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Dr. Changjie Zhao is pioneering the future of space infrastructure and extraterrestrial exploration through innovative structural design. His research centers on three key areas: on-orbit assembly of large-scale space trusses, reconfigurable legged mobile landers, and advanced structural synthesis methodologies. Dr. Zhao’s major contributions include developing a space truss construction model based on on-orbit assembly motion features—critical for building modular, complex structures in space—and introducing the Truss-Mechanism Transformation method to design a new family of legged mobile landers capable of strong geometry-physical interaction with extraterrestrial environments. His work on reconfigurable landers addresses the challenge of adapting to unknown terrains, while his updated structural synthesis methodology integrates kinematic geometry with statics, advancing the theoretical foundation of mechanism design. With his most-cited paper accumulating 26 citations, Dr. Zhao’s research is already shaping the engineering of future space missions, from assembling orbital habitats to deploying versatile landers for planetary exploration. His achievements promise to enable more efficient, adaptive, and robust space structures, making him a rising leader in aerospace mechanism design.