Tang Lab

Welcome to the Multiphase Transport Research Lab lead by Dr. Xiaoyu Tang in the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at Northeastern University!

Multiphase transport is ubiquitous in our daily life, ranging from aerosol generation and particle accumulation. Our group focuses on interdisciplinary research at the intersection of multiphase flow, soft matter, microfluidics, passive/active colloidal systems, and reactive flow. We aim to unveil the underlying controlling physics and provide design principles and innovative solutions to tackle the outstanding challenges. Our target applications lie in important sectors spanning from manufacturing, energy, environment to healthcare: additive manufacturing, material synthesis and processing in flow, oil/gas recovery and remediation, drug delivery, bioprinting, and forensic study. We combine experimental techniques (high-speed imaging, interferometry, fluorescence microscopy), theoretical analysis, and computations (CFD, ML/AI) for fundamental understanding and technology development. We are always open to potential collaborations!

Openings

We are always looking for motivated students at all levels to conduct research in the lab. Please check the open positions page and reach out to Prof. Tang at x.tang@northeastern.edu for further discussions.

News

  • Prof. Tang presented an invited talk at the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering department in UMass Amherst. It was great discussing with brilliant faculty and visiting the labs! Thank you for hosting me! (Sep. 2024)
  • Congratulations to Mathew, James and Winston for winning the PEAK Summit award! It is the top award for undergraduates who conduct research at Northeastern. (Sep. 2024)
  • Prof. Tang presented an invited talk at the Physics department in Emory University. It was great discussing with brilliant faculty and students and visiting the labs! Thank you for hosting me! (Sep. 2024)
  • Prof. Tang presented an invited lightening talk at the Granular Matter GRC in Stonehill College, MA. (Jun. 2024)
  • Langqi and Matthew presented at the 99th New England Complex Fluids Workshop, Brown University (Jun. 2024)
  • Prof. Tang presented an invited talk at the Mass General Hospital. It was nice discussing with brilliant faculty and postdocs and visiting the labs! Thank you for hosting me! (Apr. 2024)
  • Prof. Tang presented an invited talk at the Squishy Physics Seminar Series at Harvard University. Thank you for hosting me! (Mar. 2024)
  • Boqian and Prof. Tang presented at the APS March Meeting in Minneapolis, MN (Mar. 2024)
  • Welcome Matthew for joining as an AJC Scholar! (Jan. 2024)
  • Boqian, Andy, and Prof. Tang presented at the 76th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics in Washington DC. (November 2023)
  • Congratulations to Sarah for winning the PEAK Base Camp award, a good start! (Sep. 2023)
  • Congratulations to Grace, Chloe, and Sophia for winning the PEAK Ascent award, the important step before reaching the Summit! (Sep. 2023)
  • Prof. Tang presented an invited talk at the Physics department in University of Massachusetts, Boston. It was nice discussing with brilliant faculty and students and visiting the labs! Thank you for hosting me! (May. 2023)
  • Prof. Tang presented an invited talk at University of Massachusetts, Lowell. It was nice discussion with brilliant faculty and students! Thank you for hosting me! (Apr. 2023)
  • Prof. Tang presented an invited talk at University of Miami. It was nice discussion with brilliant faculty and students! Thank you for hosting me! (Apr. 2023)
  • Sam, Rachel, Andy and Aneel presented at the RISE event. (Apr. 2023)
  • Congratulations to Alex for winning the Huntington 100 award, selected from 1300+ nominees! (Apr. 2023)
  • Prof. Tang presented an invited talk at University of California, Riverside. It was a fun day discussing with brilliant faculty and students! Thank you for hosting me! (Mar. 2023)
  • Prof. Tang presented an invited talk at Brown University. It was a fun day discussing with brilliant faculty and students! Thank you for hosting me! (Feb. 2023)
  • Congratulations to Andy and Aneel for winning the PEAK Ascent award, the important step before reaching the Summit! (Jan. 2023)
  • Prof. Tang presented an invited talk at the 93rd New England Complex Fluids Workshop, Harvard University (Dec. 2022)
  • Congratulations to Rachel for winning the PEAK Base Camp award, a good start! (Oct. 2022)
  • Congratulations to Sam for winning the PEAK Summit award, one of seven awardees! It is the top award for undergraduates who conduct research at Northeastern. (Oct. 2022)
  • Boqian presented at the ACS Colloids meeting in Golden, CO. (July 2022)
  • Congratulations to Boqian for passing the candidacy exam and becoming a PhD candidate! (Apr. 2022)
  • Alex, Sebastian and Aneel presented at the RISE event. (Apr. 2022)
  • Boqian presented a soundbite titled “Impact Dynamics: Colloidal Suspension Droplets on Liquid Films” at the 90th New England Complex Fluids Workshop, Northeastern University (Mar. 2022)
  • Prof. Tang gave an invited talk titled “Dynamics and Manipulation of Multiphase Systems Involving Droplets and Particles,” at the Center for Complex Flows and Soft Matter Research, Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering. Southern University of Science and Technology (virtual). (Dec. 2021)
  • Prof. Tang gave an invited talk titled “Manipulating Particles via Diffusiophoresis” at the 22nd Annual Greater Boston Area Statistical Mechanics Meeting. (Oct. 2021)We were awarded the Tier I Grant from Northeastern University in collaboration with Prof. Leila Deravi from Chemistry! (Apr. 2023)Boqian submitted a manuscript on the impact dynamics of cornstarch droplet to arxiv. (Jun. 2023)We were awarded an ACS PRF grant! (May 2023)We were awarded an NSF Grant in collaboration with Prof. Xiaoguang Wang from Ohio State University! (May 2023)

Funding Sources