Faculty
Dr. Dong Liu
Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Office Location N212 Engineering Building 1
Phone 713-743-4532
Fax 713-743-4503
Email dongliu [at] uh.edu
Website Dr. Dong Liu's personal website
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2006 (Completed 2002 – 2006)
Master of Science, Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, 1999 (Completed 1996 – 1999)
Bachelor of Science, Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, 1996 (Completed 1992 – 1996)
Professional Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 2013 – present
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 2007 – 2013
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Purdue University, 2006 – 2007
Professional and Scientific Affiliations
Chair, ASME Heat Transfer Division K-9 Nanoscale Transport Phenomena, 2019-present
Vice Chair, ASME Heat Transfer Division K-9 Nanoscale Transport Phenomena, 2016-2019
Guest Editor, ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, 2017-2018
Co-Chair, Faculty Search Committee for Thermal Science and Fluid Mechanics, 2016-2020
Undergraduate Advising Director, 2015-present
Undergraduate Lab Reform Committee, 2014-present
Chair, Faculty Search Committee for Biophysics, 2014-2015
Chair, Faculty Search Committee for Thermal Science, 2013-2014
Faculty Search Committee for Thermal Science, 2011-2012
Courses Taught
MECE 4364 Heat Transfer
MECE 4371 Thermal Fluids Laboratory
MECE 6334 Convection Heat Transfer
MECE 6335 Heat Transfer with Phase Change
MECE 7341 Introduction to Micro/Nanofluidics
MECE 7397 Microscale Thermal Transport Phenomena
Research Interests
- Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Transport
- Boiling Heat Transfer Enhancement
- Micro/Nanofluidics
- Convective Heat Transfer
- Electrokinetics
Selected Publications
- Sim, K., Shi, L., He, G., Chen, S., Liu, D., and Yu, C., Flexible microfluidics for microparticle dispensing based on traveling wave dielectrophoresis, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, in review (2019).
- Yue, S., Gamage, G., Moheibinia, M., Mayerich, D., Talari, V., Deng, Y., Tian, F., Dai, S., Sun, H., Hadjiev, V., Zhang, W., Feng, G., Hu, J., Liu, D., Wang, Z., Ren, Z., Bao, J. M., Photoluminescence mapping and time-domain thermo-photoluminescence for rapid measurement of thermal conductivity of boron arsenide, Nature Materials, in review (2019).
- Lu, Y., Bao, J.M., and Liu, D., Suppression of Leidenfrost state using electrically induced interfacial instabilities, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, to be submitted (2019).
- Yue, S., Lin, F., Zhang Q., Epie, N., Dong, S., Shan, X., Liu, D., Chu W., Wang, Z., and Bao, J., Gold implanted plasmonic quartz plate as a launch pad for laser driven photoacoustic microfluidic pumps, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(14): 6580-6585 (2019).
- Li, J.T., Zhao, F.S., Deng. Y., Liu, D., Chen, C. H., and Shih, W.H., Photothermal generation of programmable microbubble array on nanoporous gold disks, Optics Express, 26(13):16893-16902 (2018).
- Talari, V., Behar, P., Lu, Y., Haryadi, E. and Liu, D., Leidenfrost drops on micro/nanostructured surfaces, Frontiers in Energy, 12(1): 22-42, (2018).
- Qi, B., Kong, Q., Qian, H., Patil, D., Lim, I., Li, M., Liu, D., Song, G., Study of impact damage in PVA-ECC beam under low-velocity impact loading using piezoceramic transducers and PVDF thin-film transducers, Sensors, 18(2): 671 (2018).
- Sur, A., Lu, Y., Pascente, C., Ruchhoeft, P., and Liu, D., Nucleate boiling heat transfer enhancement with electrowetting, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 120: 202-217, (2018).
- Wang, Y., Zhang, Q. H., Zhu, Z., Lin, F., Deng, J. D., Ku, G., Song, S., Alam, M. D., Liu, D., Wang, Z., and Bao, J. M., Laser streaming: turning a laser beam into a liquid jet, Science Advances, (2017).
- Yi, L., Bao, J. M., and Liu, D., Dynamics of a Leidenfrost droplet modulated by electrowetting, Journal of Heat Transfer, 139(8):080902, (2017).
Books / Book Chapters
- Liu, D., and Garimella, S. V., Thermal Transport in Microchannels: Single-Phase and Two-Phase Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer, ISBN: 3639117034, VDM Verlag, 2009.
- Liu, D., and Garimella, S. V., “Electromechanical Actuation of Nanofluids,” in Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, Ramesh S. Chaughule (ed.), American Scientific Publishers, 2009.
Conference Publications
- Lu, Y., Bao, J. M., and Liu, D., Dynamics of a Leidenfrost droplet modulated by electrowetting, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Phoenix, Arizona, 2016.
- Lu, Y., Sur, A, Pascente, C., Ruchhoeft, P., and Liu, D., Dynamics of droplet motion induced by electrowetting, ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Washington, DC, 2016.
- Sur, A, Lu, Y., Pascente, C., Ruchhoeft, P., and Liu, D., Bubble dynamics in electrowetting-modulated pool boiling, ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Washington, DC, 2016.
- Liu, D., Nucleate boiling heat transfer enhanced by electrowetting (invited), 7th International Electronics Cooling Technology Workshop, Redwood City, California, 2015.
- Sur, A, Lu, Y., Pascente, C., Ruchhoeft, P., and Liu, D., Bubble dynamics in AC electrowetting-enhanced nucleate boiling, 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 2014.
- Sur, A, Lu, Y., Pascente, C., Ruchhoeft, P., and Liu, D., AC electrowetting-modulated nucleate boiling heat transfer, 11th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 2014.
- Liu, D., Nucleate boiling heat transfer enhancement with electrowetting (invited), International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS) Advanced Technology Workshop on Thermal Management, Los Gatos, California, 2014.
- He, G. L., Pan, T. W., and Liu, D., Numerical investigation of dielectrophoresis directed assembly of nanoparticles and nanowires, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), San Diego, California, 2013.
- Yu, L. Y. and Liu, D., Flow boiling heat transfer and two-phase flow instability of nanofluids in a minichannel, ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2013.
- Yu, L. Y. and Liu, D., A study of thermal effectiveness of laminar forced convection of nanofluids, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Houston, Texas, 2012.
Patents
- Liu, D., and Cao, Q. L., Magnetic Directed Alignment of Stem Cell Scaffolds for Neuron Regeneration, UHOU.P005US.P1.
- Liu, D., and Garimella, S. V., Microfluidic Pumping based on Dielectrophoresis, U.S. patent No. 20130075259.