Chair Professor, Director of Center for Computational Science and Engineering Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Lian-Ping Wang received a Batchelor’s degree in Mechanics from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China in 1984, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University, USA in 1990. He was then a Visiting Research Associate at Brown University, USA from 1990 to 1992, after which he was a Research Associate at Pennsylvania State University, USA from 1992 to 1994 and an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Delaware, USA from 1994 to 2001. He became an Associate Professor in 2001 and a Professor in 2010 at the University of Delaware. In 2017, he was appointed a Chaired Professor at Southern University of Science and Technology, China. His main research interests include computational fluid dynamics, turbulence, particle-laden flow and immiscible multiphase flow. In recent years, he has focused on the mesoscopic CFD method based on Boltzmann equation and its application in direct numerical simulation of complex flows. Relevant applications include cloud microphysics, transport in soil porous media, and modeling of complex flows. He has published over 170 refereed journal papers and delivered over 100 invited talks worldwide. Dr. Wang became an elected Fellow of American Physical Society in 2011 and an elected Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2016, and an Invitation Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (9/2016 – 3/2017). Currently he also served as Affiliate Scientist of NCAR. In May 2022, he becomes Associate Editor of Journal Fluid Mechanics.
Personal Profile
◆ Multiphase Flows
◆ Turbulent Flows
◆ Computational Fluid Dynamics
◆ Mesoscopic Methods
◆ High-Performance Computing
◆ Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University, USA, 1990
◆ B.S. in Mechanics, Zhejiang University, China, 1984
◆ 2018-present, Chair Professor, South University of Science and Technology
◆ 2009-present, Professor, University of Delaware, USA
◆ 2001-2009, Associate Professor, University of Delaware, USA
◆ 1994-2001, Assistant Professor, University of Delaware, USA
◆ 1992-1994, Research Associate, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
◆ 1990-1992, Visiting Research Associate, Brown University, USA
◆ Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2016
◆ Invitation Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2016
◆ Fellow, American Physical Society, 2011
◆ Distinguished Overseas Young Investigator Award, NSF of China, 2006
◆ Faculty Fellow, National Center for Atmospheric Research, 2005
◆ Francis Alison Young Scholars Award, University of Delaware, 1998
◆ Outstanding Teaching Award, University of Delaware, 1996
The full list is available at：http://research.me.udel.edu/~lwang/publications.html
Professor Wang's Google Scholar Profile
Professor Wang's Research Gate Profile
Research
Conventional (continuum) CFD and mesoscopic CFD methods
Compressible flow and heat transfer, particle-laden flow, immiscible multiphase flow
Environmental and Engineering applications：cloud microphysics, flow through porous media, air-sea interactions, fluidized bed, sediment transport
High-performance computing, code optimization, hybrid integrated computing
Teaching
MAE505/MAE403 Computational Fluid Dynamics（open to both undergraduates and graduate students）
Due to availability of high-speed computers and advanced algorithms, direct numerical simulation of complex flows along with theoretical analysis and physical experiments are considered the three pillars of fluid mechanics research. High-performance fluid-flow simulation is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field combining physics, mathematics, algorithms, computer science, and engineering. This course focuses on direct simulation methods of viscous fluid flows, including finite difference methods, finite volume methods, and Boltzmann equation-based mesoscopic methods; numerical convergence, physical accuracy and stability analysis; and programming experience with Fortran code. This course trains system analysis skills and classroom presentation skills.
MAE7001/MAE321 Multiphase Flow（open to both undergraduates and graduate students）：
This course covers physical description of fluid-solid and fluid-fluid interfaces, diluted two-phase flow and dense two-phase flow with particles or droplets; local and average equations for mass, momentum and energy exchange, dimensionless parameters; numerical methods for two-phase flow and related industrial and environmental applications.
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Dr. Lian-Ping Wang’s research interests include computational fluid dynamics and turbulent multiphase flow. Over the years, he has visited and worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, NASA Langley Research Center, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology.
He developed and applied direct numerical simulation methods including mesoscopic methods based on Boltzmann equations, and conducted a series of original work to advance computational models and to reveal physical mechanisms of multiphase and turbulent flows.
His work on the effects of turbulent small-scale structures on particle transport, preferential concentration, and sedimentation has been widely cited by researchers in the fields of engineering, geophysics, aerosol science, and marine ecology.
Dr. Wang’s work on turbulent collision of cloud droplets and its theoretical modeling has motivated developments of next-generation numerical weather forecasting models. Because of his pioneering work in atmospheric cloud physics, he was invited to write a review article in Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics in 2013.
In recent years, he has devoted his efforts to advance mesoscopic computational fluid dynamics methods based on the Boltzmann equation (LB method and DUGKS method), and made a series of original theoretical contributions. His group has successfully applied the mesoscopic approaches to wall-bounded particle-laden turbulent flows and immiscible two-phase flows.
Meanwhile, he is interested in high-performance computing and is serving as the founding director of Center for Computational Science and Engineering at SUSTech.
Wang has published about 209 journal papers, primarily in the fluid mechanics journals such as Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech., J. Fluid Mech, Phys. Fluids, J. Atmos. Sci., Phys. Rev. Lett., Int. J. Multiphase Flow, J. Comp. Phys., and Parallel Computing. As of February, 2024, ISI gives Wang’s citations as over 6,100 with an h-index of 45; Google Scholar reports 9,600 citations of his publication, with an h-index of 51.
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Research fields
CFD, Mesoscopic simulation methods, Dispersed two-phase flow, Fluid-solid coupling, Computational heat transfer, Environmental fluid mechanics, Flow through Porous media.
Recruitment positions
1. Presidential Excellent Postdoctoral Researcher
Annual salary: 300,000 RMB; Duration: 2 years.
Requirements:
Engaging in advanced and innovative research work;
Having gained outstanding academic achievements in research areas concerned;
Having made excellent achievements as a doctoral student;
Priority will be given to those received a Ph.D. from renowned universities outside mainland China.
2. Postdoctoral Researcher
Annual salary: at least 250,000 RMB (including the subsidies granted by Finance Commission of Shenzhen Municipal: 120,000/year).
Competitive benefits similar to the package offered to the SUSTech teaching and administrative staff.
Requirements: Having made excellent achievements as a doctoral student.
3. Doctoral students co-educated by SUSTech and universities outside mainland China. (http://gs.sustc.edu.cn/brochure)
Students will receive their education in SUSTech and universities outside mainland China: HKU (The University of Hong Kong), HKUSK (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), NUS (National University of Singapore), University of Macau, HKBU (Hong Kong Baptist University), The University of Queensland, Temple University.
Students will be granted diplomas by universities outside mainland China.
Students will be educated in two universities, supervised by two supervisors and guided by both of them to make their research plans.
Generous amount of scholarship and student subsidies will be provided.
4. Doctoral students co-educated by SUSTech and universities within mainland China. (http://gs.sustc.edu.cn/brochure)
SUSTech and HIT (Harbin Institute of Technology) co-recruit and co-educate students applying for doctoral degree.
Students will receive generous amount of scholarship and student subsidies.
Students have chances to go to universities outside mainland China as exchange students and receive assistance from Student Entrepreneurship Foundation and Student Entrepreneurship Innovation Platform.
Student recruitment: students may contact Professor Wang to initiate the application.
5. Master’s students（http://www.sustc.edu.cn/announcements/1018）
SUSTech and HIT co-educate undergraduates applying for Master’s degree, and they need to first take the GEE.
Joint-supervised student will be granted generous scholarship and student subsidies.
Students have chances to go to universities outside mainland China as exchange students, receive assistance from Student Entrepreneurship Foundation and Student Entrepreneurship Innovation Platform.
Students applying for other universities and having passed the admission requirements are permitted to apply.
If you are interested, please send your detailed resume to the email : liy31@mail.sustc.edu.cn, the title of the resume, please indicate: name + graduate + professional + application post.
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Contact Address
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Office Phone
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