Xiaoyu TangView profile
Assistant Professor
Xiaoyu Tang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University, with an affiliation in the Chemical Engineering department. She joined Northeastern in January 2021 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on multiphase flow, microfluidics, and complex fluids, with applications in energy, environment, and healthcare. Tang leads the Tang Lab, which combines experimental techniques (high-speed imaging, interferometry) with computational methods to explore fluid dynamics and colloidal systems. Education: Ph.D. (2018) and M.A. (2014) in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, and B.E. (2011) in Thermal Engineering from Tsinghua University. Notable awards include the NSF CAREER Award (2025) and the Summerfield Fellowship (Princeton). Her work spans fluid mechanics, soft matter, and additive manufacturing, addressing challenges in droplet impact dynamics, particle delivery, and energy systems. Recent projects include NSF-funded studies on complex fluid droplet impacts and inkjet printing frameworks. Tang actively mentors undergraduate and graduate students, many of whom have received prestigious awards like the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship and NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. Professional affiliations include the American Physical Society and American Institute of Chemical Engineers. She has presented invited talks at institutions such as Harvard, MIT, and Brown University, and collaborates on interdisciplinary grants like the TIER 1 Research Seed Grant and ACS PRF funding.
