc) Ran Tao ## ORCID iD ## Staff Education Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 2015 B.S., Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, China, 2010

• RUNMING TAO - Argonne National Laboratory

  Biography. Dr. Runming Tao (Ronnie) is an electrochemical engineer in the Process R&D and Scale Up Group at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), working on scale

• Chinese-born chemist cleared of last conviction under US's ...

  Tao was one of an estimated two dozen academics who were charged under the US government’s China Initiative. The programme, launched in2018 to counter trade secret theft and economic espionage, was widely criticised as racially biased and harmful to academic freedom. It was eventually terminated under President Biden in 2022 following the dismissal of many of the government’s criminal cases that were brought against university researchers under the initiative. The Asian–American Scholar Forum called Tao’s latest court win ‘a significant victory’ and celebrated it as ‘a crucial step toward rectifying the unjust treatment of Chinese American and immigrant scientists under the now-defunct China Initiative’. Rebecca Trager Follow [...] In April 2022, Tao – a permanent US resident who before his arrest in 2019 had served as a tenured associate professor at the University of Kansas since 2014 – was not only convicted of making a ‘materially false statement’, but also of three counts of wire fraud. He faced up to 20 years in prison and substantial fines. However, he was subsequently acquitted of the wire fraud charges and so only the now-overturned false statements conviction remained. Ultimately, he was sentenced to time served with a $100 (£81) fine. [...] By Rebecca Trager2024-07-22T13:30:00+01:00 No comments Following a five-year legal battle, Chinese-born former University of Kansas chemistry professor Feng ‘Franklin’ Tao, who was arrested and convicted under the former Trump administration’s now-defunct ‘China Initiative’, has been vindicated. An appeals court in Denver, Colorado has acquitted Tao of his one remaining conviction that he made a false statement about his relationship with a Chinese university.

• [PDF] Faculty Profile: Tao Ran - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

  22 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy • Land Lines • J u ly 2 0 1 3 Tao Ran Faculty Profile Tao Ran is a professor in the School of Economics at Renmin University of China and director of the university’s China Center for Public Economics and Governance. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institute. His field of specialization centers on China’s urbanization and the political economy of the economic transition, land and household registration reform, and local governance and public finance in rural China. His diverse research has appeared in the Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Land Economics, Urban Studies, Political Studies, China Quarterly, and Land Use Policy. Dr. Tao received his PhD in economics from the University of Chicago in [...] Tao Ran: Insulating developable rural land in the rental market initially provides a cushion for the existing real estate market and prevents market panics and a burst-ing of the housing bubble. Merging the two tracks, however, would send specu-lators a credible signal that residential building prices will not rise further, and so the central government could phase out its strict regulations on real estate markets installed since 2010 to curb the housing bubble. Such a reform package would contribute to a healthy growth of the housing market. Moreover, granting rural communities development rights— even if those rights were restricted during the transition period—would open the legal channel for them to apply for devel-opment loans. power. In the long run, municipalities should levy [...] Tao Ran: The attitude of local govern-ments is critical. Their concern over rev-enues is perfectly legitimate and needs to be addressed in the reform package. Under the current system, local gov- ernments are burdened with too many spending responsibilities, and they lack adequate revenues. After the reform, they would have limited power of land requisition and lose the sizeable land lease fees and bank loans associated with that f a c u l t y p r o f i l e Tao Ran