Huidan (Whitney) Yu

Huidan (Whitney) Yu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University in Indianapolis and holds an adjunct research position at the Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine. Her work bridges biomechanics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and biomedical engineering.

• Academic Affiliations: Purdue University (2024–Current), Indiana University School of Medicine (Adjunct, 2017–Current).
• Research Focus: Hemodynamics, vascular compliance, lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), and patient-specific computational modeling.

Her research investigates the hemodynamic behavior of vascular systems, emphasizing 3D-printed vascular grafts, mock circulation loops, and LBM-based simulations. She explores how image uncertainty impacts flow modeling, turbulence dynamics, and ion transport in porous materials.

The 15 most recent articles highlight her expertise in GPU-accelerated CFD, arterial stenosis diagnostics, and microbubble coalescence mechanisms. These works span experimental validation, theoretical modeling, and clinical applications in vascular and nuclear waste systems.

Notable contributions include:

• Development of non-invasive hemodynamic indices for stenosis severity assessment.
• Advancements in volumetric LBM for pore-scale and biomedical flows.
• Comparative studies of 3D-printed vs. commercial vascular graft compliance.

Her laboratory integrates image-based computational methods and experimental flow systems to address challenges in cardiovascular disease and material science, with potential implications for clinical guidelines and environmental engineering.