Welcome

I am an assistant professor at the School of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering, Nanjing University, Suzhou, China.

My group conducts computational research on complex fluids, multiphase flow, and active matter. Currently, we are particularly interested in particle suspensions, fluids that display a multitude of interesting phenomena such as self-organization, enhanced diffusion, or even “superfluidic” rheologies. The main focus of our research is to understand how hydrodynamic interactions affect those behaviors. This is a rapidly developing area not only of fundamental physical interest, but also with practical implications in applications as diverse as directed drug delivery and microrobot navigation.

We develop and use advanced numerical solvers to simulate the dynamics of complex and active fluids. We routinely update our solvers on Github and we welcome any inquiries or collaborations.

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Chaotic mixing of an active suspension of “shakers” at 40% volume fraction due to hydrodynamic interactions.

Droplets in homogeneous shear turbulence. Volume fraction 5%, Weber number 4 (based on the Taylor microscale).