1. Machine learning and reinforcement learning applications in fluids

Most recent publications:

Z. Zhou and X. Zhu, Deep reinforcement learning control unlocks enhanced heat transfer in turbulent convection,

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122, e2506351122 (2025)

Z. Zhou, M. Zhang, and X. Zhu, Reinforcement-learning-based control of turbulent channel flows at high Reynolds numbers,

Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1006, A12 (2025)

2. Geophysical and astrophysical turbulence

Most recent publications:

V. Kannan and X. Zhu, Beyond Nusselt number: Assessing Reynolds and length scalings in rotating convection under stress-free boundary conditions,

Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1016, A3 (2025)

3. Multiphase flow

Most recent publications:

K. Patel, J. Sun, Z. Yang, and X. Zhu, Liquid-gas flow over a stationary cylinder: interface topology, wake structure, and hydrodynamic lift,

Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1008, A10 (2025)

4. Flapping and active swimmers

Most recent publications:

X. Bi and X. Zhu, Velocity crisis of a self-propelled hyperelastic membrane foil in pitching motion,

Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1018, A8 (2025)