2024-now   Postdoc fellow, Center for Combustion Energy, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University

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Focusing on cutting-edge fundamental issues in fluid dynamics, the research areas and interests involve fluid mechanics, colloid chemistry and interface science, covering three main directions as follows:

1. Research on nanoscale dispersed phases in multiphase flow systems: focusing on the formation and stability of nanobubbles and nanodroplets in bulk.

2. Research on nanoscale contaminant removal: focusing on the technical characterization methods for nanoscale particles, as well as eco-friendly pollutant removal technologies and strategies.

3. Research on nanofluids and their emerging applications: focusing on systematically analyzing the unique physicochemical properties of nanofluids and exploring their innovative application values in fields such as petroleum, water treatment and mineral processing.

2024 Shuimu Scholarship (Tsinghua University)

2019 China National Scholarship (China Scholarship Council, CSC)

X. Zhang, Y. Gao，Microbubble-enhanced cold plasma water activation [P] (US Patent No. 2024/0294405，2024-09)

Publications（ORCID: 0000-0002-9499-3765）

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0zlir2AAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN&oi=sra

Selected Publications:

1. Y. Gao, C. Chen, M. Li*, C. Sun*, Ionic environment-modulated nucleation and stability of multiscale nanodomains in surfactant-free microemulsions[J]. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025: 137833.

2. Y. Gao, C. Chen, F. Wang, M. Li, C. Sun*, Characterization and removal of contaminants in lithography[J]. Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, 2025, 68(9): 294702.

3. Y. Gao, Z. Saedi, H. Shi, B. Zeng, B. Zhang, X. Zhang*, Machine learning-assisted optimization of microbubble-enhanced cold plasma activation for water treatment[J]. ACS ES&T Water, 2024, 4 (2): 735-750.

4. Y. Gao, Q. Lu, S. Han, H. Wu, X. Zhang*, Microbubble-enhanced cold plasma activation (MB-CPA) for surface functionalization of polymer nanoparticles from nanoprecipitation[J]. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024, 702: 135081.

5. Y. Gao, M. Li*, C. Sun, X. Zhang*, Microbubble-enhanced water activation by cold plasma[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 446: 137318.

6. Y. Gao, K. Francis, X. Zhang*, Review on formation of cold plasma activated water (PAW) and the applications in food and agriculture[J]. Food Research International, 2022, 157: 111246.

7. Y. Gao, A. M. Dashliborun, J. Z. Zhou, X. Zhang*, Formation and stability of cavitation microbubbles in process water from the oilsands industry[J]. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2021, 60 (7): 3198-3209.

8. D. Liu, G. Zhang*, Y. Gao*, New perceptions into the detrimental influences of serpentine on Cu-Ni sulfide flotation through rheology studies and improved the separation by applying garnet[J]. Minerals Engineering, 2021, 171: 107110.