Rui Qiao, Principal Investigator

Rui Qiao, Professor and Principal Investigator

John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0721
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Office: 122 Randolph Hall Phone: (540) 231-7199

ruiqiao@vt.edu

Education:

• Ph.D., 2004 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mechanical Engineering Dissertation: Continuum and atomistic simulation of electrically-mediated flow through nanometer channels Advisor: Professor Narayana R. Aluru 
• M.S., 1999 Tsinghua University (China), Thermal Engineering Thesis: Numerical modeling of sulfur retention in circulating fluidized bed combustors Advisors: Professors G.X. Yue and X.A. Wu 
• B.S., 1996 Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China), Power Engineering Professional 

Experience

• Professor, 2018 - present Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech 
• Associate Professor, 2014 - 2018 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech 
• Associate Professor, 2011 - 2014 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University 
• Assistant Professor, 2005 - 2011 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University 
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2004 - 2005 Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Honors and Awards

• 2017 John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow, Virginia Tech 
• 2017 College of Engineering Faculty Fellow, Virginia Tech 
• June 2016 Scholar of the Week, Virginia Tech 
• 2012 Eastman Chemical Award for Excellence, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University 
• 2009 Eugene H. Bishop Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University 
• 2009 Ken Roby Undergraduate Advising Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University 
• 2003-2004 Beckman Institute Graduate Fellowship, University of Illinois 
• 2002-2003 Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Fellowship, University of Illinois 
• 2002 Travel Award, Transducer Research Foundation 
• 2002 Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society 

Professional Memberships

• American Physics Society (APS) 
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 
• American Chemical Society (ACS)