Basic Information

Zhen JIAN​​​​,  Ph.D. / Associate Professor

Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU),China
School of Aerospace Engineering
State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures

ORCID: ​​​​​​​0000-0002-4769-1369​​​​​​​​​​​​

Contact Information

Email: zhenjian@xjtu.edu.cn

Office: Innovation Harbour Bldg. No. 2 & Teaching Bldg. 1

Address:

No. 28, Xianning West Road,

School of Aerospace, ​​​​​​​Xi’an Jiaotong University,

710049 Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China

Recent Progress

  • PRL,124,184501
  • JFM,899,A7
  • JFM,835,1065
  • Basilisk+HighSpeedImage

Research Fields

Multiphase flow, Complex fluids, Droplet, Bubble, Microfluidics, 3D printing
Multiphase flow simulation: Basilisk, Gerris; HPC, CFD, Numerical Heat Transfer (NHT)
High-speed imaging experiment, PIV

Join Us

Undergraduate Students, interested in Fluid Mechanics,

who are willing to do

  • a research project,
  • a Master's degree,

are welcome to send your CV to zhenjian@xjtu.edu.cn, please feel free to contact us.

Professional Experience

2021 - Present

Xi’an Jiaotong University, School of Aerospace Engineering - Associate Professor

2017 - 2021

Xi’an Jiaotong University, School of Aerospace Engineering - Assistant Professor

With: Prof. Marie-Jean Thoraval

2015 - 2017

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia (KAUST) - Postdoc

With: Prof. Sigurdur T. Thoroddsen​​​

Education

2010 - 2014

Sorbonne University (University Paris 6 - Pierre and Marie Curie), France

Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics

Supervisors: Prof. Christophe Josserand, Prof. Stéphane Zaleski, Dr. Pascal Ray

2007 - 2010

Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Energy and Power Engineering,

Master's degree in Engineering Thermo-physics ("4+4" Double-degree program)

Supervisors​​​​​​​:  Prof. Wenquan Tao, Prof. Zengyao Li

2005 - 2010

Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France

Generalist engineer's degree (Master level, "4+4" Double-degree program)

2003 - 2007

Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Energy and Power Engineering,

Bachelor's degree in Thermal and Power Engineering

Academic Responsibility