I am a Ph.D. student in Computational Science in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC San Diego, where I am co-advised by Profs. David Saintillan and Albert Chern. Beginning in Fall 2026, I will join Harvard University as a postdoctoral fellow, working with Prof. L. Mahadevan.
My research seeks a geometric theory of living matter: a mathematical framework for understanding how mechanics and geometry together drive the emergence of biological form through morphogenesis.
Many of these questions can be formulated as forward or inverse problems involving fluid–structure interactions on complex, evolving geometries. I study these problems through differential geometry, variational principles, and structure-preserving computation. By identifying the underlying geometric structure, I aim to develop mathematical and computational frameworks that bring conceptual clarity and computational robustness, offering new ways to understand, predict, and ultimately control living systems.
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PhD Defense
I’m happy to share that I have successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation, Geometry and Mechanics of Fluid Surfaces, at UC San Diego. Thank you to everyone who supported me throughout this journey, especially my advisors, Albert Chern and David Saintillan, for their guidance, mentorship, and encouragement.
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UCSB Physics Seminar
I gave a talk on Geometry and Mechanics of Fluid Surfaces at the SMaLS seminar in the Physics Department at UC Santa Barbara, and learned a great deal during the visit. Many thanks for the kind invitation!
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UCSB Applied Math Seminar
I gave a talk on active nematic fluid membrane at the UCSB Applied Math/PDE/Data Science Seminar. Many thanks to Prof. Paul Atzberger for the kind invitation.
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Banff International Research Station
I recently gave a talk on Viscous Vortex on Curved Surfaces at a workshop hosted by the Banff International Research Station.
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SIAM CSE25 at Fort Worth
I will be presenting evolving Stokes flow at SIAM CSE25 in Session - Geometric Mechanics Formulations and Structure-Preserving Discretizations for Models of Physical Systems.
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APS DFD meeting at Salt Lake City
I will be presenting at the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics meeting (DFD) in Session J07 - Bubbles: Thin Films and Foams. Here is my abstract and preprint on evolving Stokes flow.
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Visiting Harvard University
I was invited by Mahadevan’s group to give a talk on Active Nematic Fluid on Curved Evolving Surfaces at Harvard Univerisity (Sep. 2024).
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Visiting Leiden University
I will be visiting Leiden University in the Netherlands during the summer of 2024. Many thanks to Prof. Luca Giomi and his group for hosting me!
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SIGGRAPH 2024 at Denver
I will be attending ACM SIGGRAPH at Denver in summer 2024.
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WCCM-PANACM at Vancouver
I will be presenting a talk in the geometric mechanics section at the 16th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM)/4th Pan American Congress on Computational Mechanics (PANACM) in summer 2024.
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Completed Candidacy Exam
I finally passed my PhD Candidacy exam :)
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SoCal Meetings at UCSD and UCI
I will be attending and presenting my work on interfacial active fluid in the 17th Southern California Flow Physics Symposium (SoCal Fluids) at UC Irvine and Southern California Applied Mathematics Symposium (SOCAMS) at UC San Diego in April 2024!
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Mechanics of Life workshop at NYC
I will be attending the workshop - Mechanics of Life II: Models and Methods held at the Flatiron Institute in New York City, and presenting a poster on Riemannian active nematics.
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APS DFD meeting at Washington DC
I will be presenting at the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics meeting (DFD) in 2023 as a first-time DFDer.