Meet the group!

Principal Investigator

Howard Stone
Howard A. Stone
Office: D328 E-Quad
Email: hastone[at]princeton.edu
Phone: 609-258-9493
Web
Fluid motions dominated by viscosity, so-called low-Reynolds-number flows, have many applications, including the lubricating motions important to the operation of mechanical equipment (and joints), coating flows important to a myriad of industrial applications, and flows and transport processes in microdevices (MEMS) that are finding many new applications owing to their use for handling small quantities of (possibly expensive) liquids and for manipulating polymers. The flow of many suspensions are also often dominated by viscous effects as are the way in which fluid moves in foams and dense colloidal suspensions. Professor Stone and his research group actively work on projects in each of these areas of fluid dynamics. Several of the projects combine theory and experiment in order to more fully explore the limits of both.

Another common theme of viscous flow theory being pursued by Professor Stone and his collaborators is the dynamics of fluid-fluid interfaces. This research includes analytical and numerical studies (often using integral equation methods) of (1) the stretching and breakup of fluid threads and (2) the effect of electric fields on drops and other fluid-fluid interfaces. Because a complete understanding of some viscously dominated flows (such as lift forces) may require incorporating the influence of inertia, Professor Stone also uses asymptotic methods to study flows at small, but finite, Reynolds numbers.

Many biologically inspired problems occur in the viscously dominated flow limit. Professor Stone has studied several problems concerning the flow of lipid monolayers and bilayers, and has investigated the motions of particles suspended in such interfacial layers. This research area is actively pursued by researchers at the interface of chemistry, physics and engineering.


Current Members

Janine Nunes
Janine Nunes
(Research scholar)
Office: G02 E-Quad
Email: nunes[at]princeton.edu
I am interested in the controlled synthesis and fabrication of novel micro-objects, such as microfibers and core-shell/hollow microspheres, using multiphase microfluidics to template the precursor liquid phases.


Maksim Mezhericher
Maksim Mezhericher
(Research-Staff)
Office: G02 E-Quad
Email: maksymm[at]princeton.edu
Web
My main research interests include: formation of submicron and nanodroplets, formation of nanoemulsions, production of nanoparticles, nanostructures, and coatings, transport phenomena and fluid mechanics of multiphase flows, heat and mass transfer, drying processes, and thermal, renewable, and nuclear energy.


Suin Shim
Suin Shim
(Post-doc)
Office: G02 E-Quad
Email: sshim[at]princeton.edu
Web
I’m interested in various interfacial flow problems and their applications. My research includes microfluidic studies on the effect of surfactants on CO2 bubble dissolution, migration of particles driven by CO2 dissolution, coalescence of liquid drops with Marangoni flow, and controlled evaporative cooling using a thin film flow of water.


Zehao Pan
Zehao Pan
(Post-doc)
Office: G02 E-Quad
Email: zehaop[at]princeton.edu
I am currently studying the rheology of hydrogel microfibers, especially its gelation behavior through mechanical interlocking. Such gelation method could become a new way for creating the scaffold for 3D cell culture without the use of cytotoxic chemicals. In the years as a PhD student, I used both theory and experiments to study nanoscale Ohmic heating, electrospray water-in-oil droplet generation and electrospray cell encapsulation for biomedical applications.


Marcel Louis
Marcel Louis
(Graduate Student)
Office: G02 E-Quad
Email: mmlouis[at]princeton.edu
My research interests encompass soft matter and fluid mechanics problems related to instabilities, wetting, surface tension effects, and elasticity. I am currently working on the thinning effect of a viscoelastic filament, and perhaps also characterizing instabilities that may occur.


James Roggeveen
James Roggeveen
(Graduate Student)
Office: G02 E-Quad
Email: jamesvr[at]princeton.edu
I am interested in applying mathematical techniques to obtain interesting theoretical descriptions of fluid phenomena and flows. Currently, I am working on problems related to particle motion and mixing at low Reynolds numbers.


Tejas Dethe
Tejas Dethe
(Graduate Student)
Office: J222 E-Quad
Email: tdethe[at]princeton.edu
Coming from a background in physics and pure mathematics, my research interests lie at the junction of fluid dynamics and material science as a theoretical approach to study the physics of soft condensed matter systems. Among other numerical or theoretical methods, I am most curious about applying symmetry and topological arguments to understand these systems. On the fluids side, I currently work on numerical simulations of multiphase separating systems coupled with hydrodynamic flow, and theoretical models for gel-fluid interaction problems. Beyond that, I have also been working towards understanding the effects of symmetry-breaking and non-trivial topologies on wave propagation in elastic metamaterials.


Junshi Wang
Junshi Wang
(Post-doc)
Office: G02 E-Quad
Email: junshi.wang[at]princeton.edu
I am broadly interested in fluid mechanics in biological systems. My past research has explored flow physics of biological locomotion (e.g., fish/invertebrate swimming, bird/insect flight) and biomedical applications, such as respiratory flow, snoring, and phonation. Currently, I will be exploring the fluid dynamics of speech.


Fernando Temprano-Coleto
Fernando Temprano-Coleto
(Post-doc)
Office: G02 E-Quad
Email: ftempranocoleto[at]
princeton.edu
My research interests lie at the intersection of fluid dynamics, physical chemistry and applied mathematics. During my PhD, I investigated the role of surfactants on the drag reduction performance of superhydrophobic surfaces, using a combination of theoretical, experimental, and computational work. Currently, I am mainly focused on the study of diffusiophoresis in fluid flows, with the ultimate goal of developing novel techniques aimed at the problem of microplastics in natural water. I am also broadly interested in transport problems related to energy and the environment.


Ashwin Ramachandran
Ashwin Ramachandran
(Post-doc)
Office: G02 E-Quad
Email: ashwinrc[at]princeton.edu
I am interested in understanding the mechanisms by which bacteria sense and respond to various mechanical environments such as fluid flow and porous media. Specifically, I am interested in understanding how the mechanical microenvironment shapes bacterial communities both at the individual and the community levels. To address these questions, I develop and combine techniques from molecular biology, biophysics, and engineering.


Ryungeun Song
Ryungeun Song
(Post-doc)
Office: G02 E-Quad
Email: rs4181[at]princeton.edu
I am interested in the fluid mechanics and interfacial flow in microfluidic systems. During my PhD, I have studied the generation of various types of emulsion droplets using 3D printed microfluidic systems, manipulating them using electrohydrodynamic flow, and optimizing various small-scale flows (e.g., blade coating, micro tip vortex, and hemodynamic flow). Currently, I will be exploring the fabrication of micro/nano-scale actuating device involving microtubules.


Meisam Zaferani
Meisam Zaferani
(Post-doc)
Office: 401 Schultz Laboratory
Email: mzaferani[at]princeton.edu
I am broadly interested in studying biological processes using physics style experimentation and quantitative modeling. In the Stone and Petry lab, I am trying to combine techniques from Molecular Biology, Physics and Engineering to understand the dynamics of microtubule growth and spindle assembly during cell division and design bioinspired nanomachines. For my PhD, I have studied mammalian sperm navigation within the female reproductive tract. In my free time I enjoy socializing, going out for a cup of coffee, and sharing experiences.


Katie Wu
Katie Wu
(Graduate Student)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: kitw[at]princeton.edu
I study capillary phenomena and flow in narrow geometries, and I am interested in how surface tension interacts with viscous effects in determining fluid motion and interface shape. Currently, I am investigating the behavior of bubbles in Hele-Shaw cells and capillary flow in sharp corner geometries.


Barath Venkateswaran
Barath Venkateswaran
(Graduate Student)
Office: A307 EQuad
Email: bv7666[at]princeton.edu
I am broadly interested in studying interfacial fluid phenomena with a view toward emergent patterns. I am co-advised by Prof. Pierre-Thomas Brun of the Chemical and Biological Engineering department. Currently, I am investigating the interaction of viscous threads with a background flow. I am also studying elastomeric structures arising out of self-organization. In the past, I studied inertial effects on microswimmer motion.


Jonghyun Hwang
Jonghyun Hwang
(Graduate Student)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: jonghyun[at]princeton.edu
My research interest is in fluid and soft matter mechanics. I am curious about how soft materials show forms and shapes as an outcome of various mechanical interactions. I've worked on shape deformation and pattern formation in polymers due to capillary action and diffusion. Currently, I am studying an interesting instability seen with viscoelastic gels.


Jun Eshima
Jun Eshima
(Graduate Student)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: je2541[at]princeton.edu
I am interested in combining mathematics, physics and computation to fluid mechanics with a focus on the mass transfer between the ocean and the atmosphere (co-advised by Prof. Luc Deike). My current research interests include liquid sheet instabilities with Marangoni effects and sea spray aerosol generation due to film drops.


Pedro de Souza
Pedro de Souza
(Post-doc)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: pdesouza[at]princeton.edu
I am interested in soft matter physics of charged colloids, especially in the context of cellular biophysics. Currently, I am working on the role of electrostatics in biomolecular condensate phase separation, wetting, and rheology, with applications to spindle assembly during cell division.


Rodolfo Brandão
Rodolfo Brandão
(Post-doc)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: r.brandao[at]princeton.edu
I am broadly interested in the mathematical modelling of fluid flows. A major part of my research focuses on problems having discrepant time and length scales, whose analyses require the use of asymptotic techniques. Some of the topics I have worked on include droplet dynamics, self-diffusiophoresis, thin-film flows, elastohydrodynamics, and thermoviscous acoustics.


Tachin Ruangkriengsin
Tachin Ruangkriengsin
(Graduate Student)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: tr4751[at]princeton.edu
I'm interested in applying mathematical methods, such as asymptotics and numerical analysis, to model physical phenomena that arise in fluid mechanics. Currently, I'm working on theoretical descriptions of problems concerning viscoelastic fluids, such as the sedimentation of particles in Oldroyd-B fluids.


Gennady Gor
Gennady Gor
(Visiting Research Fellow)
Office: G02 E-Quad
Email: ggor[at]princeton.edu
Web
I am an associate professor at NJIT, currently on sabbatical with the Complex Fluids Group. My main focus is studying how fluids behave in nanopores, especially how their properties change when confined. I also explore how fluids affect porous solids. I use a mix of molecular simulation, theory, and experiments for my research. My interests also include aerosols, porous polymers, lithium-ion batteries and teaching students Python programming.


Néhémie Guillomaitre
Néhémie Guillomaitre
(Graduate Student)
Office: G202 EQuad
Email: nehemieg[at]princeton.edu
My research interests include developing and studying PNIPAm-based hydrogels for various applications, including, but not limited to, solar water purification, flexible devices, and dehumidification. Currently I am working on developing an antibacterial hydrogel for solar water purification.


Gauri Wadhwa
Gauri Wadhwa
(Graduate Student)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: gw1180[at]princeton.edu
I am interested in studying soft matter and interfacial fluid dynamics of films, bubbles and droplets; especially in living systems. I’m also intrigued by the fluid mechanics of life in extreme environments such as microgravity. Previously, I have worked on viscous films separating from a horizontal cylinders. Currently, I am studying two phase imbibition flow of a viscous drop in a capillary tube.


Günther Turk
Günther Turk
(Post-doc)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: guenther.turk[at]princeton.edu
My background is in theoretical physics and applied mathematics, with a focus at the intersection of colloidal physics, statistical mechanics and fluid mechanics. In this context, my PhD research involved the extraction of information from stochastic trajectories using Bayesian probability theory. Briefly, this included the study of epidemiological data related to COVID-19. In my current research, I am broadly interested in the microhydrodynamics of biological and bio-inspired swimmers, including sperm cells and active droplets. In particular, I am intrigued by nature’s creativity in devising strategies to overcome the difficulties associated with life at low Reynolds number.


Nan Hu
Nan Hu
(Post-doc)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: nh0529[at]princeton.edu
I am broadly interested in various fluid mechanics and transport phenomena, and their applications in energy and environmental engineering. During my PhD, I have studied thin film flow in melting, ion transport in electrochemical cells, and heat and mass transfer of multiphase fluids in porous media, using theoretical, experimental, and simulation methods. Currently, I am working on non-isothermal low-Reynolds flow including viscoelastic fluids, slip effects and phase change process.


Avraham Moriel
Avraham Moriel
(Post-doc)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: amoriel[at]princeton.edu
Fluids come into contact with a wide variety of materials. I am currently interested in exploring the interplay between fluid dynamics and soft materials. Specifically, I am interested in problems where externally driven fluids come into contact with soft/deformable objects, allowing the fluid flow to change the domain shape dynamically. Such non-trivial interactions and dynamic domain-boundary problems are ubiquitous in biophysical and geophysical contexts. I use theoretical frameworks and computational simulations to understand the non-trivial emerging dynamics and beautiful emerging patterns.


Clara Notebaert
Clara Notebaert
(Visiting Graduate Student)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: cn5237[at]princeton.edu
My research interests include microfluidics and polymer hydrogels. I am currently studying squeeze flow instability of viscoelastic liquids and their rheological properties.


Ryan MacElroy
Ryan MacElroy
(Graduate Student)
Office: G02 EQuad
Email: rmacelroy[at]princeton.edu
I am interested in developing microtubule inspired nanotechnology. Currently, I investigate the effect of motor proteins on microtubule polymerization dynamics. I also seek to answer how motor proteins rearrange branched microtubule networks. This research is conducted with an eye toward biological nanodevices.


Past Members

  • Boyang Qin
  • Samantha McBride (University of Pennsylvania, Web)
  • Niki Abbasi
  • Paul R. Kaneelil
  • Bernardo Gouveia
  • Jessica Wilson
  • Danielle Chase (University of Colorado Boulder)
  • Omar Yehia
  • Parisa Bazazi (Colorado School of Mines)
  • Sadeq Saleh
  • Philippe Bourrianne (ESPCI Paris, phillippe.bourrianne[at]espci.fr, Web)
  • Evgeniy Boyko (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, evgboyko[at]technion.ac.il, Web)
  • Ambika Somasundar
  • Christina Kurzthaler
  • Amir Pahlavan (Yale University, amir.pahlavan[at]yale.edu, Web)
  • Nan Xue (Post-doctoral researcher at ETH Zurich, nan.xue[at]mat.ethz.ch)
  • Estella (Yingxian) Yu (Web)
  • Francisco Cruz Mazo
  • Fan Yang
  • Ankur Gupta (University of Colorado Boulder, Ankur.Gupta[at]colorado.edu, Web)
  • Guang Chen
  • Judy Yang (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, judyyang[at]umn.edu, Web)
  • Akanksha Thawani
  • Ya Gai
  • Ying Liu
  • Naomi Oppenheimer
  • Lailai Zhu (National University of Singapore, lailai_zhu[at]nus.edu.sg, Web)
  • Pawel J. Zuk
  • Antonio Perazzo
  • Jing Yan (Yale University, jing.yan[at]yale.edu)
  • Min Pack (Baylor University, Min_Pack[at]baylor.edu, Web)
  • Sara Chuang
  • Samuel Smiddy
  • Jie Feng (MechSE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, jiefeng[at]illinois.edu, Web)
  • Bhargav Rallabandi (University of California, Riverside, bhargav[at]engr.ucr.edu , Web)
  • Ching-Yao Lai (Princeton AOS and GEO starting 2021, cylai[at]princeton.edu, Web)
  • Sandra Sowah
  • Nazish Shahid
  • Sepideh Khodaparast (Imperial College London, s.khodaparast[at]imperial.ac.uk)
  • Jan Guzowski
  • Naima Hammoud
  • Abby Grosskopf
  • Jesse Ault (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, aultjt[at]ornl.gov, Web)
  • Hyoungsoo Kim (KAIST, Web)
  • Sangwoo Shin (University of Hawaii at Manoa, sangwoos[at]hawaii.edu, Web)
  • Zhong Zheng (University of Cambridge, Web)
  • Orest Shardt
  • MinYoung Kevin Kim
  • Rachel Bergman
  • Andrew Sharo
  • Benedikt Sabass (Forschungszentrum Jülic, Web)
  • Shahriar Afkhami (New Jersey Institute of Technology, Web)
  • François Boulogne (research[at]sciunto.org, Web)
  • Jessica Shang (University of Rochester, Web)
  • Yong Lin Kong (yonglinkong[at]alumni.princeton.edu, Web)
  • Josephine Lembong
  • Shashi Thutupalli (National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, India, Web)
  • Eujin Um (IBS Center for Soft and Living Matter)
  • Francois Ingremeau
  • Hassan Masoud (Michigan Tech. hmasoud[at]mtu.edu, Web)
  • Jason Wexler (Otherlab), Web)
  • Alban Sauret (CNRS, alban.sauret[at]gmail.com)
  • Ian Jacobi (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Web)
  • On Shun Pak (Santa Clara University, opak[at]scu.edu, Web)
  • Knut Drescher (Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, k.drescher[at]mpi-marburg.mpg.de, Web)
  • Talal Al-Housseiny
  • Margarita Staykova (Durham University, margarita.staykova[at]durham.ac.uk, Web)
  • Guy Ramon (Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, ramong[at]technion.ac.il, Web)
  • Ivan Christov (Los Alamos National Laboratory, christov[at]alum.mit.edu, Web)
  • Yi Shen (ETH Zurich)
  • Bo Sun (Oregon State University, sunb[at]physics.oregonstate.edu, Web)
  • Roseanna Zia (Cornell University, zia[at]cbe.cornell.edu, Web)
  • Matthieu Roche (CNRS-Universite Paris Sud)
  • Daniele Vigolo (ETH Zurich, daniele.vigolo[at}chem.ethz.ch, Web)
  • Camille Duprat
  • Philippe Trinh (University of Oxford, Philippe.Trinh[at}maths.ox.ac.uk, Web)
  • Manouk Abkarian (Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Manouk.Abkarian[at]um2.fr, Web)
  • Shelley Anna (Carnegie Mellon University, sanna[at]andrew.cmu.edu, Web)
  • Jeff Aristoff
  • Jacqueline Ashmore
  • Anand Bala Subramaniam (University of California Merced, asubramaniam[at]ucmerced.edu, Web)
  • Martin Bazant (MIT, bazant[at]mit.edu, Web)
  • Raymond Bergmann
  • Alex Bick (Harvard University Medical School)
  • James Bird (Boston University, jbird[at]bu.edu, Web)
  • John Bush (MIT, bush[at]math.mit.edu, Web)
  • Laurent Courbin (Université Rennes 1, laurent.courbin[at]univ-rennes1.fr)
  • Richard Day (Cambridge Consultants, richard.day[at]cambridgeconsultants.com)
  • Atray Dixit (Princeton University, adixit[at]princeton.edu)
  • Emilie Dressaire (NYU-Poly, dressaire[at]nyu.edu, Web)
  • Marc Durand
  • Magalie Faivre
  • Alison Forsyth (aforsyth[at]princeton.edu)
  • Samuel Gaudet
  • Cyprien Gay
  • Matthew Girardi (Princeton University, mgirardi[at]princeton.edu)
  • Laura Guglielmini (Stanford University, lauragug[at]stanford.edu)
  • Sascha Hilgenfeldt (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, sascha[at]illinois.edu, Web)
  • Douglas Holmes (Virginia Tech, dpholmes[at]vt.edu, Web)
  • Pilnam Kim (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Stephan Koehler (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, sak[at]wpi.edu)
  • Rebecca Kramer (Harvard University, rkramer[at]seas.harvard.edu)
  • Ann Lai (Investment Technology Group)
  • Ryan Larsen (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, larsen[at]uiuc.edu)
  • Sigolene Lecuyer (Universite Joseph Fourier at Grenoble (France), Sigolene.Lecuyer[at]ujf-grenoble.fr)
  • Jinkee Lee (Brown University, Jinkee_Lee[at]brown.edu, Web)
  • Eric Lauga (University of Cambridge, e.lauga[at]damtp.cam.ac.uk, Web)
  • Stephen Lucas (James Madison University, lucassk[at]jmu.edu, Web)
  • Michael Manga
  • Rachel Pepper (University of California Berkeley, rachel.pepper[at]berkeley.edu, Web)
  • Thomas Powers
  • Mathilde Reyssat (ESPCI Paris, mathilde.reyssat[at]espci.fr, Web)
  • William D. Ristenpart (UC Davis, wdristenpart[at]ucdavis.edu, Web)
  • Laurence Rongy (Yale University, lrongy[at]ulb.ac.be)
  • Marcus Roper (Harvard University, mroper[at]seas.harvard.edu)
  • Roberto Rusconi (MIT, rrusconi[at]mit.edu)
  • Benoit Scheid (Université Libre de Bruxelles, bscheid[at]ulb.ac.be, Web)
  • Kiril Selverov
  • Amy Shen (University of Washington, amyshen[at]u.washington.edu, Web)
  • Todd Squires (UC Santa Barbara, squires[at]engineering.ucsb.edu)
  • John Tanzosh
  • Peichun Amy Tsai (University of Alberta), peichun.amy.tsai[at]ualberta.ca, Web)
  • Scott Tsai (Ryerson University, scott.tsai[at]ryerson.ca, Web)
  • Andre Valente (Universidade de Coimbra, andre.valente[at]biocant.pt)
  • Ernst van Nierop
  • Thomas Ward (UCLA, tward[at]math.ucla. edu)
  • Michael Weidman
  • Dengfu Zhang
  • Jiandi Wan (Rochester Institute of Technology, jdween[at]rit.edu, Web)
  • Wendy Zhang (University of Chicago, Web)

Past Visitors

  • Moran Wang (Tsinghua University, mrwang[at]tsinghua.edu.cn, Web)
  • So Nagashima (Osaka University, so.nagashima[at]ams.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp)
  • Remy Mensire (remy.mensire[at]polytechnique.org)
  • Katarzyna Somszor (NYU)
  • Eline Both (Wageningen University, eline.both[at]gmail.com)
  • Nicolas Autrusson
  • Helene Berthet (École Polytechnique)
  • Henrik Bruus (Technical University of Denmark, Henrik.Bruus[at]nanotech.dtu.dk)
  • Andreas Carlson (Harvard University, carlson[at]seas.harvard.edu)
  • Jolet De Ruiter (Wageningen Universiteit, jolet.deruiter[at]wur.nl)
  • Riëlle De Ruiter (Wageningen Universiteit, rielle.deruiter[at]wur.nl)
  • Guillaume Froehlicher (École Normale Supérieure de Cachan, guillaume.froehlicher[at]ens-cachan.fr)
  • Ian Griffiths (Oxford University, griffit4[at]maths.ox.ac.uk)
  • Martin Heller
  • Atefeh Khoshnood (Sharif University of Technology, atefeh.khoshnood[at]gmail.com)
  • Maxime Lanoy (ESPCI Paris)
  • Jiang Li (University of Science and Technology Beijing, jiangli[at]princeton.edu)
  • Xintong Li (The College of New Jersey)
  • Zhenzhen Li (ESPCI, zhenzhen[at]princeton.edu)
  • Kristian Smistrup
  • Stephen Wilson (University of Strathclyde, s.k.wilson[at]strath.ac.uk, Web)