News

December

• Journal paper by Ahmed Aldhaleai and P. Amy Tsai, "Evaporation Dynamics of Surfactant-laden Droplets on a Superhydrophobic Surface: Influence of Surfactant Concentration," Langmuir, in press (2021).
• Congrats to Alban Pouplard on his successful MSc defence!
• Welcome Laura to the group!

November

• Welcome Anna, Lap, and Tianwen to the group!
• Journal paper by Sourayon Chanda and P. Amy Tsai, "Renewable Power Generation by Reverse Electrodialysis Using an Ion Exchange Membrane," in press (2021).
• Journal paper by Zhe (Ashley) Chen et al., "Numerical study of microfluidic emulsion dynamics under the influence of heterogeneous surface wettability," in press (2021).

September

• Welcome Nikoo, Santhosh, and Xiaotian to the group!
• Congrats to Yichi Zhang on his successful MSc defence!
• Journal paper by Tsaihsing M. Ho, Dan Sameoto and P. Amy Tsai, "Multiphase CO2 dispersions in microfluidics: Formation, phases, and mass transfer," Chem. Eng. Res. Des., 174, 116 (2021).

June

• We are hiring. Two postdoc & one MSc/RA positions are available!
• Journal paper by Donatien Mottin, Tsaihsing M. Ho and P. Amy Tsai, "Upscaling Production of Droplets and Magnetic Particles with Additive Manufacturing," in press, Rapid Prototyping (2021).

April

• Journal paper by Tsaihsing M. Ho and P. Amy Tsai, "Microfluidic Mass Transfer of CO2 at Elevated Pressures: Implications for Carbon Storage in Deep Saline Aquifers," in press, Lab on a Chip (2021).
• Journal paper by Marzieh Saadat, Junyi Yang, Marcin Dudek, Gisle Øye*, and P. Amy Tsai*, "Microfluidic Investigation of Enhanced Oil Recovery: Effect of Aqueous Floods and Network Wettability," published in J. Petroleum Sci. Eng.

January

• Welcome Robin, Nicholas, Xiaotian, and Kevin to the group!
• Journal paper by Sourayon Chanda and P. Amy Tsai, "Competition between Electroosmotic and Chemioosmotic Flow in Charged Nanofluidics", in press, Physics of Fluids (2021).
• Journal paper by Ahmed Aldhaleai and P. Amy Tsai, "Fabrication of Transparent and Microstructured Superhydrophobic Substrates using Additive Manufacturing," in press, Langmuir (2021).

September

• Journal paper by Lihui Liu, G. Cai and P. Amy Tsai, "Drop Impact on Heated Nanostructures," published and featured as a Front Cover in Langmuir (2020).

August

• Welcome Firoozeh and Neelarun to the group!.
• Journal paper by Tsai-hsing Ho and P. Amy Tsai, "Microfluidic Salt Precipitation: Implications for Geological CO2 Storage," has been accepted in Lab on a Chip (2020).

July

• Journal paper by Ahmed Aldhaleai, F. Khan, T. Thundat, and P. Amy Tsai, "Evaporation Dynamics of Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic Nanograss Surfaces," published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2020).
• Journal paper by Marzieh Saadat, P. Amy Tsai, Tsai-Hsing Ho, Gisle Øye, and Marcin Dudek, "Development of a Microfluidic Method to Study Enhanced Oil Recovery by Low Salinity Water Flooding," published in ACS Omega (2020).

April

• Congrats to Ahmed Aldhaleai for his successful M.Sc. thesis defence & graduation!
• Journal paper by Ahmed Aldhaleai and P. Amy Tsai, "Effect of a Cationic Surfactant on Droplet Wetting on Superhydrophobic Surfaces," published in Langmuir (2020).
• Journal paper by Maoud B. Bigdeli and P. Amy Tsai, "Making Photonic Crystals via Evaporation of Nanoparticle-Laden Droplets on Superhydrophobic Microstructures," published in Langmuir (2020).

January

• Journal paper by Adrien Bussonnière, Qingxia Liu, & P Amy Tsai, "Cavitation Nuclei Regeneration in Water-Particle Suspension," has been accepted in Physical Review Letters (2020).

December

• Dr. Tsai giving an invited talk at the Tsinghua University, Beijing.
• Congratulations to Dr. Sourayon Chanda for his successful PhD thesis defence.

November

• Journal paper by Nadia Shardt, Masoud B. Bigdeli, J. A. W. Elliott, and P. A. Tsai, "How Surfactants Affect Droplet Wetting on Hydrophobic Microstructures," has been published in J. Physical Chemistry Letters
• Yichi, Alban, and Dr. Tsai attending the APS DFD meetings in Seattle, presenting our recent work about drops.
• Ahmed Aldhalea et al., presenting a poster at the workshop of "Wetting on Soft or Microstructured Surfaces", Bad Honnef, Germany.
• Journal paper by Behnam Dastvareh, J. Azaiez, and P. A. Tsai, "Nanocatalytic chemohydrodynamic instability: Deposition effects", has been published in Physical Review E.
• Welcome Hannah to the group.

September

• Welcome Behnam, Jingwei, Alban & Ashley to the group.

May

• Welcome Hannes and Romane to the group.

April

• Journal paper by Sourayon Chanda & P A Tsai, "Numerical simulation of sustainable energy generation using reverse electrodialysis", has been published in J. of Energy.
• Dr. Tsai giving a talk at RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
• Welcome Junyi to the group.
• Ahmed Aldhalea et al., presenting a poster at the workshop of "Wetting on Soft or Microstructured Surfaces", Bad Honnef, Germany.

February

• Dr. Tsai giving an invited talk in the Tokyo University of Agriculture Science & Technology, Tokyo.
• Dr. Tsai giving an invited talk at Academia Sinica, Taipei.
• Welcome Junyi to the group.

November

• Dr. Tsai organizing an international workshop on Micro/Nano-fluidics in the Lorentz Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands.

October

• Dr. Tsai giving a talk at the PoF20 conference at the University of Twente, the Netherlands.
• Welcome Yichi, Marzieh, Jiaxin, Yukai, and Lihui to the group.

September

• Congrats to Grégoire Bongrand for his successful MSc thesis defence with a journal publication.
• Welcome Yichi, Marzieh, Jiaxin, Yukai, and Lihui to the group.

July

• Journal paper by Grégoire Bongrand & P A Tsai, "Manipulation of viscous fingering in radially-tapered cell geometry", has been accepted in Physical Review E, Rapid Communications.

June

• Sourayon, Tsai-Hsin (Martin), and Dr. Tsai presenting at the joint ECNU-U Alberta workshop, Shanghai.

March

• Invited talk at the Tsinghua University, Beijing.

February

• Welcome Dr. Liu to the group.

January

• Welcome Ricardo, Ahmed, and Alejandro to the group.

November

• The Tsai research group is going to the APS DFD Meetings, presenting our recent work [All the abstracts]

September

• Welcome Matt and Yichi to the group

August

• Welcome Cindy to the group

June

• Welcome Linda to the group

May

• Welcome Donatien to the group
• Invited talk at the Tsinghua University, Beijing

January

• Welcome Lukas, Ricardo, and Jorge to the group (January 2017)
• Paper accepted in Physical Review Fluids (January 2017): Convective mixing in homogeneous porous media flow, by J. Ching, P. Chen, and P. A. Tsai*.
• Paper published in Soft Matter (January 2017): Universal wetting transition of an evaporating water droplet on hydrophobic micro- and nano-structures, by A. Bussonniere, M. B. Bigdeli, D.Y. Chueh, Q. Liu, P. Chen, and P. A. Tsai*.

November

• The Tsai research group is going to the APS DFD Meetings, presenting our recent work [All the abstracts]
• Paper published in Scientific Reports, Nature Publication Group (November 2016): Confinement effects on ion transport and electrokinetic flows at the microscale, by A.M. Benneker, J.A. Wood, P.A. Tsai & R. Lammertink

October

• Paper published in Plasma Sources Science and Technology (Oct 2016): Plasma-Liquid Interactions: A Review and Roadmap, by P. J. Bruggeman, M.J. Kushner, B.R. Locke, J.G.E. Gardeniers, et al.

September

• Congratulations to S. Chanda on receiving an Alberta Innovate Technology Future (AITF) Graduate Student Scholarship
• Welcome Yunlai, Grégoire, and Xiaoyan to the group

June

• Congratulations to S. Chanda on receiving the best oral presentation award in the session of Engineering for a Sustainable Future, in the Faculty of Engineering Graduate Research Symposium at the University of Alberta
• Welcome Akhila to the group
• Paper published in Scientific Reports, Nature Publication Group (June 2016): Altering Emulsion Stability with Heterogeneous Surface Wettability, by Q. Meng, Y. Zhang, J. Li, R. Lammertink, H. Chen and P. A. Tsai*

May

• Welcome Yichen to the group
• Paper published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (May 2016): Spatial site-patterning of wettability in a micro-capillary tube, by Y. Zhang, J. van Nieuwkasteele, Q. Meng, P. A. Tsai and R. Lammertink

February

• Prof. Tsai named Canada Research Chair in Fluids and Interfaces (Tier 2)
• Welcome Sara to the group

January

• Welcome Masoud to the group

December

• Invited talk entitled "Wetting, Slippage, and Electrokinetics on Soft Interfaces" at MRS (Materials Research Society) Fall Meeting

November

• Contributed talk at APS DFD Meeting in Boston
• Welcome Adrien to the group

October

• One postdoc position filled

September

• Welcome Sourayon, Mohammad, Jia-Hau, and Kerry to the group
• Paper published in Physical Review E, Rapid Communications (September 2015): Dynamics of Micro-vortices Induced by Ion Concentration Polarization, by J. de Valenca, R. M. Wagterveld, R. Lammertink and P. A. Tsai

August

• Invited talk at the Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
• Invited talk at the National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei

July

• Invited talk at the University of Rennes, France
• Contributed talk at the International BIFD (Bifurcation and Instabilities in Fluid Dynamics) conference, Paris, France

April

• NSERC Discovery and Accelerator grants awarded to Dr. Tsai's group research

February

• Prof. Tsai named Canada Research Chair in Fluids and Interfaces (Tier 2) [ U Alberta News ] [ Mech. Eng. Departmental News ] (February 2016)
• Welcome Sara to the group

January

• Paper published in Soft Matter (11, 882-888, 2015): Formation and Prevention of Fractures in Sol-gel-derived Thin Films, by E. J. Kappert, D. Pavlenko, J. Malzbender, A. Nijmeijer, N. E. Benes and P. A. Tsai
• Paper published in J. Fluid Mech. Rapids (764, R3, 2015): The Graetz-Nusselt Problem Extended to Continuum Flows with Finite Slip, by A. S. Haase, S. J. Chapmon, P. A. Tsai, D. Lohse and R. Lammertink