Microflow &
Interfacial Transport (MIT) Laboratory
Principle Investigator:
☺ Prof. Moran Wang
Postdoctoral
Fellows and Research Associate:
n Kexin Chen (Postdoc since 2026, PhD from Zhejiang University)
n Yang Xu (Postdoc since 2026, PhD from Chongqing University)
n Zhiguo Tian (Shuimu Distinguished Postdoc since 2026, PhD from Tsinghua University)
n Chengjie Zhan (QH Distinguished Postdoc since 2025, PhD from HUST)
n Rui Li (Postdoc since 2025, PhD from University of Aberdeen UK)
n Hangyu Chen (Shuimu Distinguished Postdoc since 2023, PhD from University of Leeds)
n Bin Liu (Shuimu Distinguished Postdoc since 2022, PhD From Bauman MSTU)
n Xinzhu Mou (co-advised Postdoc since 2026, PhD from Southeast University)
n Yu Chen (co-advised Postdoc since 2026, PhD from SYS University)
n Qi Yang (co-advised Postdoc since 2024, PhD from UMET France)
n Tianzhu Jiang (Research Associate, Master from Imperial College of London)
n Kailiang Li (Research Associate, Master from BIT)
Graduate Students:
Ø Yunxi Su (PhD student since 2026)
Ø Shaokai Shi (PhD student since 2025)
Ø Bin Shen (Master student since 2025)
Ø Jinliang Kang (PhD student since 2024)
Ø Jiahuan He (Eng. PhD student since 2023)
Ø Mingbao Zhang (PhD student since 2022)
Visiting
Scientists and Scholar:
²
ALEJANDRO ÁLVAREZ GARCÍA (2026)
²
Z.Z. Wang (2026)
²
R. Shi (2026-2028)
Undergraduate
Students:
Thesis project
l
SRT program
□ Z. Wu
□ T. Cheng
Former members and
thesis:
Advised Graduate Students:
Z. Tian (2026, Ph.D
dissertation: Study on Manipulating Diamond Deposition Processes via Flow in
MPCVD Reactors; Now Postdoc at Tsinghua U)
X. Lu (2026,
Ph.D dissertation: Studies
on Mechanisms and Applications of Particle Transport Behaviors and Flow Control
in Microflow Systems; Now Postdoc at ETH)
Y. Liu
(2025,
Ph.D dissertation:
Pore-scale study of dispersion in porous
media: Theoretical modeling and numerical simulation; Now: Postdoc at
CSIC of Spain)
Y.F. Huang (2025, Ph.D
dissertation
with honor: On Mechanisms of Electrokinetic
Transport at Immiscible Liquid-Liquid Interface; Now: Scientist at HW)
G. Yang (2024, Ph.D
dissertation: Multiphase-Phase Change Flow in Porous Media: High Performance
Algorithm and Application; Now: Scientist at HW )
Y. Wang (2023,
Ph.D dissertation: Study on
Rapid Transient Measurement Method for Low-permeable Porous Media; Now:
Scientist at HW)
W.H. Lei (2022,
Ph.D dissertation: Visualization Experiment and
Microscopic Mechanism of Multiphase Displacement by Micro/nanoparticle
Suspensions in Porous Media; Now: Newton Fellow at UMan)
F.L. Liu (2022,
Ph.D dissertation: Studies
on Mechanisms of Ion-tuned Waterflooding: Wettability Alteration and Its
Impact; Now: Scientist at CEPI)
W.L. Miao (2022,
Ph.D dissertation:
Electron-phonon coupling thermal transport in metal/semiconductor films: mesoscopic
simulation and mechanism analysis; Now: Engineer at Shanghai Institute of IC
Materials)
T. Liu
(2021,
Ph.D dissertation: Pore-scale Simulation and Upscaling Analysis
of Flow in Porous Media Based on Digital Rock; Now: Scientist at HuaXin Co.)
X. Ran
(2021,
Ph.D dissertation: Mesoscopic Scale Simulation for Phonon
Transport Through Multilayer thin film; Engineer at Inspur Co.; Now:
Faculty at NNU)
Z.Q. Chen (2020,
Ph.D dissertation with honor:
Pore-scale simulation and analysis for
hydro/thermal- fracturing in rocks; Now: Scientist at Sinopec)
Y.K. Yang (2019,
Ph.D dissertation with honor:
Multiscale Simulation and Analysis for Multiphysicochemical Ion Diffusion in Tight Porous Media;
Postdoctoral Fellow at Julich Institute of Germany; Now: Faculty at BHU)
A. Alizadeh (2019,
Ph.D dissertation: Electrokinetic Transport Phenomena in Inhomogeneously
Charged Media; Eyes High Fellow at University of Calgary; Now Mary Curie
Fellow at Birmingham Univ.)
Y.Y. Guo (2018, Ph.D dissertation with honor:
Macroscopic Phonon Transport Model and
Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics for Non-Fourier Heat Conduction; University
of Tokyo; University of Lyon; Now Professor at HIT)
L. Zhang (2018, Ph.D
dissertation: Multiphysicochemical Ion Transport in Microporous Media;
Scientist at BOSCH Co.; Now Scientist at HW)
C.Y. Xie (2018,
Ph.D dissertation: Pore scale modeling and multiscale analysis
of non-Newtonian multiphase flow in microporous media; UT Austin; Now:
Professor at Beihang U)
Y.D. Wang (2026, Master ’s thesis: Reconstruction Method of Multiscale
Cerebral Vasculature and Simulation of Cerebral Blood Flow and Mass Transport;
Now Scientist at XKL Co.)
H. Xiao (2025,
Master’s thesis: Mechanism Study of the Squeal from the Brake Servo Valve
of Military Aircrafts; Now PhD Student at ICL)
J.L. Kang (2023, Master’s thesis with honor: Interfacial Transport Mechanism in
Free-porous Flow Systems: Theoretical Analysis and Modeling; Now: PhD student
at Tsinghua Univ.)
Q. Li (2023, Master’s thesis: Mechanism Study on Multiphase Flow and
Displacement Process Regulated by Microgel Particles in Porous Media; Now:
Scientist at 1st Institute of Space Science)
Z.G. Tian (2022, Master’s thesis with honor: Structure-Activity Relationship and
Quick Measurement of Micro Valve Material: Theory and Experiment; Now: Postdoc
at Tsinghua Univ.)
Y.H. Wang (2019,
Master’s thesis: Simulation and
analysis on the flow and heat transfer process in porous media based on
pore-network modeling; Now: Engineer at Tsinghua University)
H.H. Tian (2018, Master's thesis with honor: Electrokinetic Mechanisms of Ion-Tuned Wettability in
Oil-Brine-Rock Systems; PhD from MIT; Now Faculty at Zhijiang
National Lab)
Z.Y. Wang (2017,
Master’s thesis: Multiscale
simulation and analysis for gas flow in deep-seated microporous media; Ph.D from Stanford University, Postdoc
at LBNL; Now: Faculty at China University of Petroleum, Beijing)
X.T. He (2017,
Master’s thesis: Gas diffusion in
porous media by mesoscopic simulation; Now: Work at Ericsson Co.)
G.Z. Liu (2016, Master’s thesis: Multiphase
flow in porous media by multiscale simulation and analysis; Now: Work at Keda S&T Co.)
C.Y. Xie (2015,
Master's thesis: Mesoscopic Modeling of Two Phase Displacement in Complex Microstructures; Now: Faculty at BUAA)
X.D. Shan (2014,
Master's thesis with
honor: Non-Fourier heat
conduction at micro/nano scale; Now: Work at XiaoMa Co.)
Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Associate:
W. Liu (2023-2025,
Postdoc Fellow, PhD from Tongji University; Now: Faculty at Tongji Univ.)
C.D. Xi (2022-2024,
Postdoc Fellow, PhD From UMSTCB; Now: Scientist at
Coal Mining Research Institute)
W.B. Gong (2021-2024,
Postdoc Fellow, PhD From UMSTCB; Now: Faculty at China
University of Petroleum, Beijing)
W.W. Zhu (2021-2023,
Postdoc Fellow, PhD From KAUST; Now: Professor at
Institute of Geology and Geophysics, CAS)
W.H. Lei (2023,
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ph.D
From Tsinghua University; Now: Scientist at KTH)
T. Li (2020-2022,
Postdoctoral Fellow, PhD From Southwest University of Petroleum, Now Staff
Scientist at SinoPec Southwest Institute)
J. Wei (2019-2021,
Postdoctoral Fellow, PhD from Northeast University in 2018, Postdoc in Seoul
National University from 2018-2019, Now Scientist at Coal Mining Research
Institute)
J.T.
Zheng (2016-2017,
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ph.D, 2015, Now Professor at
China University of Mining & Technology Beijing)
C. Yang (2014-2016,
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ph.D,
2013, Tsinghua University; Now Scientist at Beijing Institute of architecture
and design)
Q.F.
Lv (2014-2016,
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ph.D,
2014, Tsinghua University)
M.A.D. (2014-2015,
Postdoctoral Fellow; Ph.D
from Université Pierre et Marie Curie at 2012,
Postdoc at University of Laval from 2012-2014; Now working at France)
Y.
Chen (2012-2015,
Postdoctoral Fellow; Ph.D
from Peking University 2012; Las Alamos National Laboratory of USA; Now Faculty
at Southern University of Science and Technology)
Y. Yu (2024-2025,
Research Associate, Master from Colombia University of USA)
G.
Zhang (2020-2021,
Research Associate, Now PhD Student at Stanford University)[external link]
J. Ren (2018-2019,
Research Associate, Now Postdoc at Hongkong University)
Bachelor thesis projects:
Y. Su (2026,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: Biofilm growth in
dual-pore structure under flow condition: experiments and modeling)
S. Chen (2026,
Bachelor's thesis: Hydrogel microchips for blood-brain barrier and flow
mechanism studies based on microfluidics)
S.K. Shi (2025,
Bachelor's thesis: Vascular network reconstruction of mouse and modeling of
flow and mass transfer)
Y.R. Li (2023,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: Mechanism and
optimization of enhanced oil recovery by nanoparticles; Then: graduate student
at Dept. Mechanical Engineering of Yale University)
H.Y. Wei (2023,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: Nonlinear
light-driven multiferroic phase transition; Then: graduate student at Dept.
Physics of Yale University)
Y.D. Wang (2023,
Bachelor's thesis: Numerical studies on fluid flow in brain; Then: graduate
student at Tsinghua University)
X.K. Lu (2021,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: Theory and
Experiments on Enhanced Multiphase Displacements by Nanoparticles; Then:
graduate student at Tsinghua University)
J.L. Zhou (2021,
Bachelor's thesis: Quasi-3D microfluidic experiments and wettability mechanism
study of flow in porous media)
S.Q. Yu (2020,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: Microscale
mechanism of nanoparticle suspension for EOR; Then: Graduate Student at
Stanford University)
J.L. Kang (2020,
Bachelor's thesis: Modeling and analysis of gas flow in porous media with heat
source; Then: Master Student at Tsinghua University)
J.W. Tian (2020,
Bachelor's thesis: Mircoscale mechanism of surface
adsorption in Lithium-Sulfur batteries; Then: Graduate Student at CAS)
Y.F. Huang (2019,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: Electron
Hydrodynamics in micro/nanoscale low-dimensional materials; Then: Ph.D student at Tsinghua
University)
Z.G. Tian (2019,
Bachelor's thesis: Modeling of Flow in microporous media with stress
deformation; Then: Ph.D
student at Tsinghua University)
G. Yang (2018,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: Modeling and Optimization of Flow, Heat and
Mass Transfer in Bioreactor; Then: Ph.D
student at Tsinghua University)
Y. Wang (2018,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: Multiscale modeling for shale gas flow in
micro/nano pores; Then: Ph.D student at Tsinghua University)
J.L. Ren (2018,
Bachelor's thesis: Lattice Boltzmann
model for pool boiling process; Then: post-bachelor study at Tsinghua
University)
F. Liu (2017,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: Multiscale modeling of complex drop
replacements in micro/nanopores; Then: Ph.D student at Tsinghua Univ)
X. Zhang (2017,
Bachelor's thesis: Molecular dynamic
simulation of specularity of phonon transport in
nanofilm of silicon; Then: Ph.D
student at SUS Tech)
T. Yang (2016,
Bachelor's thesis: Modeling and analysis
of heat mass transfer in methane hydrate exploitation process; Then: Ph.D student at UIUC)
Y. Wang (2016,
Bachelor's thesis: Pore-network modeling
of two-phase flow in porous media; Then:
Master student at Tsinghua Univ)
X. Ran (2016,
Bachelor's thesis: Mesoscopic modeling of
heat transfer in multi-layer thin film materials; Then:
Ph.D student at Tsinghua
Univ)
R. Liu (2016,
Bachelor's thesis: Lagrangian coherent structures of flow around a 2D
cylinder; Then:
Ph.D student at CAS)
H. Tian (2015,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: Influence of electrokinetic
transport on wettibility; Then:
Master student at Tsinghua Univ)
T. Liu (2015,
Bachelor's thesis: Single- and two-phase
flow in microporous media: pore-scale modeling and experiments; Then: Ph.D
student at Tsinghua Univ)
Z. Wang (2014,
Bachelor's thesis: Mesoscopic modeling of
nonideal gas transport in microporous media; Then:
Master student at Tsinghua Univ)
T. Li (2014,
Bachelor's thesis: Statistical thermal
analysis of shock-turbulence interactions; Then:
PhD student at PKU)
S. Chen (2013,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: Electro-osmosis of non-Newtonian fluid in
porous media using Lattice Poisson-Boltzmann Method; Then:
Ph.D student at Liverpool
Univ)
G. Liu (2013,
Bachelor's thesis: Multiscale modeling of
micro/nano drop movements in microchannel; Then:
Master student at Tsinghua Univ)
L. Zhang (2012,
Bachelor's thesis with honor: High-efficiency mesoscopic simulations for
reactive transports of electrokinetic fluid in
microchannels; Then:
Ph.D student at Tsinghua
Univ)
X. Wang (2012,
Bachelor's thesis: Effects of internal
thermal contact resistance on effective thermal conductivity of porous
materials; Then:
Master student at Tsinghua Univ)
Q. Hu (2012,
Bachelor's thesis: Numerical simulations
of fluid flow and transport in nanoscale confined space; Then:
Ph.D student at CAS)
X. Shan (2011,
Bachelor's thesis: Geometry
optimization of transport network)
Visitors:
C.J. Zhan (2025,
Visiting Student, HUST)
S. Zhou (2025,
Visiting Student, Beijing University of Chemical Engineering)
M. Wai (2024,
Visiting Student, University of Toronto)
M. Qin (2024,
Visiting Student, University College of
London)
H. Jiang (2022,
Visiting scholar, HIT)
B. Liu (2020-2021,
Visiting Scholar, Bauman Moscow State
Technical University)
J. Pang (2020-2021,
Visiting Scholar, Chongqing University of Science and Technology)
Y. Li (2021,
Visiting Student, China University of Petroleum)
A. Alizadeh (2019,
Visiting Scientist from the University of Tokyo)
S. Nolte (2019,
Visiting student from RWTH Aachen University)
W. Hsu (2019,
Visiting Scholar from the University of Tokyo)
S. Wang (2019,
Visiting Student from University of Alberta)
J.L.
Ren (2018-2019,
Visiting Scholar, now at University of Texas Austin)
G. Gaus (2017,
Visiting Student from RTWH Aachen University)
D. Yang (2014-2015,
Visiting Scholar from Nanchang University)
H.J. Wu (2013-2014,
Visiting Scholar (Best Visiting Scholar Award)
from Guangzhou University)
C.X. Li (2013-2014,
Visiting Scholar from Shanghai Maritime University)
J.Y. Zhang (2011-2013,
Visiting Scientist from Peking University, now at Changchun University of
Technology)