Education Background
2003-2006 Ph.D., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2001-2003 M. Phil., The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2000-2001 M. Sc. Student, Lanzhou University
1996-2000 B. Sc., Lanzhou University
Work Experiences
2015-now Professor, Center for Combustion Energy, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, and Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University
2013-2015 Associate Professor, Physics of Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, the Netherlands
2009-2013 Assistant Professor, Physics of Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, the Netherlands
2007-2009 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Physics of Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, the Netherlands
2006-2007 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Physics Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Other Professional Positions
Associate Editor, Physical Review Fluids
Editor, Journal of Turbulence
Editorial Advisory Board, Experiments in Fluids
Executive Editorial Board, Journal of Hydrodynamics
Editorial Board Member, Acta Mechanica Sinica
Editorial Board Member, Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy (SCPMA)
Governing Board Member, International Conference on Multiphase Flow (2009–2025)
Member, APS-DFD Frenkiel Award Selection Committee (2021–2023)
Associate Editor, International Journal of Multiphase Flow (2016–2024)
Research Areas and Interests
My research interests lie in the field of fluid mechanics. The current interests of research are as follows.
- Multiphase flows
- High-Reynolds-number turbulence
- Droplet/bubble dynamics and interfacial phenomena
- Phase-change mechanism in multiphase systems
- Microfluidics, Nanofluidics, and emerging applications
- Energy-oriented applications
Honors and Awards
2023 New Cornerstone Investigator (Tencent Foundation)
2021 Xplorer Prize (Tencent Foundation)
2020 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS Fellow)
2019 Visiting Professor 2019 Toulouse INP, France
2019 Plenary Speaker, the 10th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May, 2019.
2015 Keynote Speaker, the 15th European Turbulence Conference (ETC15), Delft, the Netherlands
2014 VIDI Laureate, Young Talent Programme, Innovational Research Incentives Scheme, Dutch Science Foundation (NWO)
Books and Patents
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Journal Publications
Publications（ORCID: 0000-0002-0930-6343，Researcher ID: B-2743-2009）
Researcher ID link: https://publons.com/researcher/2869535/chao-sun/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=U9JDkRUAAAAJ&hl=en/
Selected Publications:
1. Y. Fan, Y. Zhang, J. Su, L. Yi, C. Wang, C. Sun*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1011, A14 (2025).
2. Y. Wakata, F. Wang, C. Sun*, D. Lohse, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122, e2418487122 (2025).
3. J. Zhong, J. Li, Q. Zhou, C. Sun, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1010, A17 (2025).
4. Y. Du, E. Calzavarini, C. Sun*, Nature Reviews Physics, 6, 676–690 (2024); Cover of that issue.
5. L. Yi, I. Girotto, F. Toschi, C. Sun*, Physical Review Letters, 133, 134001 (2024).
6. J. Zhong, D. Wang, C. Sun*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 972, A29 (2023). Cover of the volume.
7. H. Jiang, D. Wang, S. Liu, C. Sun*, Physical Review Letters, 129, 204502 (2022).
8. Z. Wang, E. Calzavarini, C. Sun*, F. Toschi, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118, e2012870118 (2021).
9. S. Lyu, H. Tan, Y. Wakata, X. Yang, C. K. Law, D. Lohse, C. Sun*, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118, e2016107118 (2021).
10. S. Liu, L. Jiang, C. Wang, C. Sun*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 917, A32 (2021).
11. L. Yi, F. Toschi, C. Sun*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 912, A13 (2021).
12. H. Jiang, X. Zhu, D. Wang, S. G. Huisman, C. Sun*, Science Advances, 6, eabb8676 (2020).
13. L. Jiang, E. Calzavarini*, C. Sun*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 901, A8 (2020).
14. V. Mathai, D. Lohse, C. Sun*, Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics, 11, 529–559 (2020). [Invited review]
15. Z. Wang, V. Mathai, C. Sun*, Nature Communications, 10, 3333 (2019). Covered by Nature Energy Highlight Section.
16. S. Lyu, V. Mathai, Y. Wang, B. Sobac, P. Colinet, D. Lohse, C. Sun*, Science Advances, 5, eaav8081 (2019). Highlighted by Nature Reviews Physics.
17. X. Zhu, R. A. Verschoof, D. Bakhuis, S. G. Huisman, R. Verzicco, C. Sun*, D. Lohse*, Nature Physics, 14, 417–423 (2018).
18. H. Jiang, X. Zhu, V. Mathai, R. Verzicco, D. Lohse, C. Sun*, Physical Review Letters, 120, 044501 (2018).
19. M. Shirota, M. A. J. van Limbeek, C. Sun*, A. Prosperetti, D. Lohse, Physical Review Letters, 116, 064501 (2016).
20. S. Grossmann, D. Lohse, C. Sun*, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 48, 53–80 (2016). [Invited review]
