Bo Zhang, Ph.D.

Education

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Baylor University (2020)
• M.A. in Physics, Baylor University (2017)
• M.S. in Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University (2008)
• B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Yanshan University (2005)

Research Interests

• Scientific machine learning
• High-performance computing
• Multiphase flows
• Submicron heat transfer
• Aerodynamics

Selected Journal Publications

• Zhang, “Nonlinear mode decomposition via physics-assimilated convolutional autoencoder for unsteady flows over an airfoil”, Phys. Fluids. 35, 095115 (2023). (Featured article, which has also been selected to appear in the AIP Publishing Showcase on Kudos.)
• Zhang, “Airfoil-based convolutional autoencoder and long short-term memory neural network for predicting coherent structures evolution around an airfoil”, Computers & Fluids. 258, 105883 (2023).
• Zhang, M. Usta, I. Khan, D. Ranjan, and C. K. Aidun, “Chemically reacting mixing in coaxial miscible liquid jets under variable viscosities and reaction rates”, Chem. Eng. Sci. 268, 118412 (2023).
• Zhang, B. Boyd, and Y. Ling, “Direct numerical simulation of compressible interfacial multiphase flows using a mass-momentum-energy consistent volume-of-fluid method”, Computers & Fluids 236, 105267 (2022).
• Zhang, S. Popinet, and Y. Ling, “Modeling and detailed numerical simulation of the primary breakup of a gasoline surrogate jet under non- evaporative operating condition”, Int. J. Multiphase Flow 130, 103362 (2020).
• Zhang, P.-H. Tsai, A.-B. Wang, S. Popinet, S. Zaleski and Y. Ling, “Short-term oscillation and falling dynamics for a water drop dripping in quiescent air”, Phys. Rev. Fluids 4, 123604 (2019).

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northern Illinois University (2024-present)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame (2023-2024)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2021-2023)