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Name LING YANG
Label Researcher in Mechanical Engineering
Email lyangr@connect.hku.hk
Summary A researcher with a strong background in mechanical engineering, experienced in microfluidics, soft matter research, and various engineering projects. Skilled in multiple technical tools and has a track record of academic achievements and awards.

Education

  • 2021 - 2025
    Ph.D.
    The University of Hong Kong
    Mechanical Engineering
  • 2016 - 2019
    Master
    Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics
  • 2012 - 2016
    Bachelor
    Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Process Equipment and Control Engineering (Major), Law (Minor)

Work

  • 2020 - 2021
    RA
    Southern University of Science and Technology
    Conducted research on 3D printing in the field of Mechanical and Energy Engineering.

Publications

  • 2024
    Selective directional liquid transport on shoot surfaces of Crassula muscosa
    Science
    Unveiled an unexpected selective directional liquid transport on shoot surfaces of Crassula muscosa, different from hitherto reported liquid transports on other nature species. Achieved smart and reconfigurable liquid transport on engineered biomimetic counterparts by employing mechanical or magnetic stimuli. (IF: 44.7; Visualized by ScienceAdviser; Highlighted by Science, EurekAlert!, Phys.org, ScienceDaily, Washington City Paper, Weekender Singapore, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, etc)
  • 2023
    Nature-inspired reentrant surfaces
    Progress in Materials Science
    Reentrant feature widely exists in natural structures ranging from mushroom, overhang, undercut, trapezoid, sphere, spatula and taper to sharp edge, and has triggered a biomimetic design revolution of functional surfaces for extreme repellency to fluid foulants, directional fluid navigation, and strong adaptive adhesion. In this Review, we discuss how the bionic introduction of reentrant feature on a surface mediates fluid wetting, contact line motion, as well as solid adhesion. We briefly introduce nature-inspired design principles from representative reentrant surfaces on the springtail, gecko, and pitcher plant. Through quantitatively associating microscopic structural parameters of reentrant feature, including angle, shape, diameter, thickness, sharpness and anisotropy, with macroscopically visible wetting and adhesion properties, we evaluate how the design of reentrant feature can enable exceptional
  • 2022
    Droplet bouncing: Fundamentals, regulations, and applications
    Small
    Droplet impact is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature, daily life, and industrial processes. It is thus crucial to tune the impact outcomes for various applications. As a special outcome of droplet impact, the bouncing of droplets keeps the form of the droplets after the impact and minimizes the energy loss during the impact, being beneficial in many applications. A unified understanding of droplet bouncing is in high demand for effective development of new techniques to serve applications. This review shows the fundamentals, regulations, and applications of millimeter‐sized droplet bouncing on solid surfaces and same/miscible liquids (liquid pool and another droplet). Regulation methods and current applications are summarized, and potential directions are proposed.

Awards

Skills

Teaching
MECH2414 Thermofluids (2022 - 2023, Teaching assist at The University of Hong Kong)
Technical Courses
Engineering Thermodynamics
Fluid Mechanics
Computational Method
Material Mechanics
Numerical heat transfer
Nanophotonics
Computer Tools
MATLAB
Simulink
Python
COMSOL
Auto CAD
Labview

Projects