MEET THE GROUP!
Principal Investigator
Dr. Jie Feng
Postdoc Researchers
Chih-Tang Liao
Ph.D. Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, 2023
Research focus: I study how tiny objects move and interact in complex fluids using computer simulations based on the lattice Boltzmann method. My work explores systems ranging from viscoelastic capsules to red blood cell suspensions and microswimmers, uncovering how they navigate microscale environments and how these dynamics shape the rheology of complex fluids.
Graduate Students
Zhengyu Yang
Ph.D student in Mechanical Science and Engineering, 2020-
B.E. Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, 2019
Research focus: I am interested in dynamics of bubbles and drops in complex fluids. I mainly work on the bubble bursting process, especially the droplets produced by bubble bursting and the pinching-off of liquid films and jets.
Chenghao Xu
Ph.D student in Mechanical Science and Engineering, 2024-
B.E. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Southern University of Science and Technology, 2022
Research focus: I am currently working on characterizing the motion of water droplets and lipid vesicles encapsulating active particles for potential drug delivery applications. Additionally, I am interested in investigating the behavior of cavitation bubbles at the air–water interface, focusing on jetting dynamics and droplet formation.
Weining Guo
Ph.D student in Mechanical Science and Engineering, 2025-
B.S. Mathematical and Physical Basic Science & Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2021,
Research focus: I am interested in bubble bursting dynamics and the potential application of the process related to chemical detection. Currently I am working on characterizing surfactant-laden bubble bursting and the jetting dynamics. I am also intrigued by the feature of bubbles if combined with ultrasonic system.
Xinyi Lian
Ph.D student in Mechanical Science and Engineering, 2025-
M.S. Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2021-2024
B.E. Engineering Mechanics, Southwest Jiaotong University, 2017-2021
Research focus: I am currently working on characterizing the motion of lipid vesicles encapsulating active particles for potential drug delivery applications. In addition, I am exploring the use of oxidation-induced membrane rupture as a mechanism for triggering endosomal release inside cells.
Shirui Wang
Master student in Mechanical Science and Engineering, 2024-
B.S. Mechanical Engineering,
Sichuan University, 2024
Research focus: I am currently working on experimental research on the motion of a long gas bubble in a confined capillary tube, with a focus on the behavior of the deposited film near the tube wall in non-Newtonian fluids and variable cross-section capillary tubes.
Undergraduate Students
Past Members
- Shirui Wang (now PhD student, USC)
- Sawyer Eaton (now Master student, The University of Texas at Austin)
- Vinit Kumar (now Postdoc researcher, Rutgers University)
- SungGyu Chun (now Samsung Electronics)
- Anxu Huang (now PhD student, Brown University)
- Yang Liu (now PhD student, Stanford University)
- Xiangmei Chen (now Master student, Stanford University)
- Alice Lin (now Master student, Columbia University)
- Haomin Wang (now Master student, UC Berkeley)
- Kexun Li (now Master student, UC Berkeley)
- Zirui Wang (now PhD student, Caltech)
- Bingqiang Ji (now Professor, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
- Amrit Singh (now Master student, Stanford University)