Dr. Wu's interests range from understanding and modeling turbulence to complexity in fluid mechanics in general. He combines large-scale simulations and theoretical analysis for his research, with an emphasis on the multiscale and non-equilibrium aspects of turbulence. His recent research has focused on vortex-dominated flows, particle-laden flows, flow separation and turbulence past complex objects in engineering contexts. Other research interests include developing models for approximate wall-modeling and turbulent combustion.
Experience
2020-Present, Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi
June - Aug., 2022 and 2023, Visiting Assistant Professor, Center for Turbulence Research (CTR), Stanford University
2017-2020, Postdoctoral Researcher, Johns Hopkins University
2016-2017, Postdoctoral Researcher, Queen's University
May 2016, Visiting Scholar, University of Udine, Italy
Education
PhD, Queen's University, Canada
MSc, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
BSc, University of Science and Technology of Beijing (USTB)
Awards
Junior Research Award, School of Engineering at UM, 2025
NSF CAREER Award, 2024
NSF EPSCoR Research Fellow, 2022-2023
Associazione di Fondazioni e Casse di Risparmio Italiane (ACRI) Young Investigator Award, 2016