Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Department of Hydrogen Energy Systems, Graduate School of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Thermofluids and Interfaces Laboratory focuses on colorful wetting phenomena ranging from daily life to advanced industrial applications. We develop advanced visualization techniques and innovative mathematical models to understand our physical world, such as, why are lotus leaves waterproof and how about its difference from rose petals? Why does a glass of wine cry and is it universal for different types of alcohol drinks? What decides the lifetime of a soap bubble and how to sustain? And so on.
We also utilize the developed knowledge to advance new technologies including effective thermal cooling with binary refrigerants, contactless modulation of liquids with zero pollution and high efficiency, low-cost chemical analysis and disease dianosis with one-droplet sample, as well as efficient hydrogen generation with controllable bubble dynamics, etc.
We welcome students from diverse backgrounds, including undergraduate students, to conduct internship research in our lab!

Wetting Dynamics of Multicomponent Liquids

Research Roadmap
Assoc.Prof. Wang Zhenying