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Chengyu Li

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Develop computational models to investigate the underlying flow physics and transport phenomena associated with biological and biomedical flows.

Flow Simulation & Flow Physics Lab

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Office: 613 Glennan

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, 2016
M.S., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, 2014
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, China, 2010

Awards and Recognitions

2024, Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award, AFOSR
2022, Lewis F. Moody Award, ASME
2021, Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, NSF
2019, Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, ORAU
2017, Polak Young Investigator Award, AChemS

Research Interests

Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Fluid-Structure Interaction, Immersed-Boundary Method, Data-Driven Reduced Order Modeling, High-Performance Computing, Biomimetic and Bioinspired Flows, Biomedical Flows

Teaching Interests

Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Professional Leadership and Service

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 - Jul. 16, 2026, CFDTC, Vice Chair, ASME
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 - Jul. 16, 2024, CFDTC, Secretary, ASME
Thursday, September 1, 2011 - PRESENT, Member, Division of Fluid Dynamics, APS
Monday, May 21, 2018 - PRESENT, Member, Fluids Engineering Division, ASME
Friday, December 20, 2013 - PRESENT, Senior Member, AIAA

Other Affiliations

2018 - 2024, Assistant Professor, Villanova University
2016 - 2018, Postdoctoral Researcher, The Ohio State University