Lab Members

Xinyi Zhang

Xinyi Zhang

Xinyi Zhang received her bachelor’s degree in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2024. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette. She is interested in fluid mechanics and heat transfer. During her B.S. studies, Xinyi worked on wave energy converters. Outside of the lab, Xinyi enjoys […]

Jie Li

Jie Li

Jie Li received her bachelor’s degree in 2021 and master’s degree in 2024 from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST). Her previous study focused on multiphysical phenomenon in magnetron sputtering systems. Currently, she is working towards a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. In her free time, she enjoys running, photography, and […]

Yuchen Bao

Yuchen Bao

Yuchen Bao received her bachelor’s degree in Theoretical and Applied Mathematics and master’s degree in Engineering Thermophysics from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is now pursuing her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, West Lafayette. She is interested in advanced packaging technologies and microchannel structures design.

Zhengwei Chen

Zhengwei Chen

Zhengwei Chen earned his BSME from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 2020 and his MSME from Purdue University in 2021. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, co-advised by Dr. Tiwei Wei and Dr. Steven Wereley. His research interests primarily focus on advanced fluid control techniques and micro-cooler fabrication for high […]

Yunchun Yang

Yunchun Yang

Yunchun received his B.Eng. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in 2021, and his M.Sc. degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in 2024, both as an outstanding graduate. In 2019, he attended a summer session and conducted a laboratory visit at University of California, Berkeley. His prior research experience focuses on […]

Zhenliang Pan

Zhenliang Pan

Zhenliang Pan received his bachelor’s degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Peking University in 2024. Currently, he is working towards a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette. His research interests lie in fluid mechanics and machine learning. Now he is exploring the field of heat transfer in semiconductors and design […]

Ben Pulver

Ben Pulver

Ben received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 2024. He is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering jointly advised by Dr. Tiwei Wei and Dr. Andreas Jung from the Physics Department. Ben’s research interests are cryogenic, multi-phase, and micro-scale cooling along with particle physics. He works in the S-PACK […]

Ye Yang

Ye Yang

Ye Yang obtained his undergraduate degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Southern University of Science and Technology. Subsequently, he achieved a master’s degree in Materials Science at the University of Pennsylvania in 2024. Currently, he is working towards a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette. His research interests lie in […]

Devang Tavkari

Devang Tavkari

Hello! I am Devang. I recently finished my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Arlington in May 2024. Starting from June 2024, I will be pursuing a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. I will be working on a project related to heat spreading in thermal interface materials, which will […]

Dr. Gopinath Sahu

Dr. Gopinath Sahu

Gopinath earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from IIT Kanpur, where he worked jointly with Dr. Sameer Khandekar and Dr. K. Muralidhar. His doctoral research focused on investigation of liquid jet and spray impingement heat transfer over high-power electronics. Currently, he is working with Professor Justin A. Weibel and Prof. Tiwei Wei at CTRC and S-PACK […]