معرفی
Chunlei Liang is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Clarkson University, affiliated with The Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP). He holds editorial roles at the ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering and Computers & Fluids. His expertise spans Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), and fluid-structure interaction, with a focus on high-order numerical methods for unstructured grids. Dr. Liang has led NSF/AFOSR-funded projects developing solvers like CHORUS-MHD for solar convection simulations and the Selig20 ducted turbine.
Education:
- Ph.D., University of London, 2005
- Postdoc, Stanford University, 2007–2010
Research Interests: Dr. Liang's work integrates advanced numerical techniques with engineering applications:
- High-order spectral difference methods
- Magnetohydrodynamic simulations
- Turbomachinery and marine propulsion
- Unsteady flow modeling (e.g., ducted wind turbines)
- Algorithm development for complex geometries
Key Publications: Recent work includes high-order solvers for MHD equations, turbulence modeling in ducted systems, and astro-physical convection studies. His methods emphasize divergence cleaning and adaptive meshing for unstructured grids.
Awards:
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2019)
- NSF CAREER Award (2016)
- ONR Young Investigator Award (2014)
Advising & Grants: Supervised 13 PhD students and 10+ master's candidates. Active grants include AFOSR support for MHD modeling and NSF funding for solar convection simulations. Collaborates with institutions like Lawrence Livermore National Lab and Dassault Systèmes.
Labs & Teams: Leads the CHORUS-MHD research group, with ongoing projects on fluid-structure interaction in marine systems and high-order CFD for aerospace applications.
