Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, GPA: 4.0/4.0 Aug. 2016
The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA
M.S. in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, GPA: 3.9/4.0 Aug. 2012
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, USA
B.S. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Major GPA: 3.9/4.0 Jul. 2009
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China
Experience
Visiting Assistant Professor, Aug. 2022 – present
(Responsibilities: teaching, research, advising, and research fund acquisition)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Clarkson University
Assistant Research Professor, Aug. 2019 – Aug. 2022
(Responsibilities: research, teaching, advising, and research fund acquisition)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Clarkson University
Postdoctoral Scientist, Jan. 2017 – Aug. 2019
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The George Washington University
Research Associate, Aug. 2016 – Dec. 2016
Department of Mathematics, The George Washington University
Research Assistant (Ph.D. Candidate), Aug. 2012 – Jul. 2016
Computational Aero and Hydrodynamics Laboratory, The George Washington University
Research Assistant (Ph.D. Candidate), Aug. 2009 – Jul. 2012
Hessert Laboratory for Aerospace Research, University of Notre Dame
Research Assistant, Oct. 2007 – Jul. 2009
TCFD Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China
Specialties
10+ years' experience in: high-order numerical methods for linear and non-linear partial differential equations, high-order flow solver development (2D & 3D, Euler & Navier-Stokes, serial & parallel, for structured & unstructured, conforming & nonconforming grids), high-order curved unstructured mesh generation for complex geometries, high-order numerical simulation of laminar and turbulent flows.
10+ years' experience in: high-performance massively parallel computing (up to tens of thousands of CPU cores), high-fidelity LES/DNS simulations (up to hundreds of millions of grids/DOFs), high-performance data processing and visualization (up to tens of Terabytes), high-performance computer configuration and management (software & hardware).
15+ years' experience in general computational fluid dynamics (CFD), including incompressible and compressible flows; commercial and research software/programs; finite difference, finite volume, finite element, and spectral methods for multi-block structured and unstructured grids.
Coursework Training
Advanced Math (A)
Modern Physics (A)
Theoretical Mechanics I: Statics (A)
Theoretical Mechanics II: Dynamics (A)
Thermodynamics (A)
Elasticity (A)
Fundamental Fluid Mechanics (A)
Fundamental Gas Dynamics (A)
Multiphase Fluid Mechanics (A)
Numerical Methods (A)
Computational Fluid Dynamics (A)
Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (A)
Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (A)
Advanced Aerodynamics (A)
Viscous Flow Theory (A)
Turbulence (A)
Hydrodynamic Stability (A)
Aero-Hydrodynamics (A)
Unsteady Aerodynamics and Acoustics (A)
Introduction to Acoustics and Noise (A)
Teaching
Stability and Control of Aircraft (Instructor, undergraduate), Clarkson, Fall 2022
Gas Dynamics (Instructor, undergraduate), Clarkson, Fall 2021
Analytical Methods in Engineering (Instructor, graduate), GWU, Spring 2019
Numerical Methods in Engineering (Guest Instructor, graduate), GWU, Fall 2013
Computational Fluid Dynamics (TA, undergraduate), Notre Dame, Fall 2011
Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (TA, graduate), Notre Dame, Spring 2011
Mechanics I: Statics (TA, undergraduate), Notre Dame, Fall 2010
Thermodynamics (TA, undergraduate), Notre Dame, Spring 2010
Introduction to Aeronautics (TA, undergraduate), Notre Dame, Fall 2009
Honors/Awards
Timothy Tong Endowment Fellowship, Sep. 2015 – May 2016
Louis P. Wagman Endowment Fellowship, Sep. 2015 – May 2016
Graduate Research Fellowship, Sep. 2013 – May 2016
Korman's Fund Fellowship, Sep. 2013 – Dec. 2013
High pass in Ph.D. Qualifying Exam, Apr. 2013
GWU Graduate Fellowship, Sep. 2012 – Aug. 2013
Graduate Research Fellowship, Jun. 2010 – Aug. 2012
High pass in Ph.D. Qualifying Exam, May 2010
Notre Dame Graduate Fellowship, Aug. 2009 – May 2010