Dr. Zhu Pingan
Education
Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hong Kong, (2017)
Research Interests
Microfluidics
Fluid Dynamics
Wettability
Micro/Nanofabrication
Micro/Nanoscale Motors/Actuators
Honors and Awards
Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Thesis Award (2016-2017), HKU (2018)
TechConnect Global Innovation Award, 2018 TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo, Anaheim, USA (2018)
HKIS-Towngas Young Scientist Award in Engineering Science (runner-up), Hong Kong Institute of Science, Hong Kong, China (2017)
HKU Foundation Postgraduate Fellowship (top 2 in ME Department), HKU (2013-2014)
Selected publications
Xing Han, Pingan Zhu*, Tiantian Kong & Liqiu Wang*. Microfluidic encapsulation of phase change materials for high thermal performance. Langmuir 36, 8165-8173 (2020).
Pingan Zhu, Rifei Chen & Liqiu Wang. Topography-directed hot-water super-repellent surfaces. Advanced Science 6, 1900798 (2019).
Chunmei Zhou#, Pingan Zhu#, Ye Tian, Min Xu & Liqiu Wang. Engineering micromotors with droplet microfluidics. ACS Nano 13, 6319-6329 (2019).
Pingan Zhu & Liqiu Wang. Droplet pinch-off with pressure fluctuations. Chemical Engineering Science 196, 333-343 (2019).
Pingan Zhu, Tiantian Kong, Leyan Lei, Chunmei Zhou & Liqiu Wang. Engineering microstructure with evaporation-induced self-assembly of microdroplets. Small Methods 2, 1800017 (2018).
For more publications, please visit:
https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=yPyEcBYAAAAJ&hl=en
