Employment
2025 - Present: Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, Santa Clara University
2024 - 2025: Assistant Professor by Courtesy, Mathematics, University of Florida
2024 - 2025: Assistant Professor by Courtesy, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
2021 - 2025: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida
2017 - 2020: Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Education
2017 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (Minor in Chemical Engineering & Applied Maths), Cornell University
2012 M.Phil. Mechanical Engineering (Rated Outstanding, Top 5%), The University of Hong Kong
2010 B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering (First Class Honors), The University of Hong Kong
Awards
2025 Inaugural Rising Stars, Small (journal by Wiley-VCH)
2025 Nanoscale Advances Emerging Investigator, The Royal Society of Chemistry
2024 Associate Provost's Recognition of Outstanding Teaching and Academic Excellence, University of Florida
2024 Nanoscale Emerging Investigator, The Royal Society of Chemistry
2023 Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Grants, American Chemical Society
2023 BES-CSGB-Geosciences Research Grants, US Department of Energy (with Prof. Anthony J. C. Ladd)
2023 RSC Advances Emerging Investigator, The Royal Society of Chemistry
2023 Soft Matter Emerging Investigator, The Royal Society of Chemistry
2021 Global Faculty Fellow, University of Florida
2016 Cornell University Research Travel Grant Award, Cornell University
2014,2016 Student Member Travel Award, American Institute of Physics The Society of Rheology
2013 Clyde W. Mason Scholar, Cornell University
2012 Olin Fellow, Cornell University
2012 Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Research Postgraduate Award, The University of Hong Kong
2012 Mechanical Engineering Best Thesis Award, The University of Hong Kong
2011 University Research Committee Conference Grants, The University of Hong Kong
2010 – 2011 The University of Hong Kong Postgraduate Studentships, The University of Hong Kong
2010 Fong’s Scholar in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
2010 Fong’s Project Prize in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
2008 Worldwide Undergraduate Student Exchange Scholarships, The University of Hong Kong
Invited Talks
2025 Center for Fluid Mechanics, Brown University, United States
2024 Department of Mathematics, University of Florida, United States
2024 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States
2024 A Life @ Low Reynolds Number Conference at National Academy of Sciences Building, United States
2024 American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, United States
2023 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, United States
2023 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
2023 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, United States
2023 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, United States
2022 The Great Scientific Exchange Conference, United States
2022 NanoFlorida International Conference, United States
2021 The 15th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine & Engineering, Virtual
2021 Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Virtual
2020 School of Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Virtual
2020 Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
2020 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, United States
2020 School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, United States
2019 Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
2017 Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
2016 Department of Physics, Saint Joseph's University, United States
2025 - Present: Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, Santa Clara University
2024 - 2025: Assistant Professor by Courtesy, Mathematics, University of Florida
2024 - 2025: Assistant Professor by Courtesy, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida
2021 - 2025: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida
2017 - 2020: Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Education
2017 Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (Minor in Chemical Engineering & Applied Maths), Cornell University
2012 M.Phil. Mechanical Engineering (Rated Outstanding, Top 5%), The University of Hong Kong
2010 B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering (First Class Honors), The University of Hong Kong
Awards
2025 Inaugural Rising Stars, Small (journal by Wiley-VCH)
2025 Nanoscale Advances Emerging Investigator, The Royal Society of Chemistry
2024 Associate Provost's Recognition of Outstanding Teaching and Academic Excellence, University of Florida
2024 Nanoscale Emerging Investigator, The Royal Society of Chemistry
2023 Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Grants, American Chemical Society
2023 BES-CSGB-Geosciences Research Grants, US Department of Energy (with Prof. Anthony J. C. Ladd)
2023 RSC Advances Emerging Investigator, The Royal Society of Chemistry
2023 Soft Matter Emerging Investigator, The Royal Society of Chemistry
2021 Global Faculty Fellow, University of Florida
2016 Cornell University Research Travel Grant Award, Cornell University
2014,2016 Student Member Travel Award, American Institute of Physics The Society of Rheology
2013 Clyde W. Mason Scholar, Cornell University
2012 Olin Fellow, Cornell University
2012 Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Research Postgraduate Award, The University of Hong Kong
2012 Mechanical Engineering Best Thesis Award, The University of Hong Kong
2011 University Research Committee Conference Grants, The University of Hong Kong
2010 – 2011 The University of Hong Kong Postgraduate Studentships, The University of Hong Kong
2010 Fong’s Scholar in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
2010 Fong’s Project Prize in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong
2008 Worldwide Undergraduate Student Exchange Scholarships, The University of Hong Kong
Invited Talks
2025 Center for Fluid Mechanics, Brown University, United States
2024 Department of Mathematics, University of Florida, United States
2024 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States
2024 A Life @ Low Reynolds Number Conference at National Academy of Sciences Building, United States
2024 American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, United States
2023 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, United States
2023 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
2023 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, United States
2023 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, United States
2022 The Great Scientific Exchange Conference, United States
2022 NanoFlorida International Conference, United States
2021 The 15th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Molecular Medicine & Engineering, Virtual
2021 Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Virtual
2020 School of Engineering, The University of New Mexico, Virtual
2020 Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
2020 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, United States
2020 School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, United States
2019 Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
2017 Department of Physics, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
2016 Department of Physics, Saint Joseph's University, United States