Jian Teng

Postdoctoral Associate, Rice University

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6100 Main St

Houston, TX, 77005

I earned my Ph.D. in Engineering from Brown University, where I was a member of the Fluids and Thermal Sciences Group under the guidance of Prof. Jesse Ault. I was a Research Scientist Intern at Tokyo Electron Limited, working on multiphysics simulations for single-wafer wet etching processes. Prior to that, I obtained my B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Iowa. Currently, I am a Postdoctoral Associate at Rice University under the guidance of Prof. Yong Lin Kong in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

My research interests span the theoretical, computational, and experimental studies of multi-physics transport processes with applications to soft matter, additive manufacturing, biomedical engineering, semiconductor manufacturing, and fluid dynamics. My research topics include: Thermo-fluidic multi-physics phenomena, additive manufacturing techniques and biomedical applications, fundamental fluids and soft matter research, complex fluids and transport phenomena, scientific computing and computational fluid dynamics.

news

Jun 22, 2025 Please check out our new paper “Curvature-dependent propulsion of elastic flagella” is published in Soft Matter. This work has been awarded the Soft Matter Emerging Investigators.
Apr 02, 2025 Our work “The continuous actuation of liquid metal with a 3D-printed electrowetting device” is published in Med-X. This paper received the Med-X Young Investigator Award.
Oct 20, 2024 I completed my Ph.D. in Engineering from Brown University!!! I will be joining Rice University as a postdoctoral associate in Dr. Yong Lin Kong’s group.
Jul 01, 2024 Please check out our paper “Newtonian fluid dynamics in a misaligned parallel-plate rheometer” in Physical Review Fluids.
Nov 01, 2023 I will present our study “Theoretical and numerical models of depth-confined Brinkman flow” at APS DFD 2023 in Washington DC.
Nov 22, 2022 I presented our study “Diffusioosmotic dispersion in a long, narrow channel” at APS DFD 2022 in Indianapolis IN.
Oct 10, 2022 Our paper “Coupling of translation and rotation in the motion of finite-length rods near solid boundaries” was published on Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
Nov 22, 2021 I presented our study “Dynamics of Finite-length Rods Near Solid Boundaries” at APS DFD 2021 in Phoenix AZ.
Dec 22, 2020 Our paper “A calibration procedure for an analytical wake model using wind farm operational data” was published on Energies.
Nov 22, 2020 I presented our recent work “Calibration Procedure for Gaussian-based Analytical Wake Model Using SCADA Data” at APS DFD 2020 (online).
Dec 22, 2019 My master study about “Monitoring Bat Activities at a Large Wind Farm” was presented at 2019 AGU Fall meeting and highlighted at AGU news.
Oct 15, 2019 I presented our work “Strategies for Mitigating Bat Impacts Using Smart Wind Turbine Curtailment” at NAWEA/WindTech 2019 Conference.