Chuan-Hua Chen, Alfred M. Hunt Faculty Scholar and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Contact Info:

Office Location:	178 Hudson Hall
Office Phone:	(919) 660-5343
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://www.duke.edu/web/uphyl/

Teaching (Spring 2024):

• ME 336L.001, FLUID MECHANICS Synopsis

  021, WF 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

• ME 336L.01L, FLUID MECHANICS Synopsis

  130, W 03:05 PM-05:35 PM

• ME 336L.02L, FLUID MECHANICS Synopsis

  130, W 04:40 PM-07:10 PM

• ME 431L.002, HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER Synopsis

  Fitzpatrk 1464, WF 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

Education:

PhD	Stanford University	2004
MS	Stanford University	2000
BS	Peking University	1998

Specialties:

Fluid Mechanics
Heat Transfer
Microsystems
Nanoscience

Research Interests: Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Physicochemical Hydrodynamics

Our research deals with experimental and theoretical investigations of small-scale physicochemical hydrodynamics, where transport and interfacial phenomena closely interact with each other. By manipulating surface tension actively and passively, e.g. using electric fields and surface structures, we are develop innovative solutions for applications ranging from bioanalytical assays to microelectronics cooling.

Curriculum Vitae

Current Ph.D. Students   (Former Students)

Representative Publications   (More Publications)

1. J.B. Boreyko, Y. Zhao, C.H. Chen, Planar jumping-drop thermal diodes, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 99 no. 234105 (2011) (First Poster Prize, 2011 Gordon Research Conference on Microfluidics.)
2. D.B. Bober, C.H. Chen, Pulsating electrohydrodynamic cone-jets: from choked jet to oscillating cone, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 689 (2011), pp. 552-563
3. Y. Zhao, D.B. Bober, C.H. Chen, Nonclogging resistive pulse sensing with electrohydrodynamic cone-jet bridges, Physical Review X, vol. 1 no. 021007 (2011)
4. Y. Zhao, F. Liu, C.H. Chen, Thermocapillary actuation of binary drops on solid surfaces, Applied Physics Letters, vol. 99 no. 104101 (2011)
5. J.B. Boreyko, C.H. Baker, C.R. Poley, C.H. Chen, Wetting and dewetting transitions on hierarchical superhydrophobic surfaces, Langmuir, vol. 27 (2011), pp. 7502-7509
6. C.H. Chen, Electrohydrodynamic stability, in Electrokinetics and Electrohydrodynamics in Microsystems, edited by A. Ramos (2011), pp. 177-220, Springer
7. J.B. Boreyko and C.H. Chen, Self-propelled jumping drops on superhydrophobic surfaces, Physics of Fluids, vol. 22 no. 091110 (2010) (Gallery of Fluid Motion.)
8. J.B. Boreyko and C.H. Chen, Self-propelled dropwise condensate on superhydrophobic surfaces, Physical Review Letters, vol. 103 no. 184501 (2009) (Highlighted in Science; Featured on the Discovery Channel.)
9. J.B. Boreyko and C.H. Chen, Resorting superhydrophobicity of lotus leaves with vibration-induced dewetting, Physical Review Letters, vol. 103 no. 174502 (2009) (Cover of Physical Review Letters; Featured in The New York Times.)
10. J.G. Santiago, C.H. Chen, Special issue on fundamental principles and techniques in microfluidics, Lab on a Chip, vol. 9 no. 2423-2424 (2009)