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About Zhi Liang

Prof. Zhi Liang is the Principal Investigator of the nanoscale thermal fluids laboratory (NTFL) in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Missouri University of Science and Technology (MST). Prof. Liang's research is focused on computational micro/nanoscale heat and mass transfer, i.e., the research to use a variety of modeling techniques to fundamentally understand the dynamics and phase change of nanodroplets, nanobubbles, and nanoparticles and make use of these phenomena for various applications such as efficient cooling of microelectronics, power generation, energy harvesting, thermal medical therapy, and advanced manufacturing. The NTFL is recruiting two Ph.D./Master students for Spring 2023 or Fall 2023 semester. The successful applicants must have completed a B.S. or M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or related disciplines. Applicants who have research/working experience in computer simulations are highly preferred. Interested applicants should send a resume to Prof. Liang at zlch5@mst.edu.

Positions

Present Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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August 2021 - August 2022 Associate Professor, California State University, Fresno ‐ Mechanical Engineering
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August 2016 - August 2021 Assistant Professor, California State University, Fresno ‐ Mechanical Engineering
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May 2012 - July 2016 Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ‐ Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center
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July 2010 - May 2012 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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July 2004 - July 2010 Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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April 2004 - May 2004 Welding Engineer, Shanghai Volkswagen
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Curriculum Vitae

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Grants

2019 - Present Thermal Transport across Liquid-gas Interfaces
NSF
2019 - Present Understanding the merging dynamics of surface nanobubbles and the resulting capillary force between particles from molecular simulations
NSF
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Education

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2010 Ph.D., Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
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2004 M.S., Shanghai Jiaotong University ‐ Materials Science and Engineering
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2001 B.S., Shanghai Jiaotong University ‐ Materials Science and Engineering
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Contact Information

229 Toomey Hall
400 W. 13th Street                                                        
Rolla, MO 65409
Phone: (573) 341-4982

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