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: Goodwin Hall, 413B
635 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061

Phone: (540) 231-7199

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