Welcome!

We are a research group broadly interested in fluid flow and transport processes. We are located in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UC Riverside.

We work on a range of problems in materials processing, biotechnology, energy, and the environment. To address these interdisciplinary challenges and gain novel fundamental insights, we draw on ideas and tools from fluid and solid mechanics, soft matter physics, and applied mathematics. Our work combines simulations, theory, and microscopic and benchtop experiments.

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We welcome new ideas, challenges and collaborations. If you are interested in working with us, please visit or write to us!

News

March 23, 2026

New paper led by Jake Minten in JFM reveals how friction between colloids emerges as a hydrodynamic consequence of surface roughness, even without contact! Read it here.

March 17, 2027

Xiaokang presents his work on colloidal pattern formation in oscillating flows at the APS Global Summit in Denver!

February 13, 2026

New paper in Physical Review Research on the formation of polynyas around polar coastlines. Read it here.

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