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Seeing the invisible – air flow around droplet upon impact

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Project Details

Program
Mechanical Engineering
Field of Study
Engineering (Mechanical/Chemical), Chemistry, Physics
Division
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Faculty Lab Link
https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/faculty/dan-daniel

Project Description

The Droplet Lab in KAUST (Saudi Arabia) is hosting one student for a 4-6 months for a fully-funded paid research internship under the VSRP program. The student will learn about using high-speed photography and Schlieren imaging technique to visualize air flow around droplets upon impact. The student will work closely with Prof. Dan Daniel who has hosted several undergraduate students in previous years; all of whom have published papers at top journals (including Nature Physics and Physical Review X) during their internships. Any bright, motivated student with a background in the physical sciences (Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology) is welcome to send his/her CV to danield@kaust.edu.sa

About the Researcher

Daniel Daniel
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Physical Science and Engineering Division

Affiliations

Education Profile

  • MSc/Ph.D in Applied Physics, University of Harvard (USA), 2017
  • BA in Physics, Cambridge University (UK), 2010

Research Interests

a€‹Professor Daniel's research interests are in the physics of droplets, wetting/adhesion science, and soft matter. You can find out more at https://dropletlab.science/.

Selected Publications

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  • E. J. H. Soh*, H. P. A. G. Astier*, D. Daniel*, J. Q. I. Chua, A. Miserez, Z. Jia, L. Li et al. ""AFM manipulation of EGaIn microdroplets to generate controlled, on-demand contacts on molecular self-assembled monolayers."" ACS Nano 16 9 14370-14378 (2022). a€‹
  • J. Jiang, J. Gao, H. Zhang, W. He, J. Zhang, D. Daniel and X. Yao, ""Directional Pumping of Water and Oil Microdroplets on Slippery Surface"", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 116 7 2482-2487 (2019). a€‹
  • D. Daniel*, C. L. Lay, A. Sng, I. Y. Phang, X. Y. Ling, and N. Tomczak, ""Mapping micron-scale wetting properties of superhydrophobic surfaces"", Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 116 50 25008-25012 (2019). a€‹
  • M.J. Kreder*, D. Daniel*, A. Tetreault, Z. Cao, B. Lemaire, J.V.I Timonen and J. Aizenberg ""Film dynamics and lubricant depletion by droplets moving on lubricated surfaces"", Phys. Rev. X. 8, 031053 (2018) a€‹
  • D. Daniel, J.V.I. Timonen, R. Li, S.J. Velling, and J. Aizenberg, ""Oleoplaning droplets on lubricated surfaces."" Nat. Phys. 13, 1020a-1025 (2017).

Desired Project Deliverables

Learning how to perform high-speed imaging. For highly motiated student, one publication in strong peer-reviewed journal is to be expected
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