Our research focuses on thermal-fluid science and transport phenomena across scales, from microscale interfacial flows to macroscopic aerothermal systems. We study the coupled interactions between fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transport in complex environments involving porous media, multiphase interfaces, confined flows, and high heat flux cooling systems. Applications span propulsion, energy conversion, thermal management, microfluidics, and aerospace systems operating under harsh environmental conditions.
We employ advanced experimental diagnostics and transport modeling to resolve complex thermal-fluid processes with high spatial and temporal resolution. Our work integrates optical flow diagnostics with thermographic and thermophysical measurement techniques, including infrared thermography and liquid crystal thermography. These approaches are complemented by micro/nanofabrication methods, e.g., photolithography and deep reactive-ion etching (DRIE), enabling the development of tailored microfluidic and interfacial platforms for studying transport phenomena across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales.
Our research activities can be broadly organized into three highly interconnected themes:
Microscale transport phenomena
