Hangjian Ling

Hangjian Ling is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 2017 and was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University from 2017 to 2019. He is broadly interested in fluid dynamic problems with connections to material, biological, and environmental sciences. He develops and implements novel optical and laser technologies to characterize the fluid and particle motions across multiple length scales. His current research includes: (i) flow interaction with superhydrophobic surface for developing next generation of multi-functional materials; (ii) turbulent flow interactions with rough, soft and porous surfaces; (iii) collective animal behavior, and (iv) measuring 3D motions of living and non-living objects including bacteria, cells and bubbles. His work has been supported by NSF and ONR. He received NSF CAREER award in 2023.