R305, North Campus, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, Guangdong, China.

Team

Group Leader

Kumaran Kannaiyan, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor,
Mechanical Engineering (Robotics)
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Research Interests: Thermofluids, Sustainable Alternative Fuels, Energy Harvesting, CO2 Utilization.

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Teaching:

  • Spring (2022, 2024-2026): Introduction to Technical Drawing (UG)
  • Fall (2024-2026): Heat & Mass Transfer (PG/UG)
  • Fall (2023): Probability & Statistics for Mechanical Engineers (PG/UG)
  • Spring (2023):  Thermodynamics-1 (UG)
  • Fall (2022): Creative overview of Mechanical Engineering (UG)
Research Fellow

Vinod Kumar Singh, Ph.D.,

Research Fellow || Lab Manager,
Mechanical Engineering (Robotics)
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Ph.D - Mechanical Engineering:
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore, India.

Research Interests:

  • Thermo-chemical Energy Storage.
  • CO2 Capture and Sequestration
  • Adsorption-based Heating and Cooling Systems
  • Adsorption-based Desalination System
  • Membrane Technology
  • Hydrogen Storage

Aadil Kureshee, Ph.D.,

Research Fellow
Mechanical Engineering (Robotics)
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Ph.D - Mechanical Engineering:
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dhanbad, India.

 

Research Interests:

  • Droplet evaporation (pure, binary, mixture)
  • Droplet flow dynamics (internal /external) – PIV
  • Droplet coalescence (Theoretical / Experimental)
  • Acoustic Levitation
Research Assistant

Jinyang ZENG 曾锦阳

Research Assistant,
Mechanical Engineering (Robotics)
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Master - Design / Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Forestry University 
Hails from: Jieyang, Guangdong

Research Interests:

  • Product innovation – Foshan Advanced Industrial Design Proof-of-Concept Center.
  • Prototyping, Ansys simulation, and 3D scanning.
  • Arduino, SolidWorks, Ansys, 3D Printing
  • Virtual Automotive Display
M.Sc. Students

Sheng GAO 高胜

M.Sc. (GTIIT-SUSTech) student
Mechanical Engineering (Robotics)
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Bachelor - Civil Engineering, Yangtze University
Hails from: Jinan, Shandong

Research Interests:

  • Nanoscale fuel additives
  • Droplet evaporation.
  • Optical/Laser Diagnostics
  • Alternative Jet Fuels.

Yi YAN 闫艺

M.Sc. (GTIIT-SUSTech) student
Mechanical Engineering (Robotics)
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Bachelor - Aerospace Engineering,  Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)
Hails from: Shijiazhuang, Hebei

Research Interests:

  • Nanoscale fuel additives
  • Droplet evaporation.
  • Optical/Laser Diagnostics
  • Robotics, UAV.
UG Research Enthusiasts

Weichen LIAO

Undergraduate student
Mechanical Engineering (Robotics), GTIIT
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Hails from: Dongguan, Guangdong

Research Interests:

  • EES / Python / MATLAB – Thermodynamic Analysis
  • CO2 utilization
  • Adsorption-based cooling-desalination
  • Machine Learning /AI tools

Qixiang HUANG 黄琪翔

Undergraduate Student 
Mechanical Engineering (Robotics), GTIIT
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Hails from: Daozhou, Hunan

Research Interests:

  • Multiphase Flows
  • Droplet evaporation.
  • CFD: Ansys Fluent
  • F1 Racing.

Awards:

  • 2023-24: Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship (GTIIT)

Jia LI

Undergraduate student
Mechanical Engineering (Robotics), GTIIT
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Hails from: Shenzhen, Guangdong

Research Interests:

  • Machine Learning, Neural Networks
  • CO2 adsorption characteristics
  • Thermodynamic Analysis
  • Fluid Dynamics
UG Alumni

Weijian YIN 尹炜健

Mechanical Engineering (Robotics), GTIIT
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NowGraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Research Interests:

  • Multiphase Flows
  • Droplet evaporation.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Alternative Jet Fuels.

Awards:

  • 2023-24: National Scholarship for UG students (Ministry of Education)
  • 2023-24: Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship (GTIIT)
  • 2023-24: Public Service Award (GTIIT)
  • 2022-23: Dean’s Scholarship (GTIIT)

Shuhao FU

Mechanical Engineering (Robotics), GTIIT
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Now ⇒ Graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Research Interests:

  • Multiphase Flows
  • Droplet evaporation.

Yifei PAN 潘逸菲

Mechanical Engineering (Robotics), GTIIT
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Now ⇒ Graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Research Interests:

  • Zeotropic Fluids
  • Sustainable Energy Harvesting

Chenhang Lin

Mechanical Engineering (Robotics), GTIIT
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Now ⇒ Graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Research Interests:

  • Zeotropic Fluids
  • Sustainable Energy Harvesting

Shaoxin Huang

Mechanical Engineering (Robotics), GTIIT
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NowM.Sc (Smart Manufacturing) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Research Interests:

  • Alternative jet fuels
  • Droplet Dynamics