Principal Investigator
Jack H. Y. Lo
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
City University of Hong Kong
Welcome!
Fluid Mechanics
Soft Matter
Soft Matter 20 (25), 4964–4971 (2024)
Group Members
Zeying Hu
Kailang Liu
Luanxiong Dong
Xiaonan Li
Xiaohan Bai
Selected Publications
"Spinning twisted ribbons: when two holes meet on a curved liquid film," JHY Lo, Y Liu, T Alghamdi, MF Afzaal, and ST Thoroddsen, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 1014, A11 (2025).
"Microfluidic study of CO2 diffusive leakage through microfractures in saline aquifers for CO2 sequestration," W Yu, JHY Lo, AR Adebayo, MG Rezk, A Al-Yaseri, and Z AlYousef, Advances in Water Resources 200, 104960 (2025).
"The peak viscosity of decaying foam with natural drainage and coarsening," W Yu and JHY Lo, Soft Matter 20 (25), 4964–4971 (2024).
"High-throughput measurement of elastic moduli of microfibers by rope coiling," Y Liu, JHY Lo, JK Nunes, HA Stone, and HC Shum, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121 (12), e2303679121 (2024).
"Characterizing aqueous foams by in situ viscosity measurement in a foam column," W Yu, JHY Lo, and MY Kanj, Langmuir 39 (41), 14711–14717 (2023). (Cover)
"Realizing the multifunctional metamaterial for fluid flow in a porous medium," M Chen, X Shen, Z Chen, JHY Lo, Y Liu, X Xu, Y Wu, and L Xu, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119 (49), e2207630119 (2022).
"The role of drop shape in impact and splash," Q Liu, JHY Lo, Y Li, Y Liu, J Zhao, and L Xu, Nature Communications 12, 3068 (2021).
"Achieving adjustable elasticity with non-affine to affine transition," X Shen, C Fang, Z Jin, H Tong, S Tang, H Shen, N Xu, JHY Lo, X Xu, and L Xu, Nature Materials 20 (12), 1635–1642 (2021).
"Diffusion-dominated pinch-off of ultralow surface tension fluids," HY Lo, Y Liu, SY Mak, Z Xu, Y Chao, KJ Li, HC Shum, and L Xu, Physical Review Letters 123 (13), 134501 (2019).
"Mechanism of contact between a droplet and an atomically smooth substrate," HY Lo, Y Liu, and L Xu, Physical Review X 7 (2), 021036 (2017).
Contact
Lab and mailing address
Lab B1666Yeung Kin Man Academic Building
City University of Hong Kong
83 Tat Chee Avenue
Kowloon, Hong Kong
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We welcome applications for PhD and Postdoc positions from candidates with interests in either fundamental or applied research. Please send your CV to jack.lo@cityu.edu.hk with the subject “Application, [Position], [Your Name]”.
We also support candidates applying for fellowship schemes, such as the HKPFS and JRFS, as well as those applying through the Local Talent Scheme (PhD Studies for Hong Kong Permanent Residents).