Excited to announce that our proposal titled “Mechanically Assisted Establishment of Biventricular Physiology for Failing Fontan Circulation” has been recommended for funding! We will develop a novel mechanical circulatory device to support failing Fontan patients during this three-year project. We will use advanced virtual surgery techniques combined with CFD and experiments to optimize the design. Dr. Iki Adachi of Baylor College of Medicine is the PI.

We are excited to announce our proposal, “Nexus of Neutronics-Thermal Fluid Analysis for Optimizing Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion,” has been selected for funding! As the Principal Investigator, I will work with Dr. Yi-Tung Chen to conduct a preliminary optimization study of Centrifugal Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (CNTP) engines, examining both reactor physics and thermal-fluid dynamics. This one-year seed funding from NASA will help us understand how to maximize the performance of this promising propulsion system, which has the potential to bring humans to the solar system and beyond.

Our paper titled “Effects of Implantation Height on the Performance of a Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using a Balloon-Expandable Valve” has been accepted for publication in the JTCVS Open! It is our first paper studying the effects of implantation height for TAVR-in-TAVR. It provides valuable insights for clinicians as more and more TAVR-in-TAVR procedures are been performed in the future.

Our paper titled “Effect of Ascending Aortic Curvature on Flow in the Sinus and Neo-sinus Following TAVR/:/ A Patient-Specific Study” has been accepted for publication in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering! We conducted detailed Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) experiment to quantify the relationship between the geometry, flow downstream of transcather aortic valve, and the flow in the sinus and the neo-sinus. Results showed that distinct vortical flow patterns in the ascending aorta as the main jet impinges on the aortic wall causes a recirculation region that facilitates the flow back into the sinus and the neo-sinus, thus reducing the risk of flow stagnation and washout time.

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be starting a new role as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas this fall. I’ll be diving into using advanced fluid measurement and simulation techniques to study complex flows associated with aerospace and biomedical applications. A big thanks to everyone who’s been there with support and encouragement along the way.If you are interested in collaborating or even just curious about what I’m working on, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m always up for a chat!