CV

Education

2024 Oct - Present Ph.D. student, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan 

(Supervisor: Prof. Yoshiyuki Tagawa)

2021 Sep - 2024 Jul M.Eng., Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou, China 

(Supervisor: Prof. Zhiyuan Rui)

2017 Sep - 2021 Jul B.Eng., Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China

Research skills

• Discrete element method (DEM) simulations

• Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations

• High-speed imaging

• Image processing

• Coding, Python

Journal papers

[1] He, D., Rui, Z., Lyu, X., Zhuo, J., Sun, H., & Dong, Y. (2023).
Effect of Nanopillars on the Wetting State and Adhesion Characteristics of Molten Aluminum Droplets.
Langmuir, 39(39), 13986–13999.

[2] He, D., Rui, Z., Lyu, X., Sun, H., Fu, R., Zhang, L., & Dong, Y. (2024).
Modulating Wetting States of Molten Aluminum Droplets on SiO₂ Surfaces via Vertical Sinusoidal Vibrations.
Langmuir, 40(38), 19931–19943.

[3] Cheng, W., Rui, Z., Sun, H., Lyu, X., He, D., Mei, C., & Dong, Y. (2024).
Study on the Wetting Characteristics of Liquid-Al/SiO₂ Interface with Si Content in Liquid-Al.
Materials Today Communications, 41, 110722.

[4] Zhuo, J., Rui, Z., Lyu, X., He, D., Ding, S., Sun, H., & Dong, Y. (2024).
The Effect of Crystallographic Orientation of α-Al₂O₃ on the Wetting Behavior and Adhesion Characteristics of Aluminum Droplets.
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 36(19), 195001.

[5] Mei, C., Rui, Z., Lyu, X., Sun, H., He, D., Cheng, W., & Dong, Y. (2024).
Unidirectional Self-Actuation Transport Behavior of Metallic Aluminum Nanodroplets on SiO₂/Fe Surfaces.
Materials Today Communications, 40, 110087.

Conferences

[1] He, D., Sonar, P. R., Pradipto, Kobayashi, K. U., & Tagawa, Y. (2025).
Formation of Impact-Induced Granular Jets: A DEM Simulation Point of View.
The 10th International Conference on the Micromechanics of Granular Media (Powders & Grains 2025), Goa, India. (Oral Presentation)

[2] He, D., Sonar, P. R., Pradipto, Kobayashi, K. U., & Tagawa, Y. (2025).
Formation of Focused Granular Jets: A DEM Simulation Study.
The 10th International Conference on Discrete Element Method (DEM 10), Himeji, Japan. (Poster Presentation)

[3] He, D., & Tagawa, Y. (2026).
Reproduction of Impact-Induced Granular Jets Using DEM Simulations.
Kaiyodai Geomechanics / Granular Mechanics Summer Symposium 2026, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan. (Oral Presentation)

Scholarship & Award(s)

2024 Oct - 2027 Sep China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship