Jiangtao Cheng
Associate Professor
- Associate Professor of Health Sciences
- Thrust Area Specialty: Energy Engineering and Science
429 Goodwin Hall (0238)
635 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
635 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Research Interests
- Optofluidic Solar Concentrators based on electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD)-driven liquid prisms
- Near-field characterization of micro\nano-scale fluid flow
- Dropwise condensation on lotus-leaf-like superhydrophobic surfaces
- Thin film evaporation in superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic hybrid micro\nano-textures
- Liquid-based intelligent high-frequency components
- Self assembly of nanoparticles and nanophotonics
- Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Optofluidics and Electrofluidics
- Sustainable Energy and Renewable Energy
- Thermal-Fluid Sciences
- Heat Transfer, Thermal Management and Microelectronics Cooling
- Surface Plasmon Resonance and Terahertz Technology
See Dr. Cheng's publications and research on Google Scholar.
- 2015–Present, Virginia Tech, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Associate Professor
- 2011–2015, University of North Texas, Associate Professor
- 2007–2011, Teledyne Scientific Company, Research Scientist-III
- 2006–2007, Pennsylvania State University, Research Associate
- 2004–2006, University of California, Irvine, Postgraduate Researcher
- 2002–2004, Texas A&M University, Postdoctoral Research Associate
- 1991–1994, China Institute of Atomic Energy, Research Associate
- 2021, Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- 2021, Virginia Tech Link+Licence+Launch Faculty Inventor Spotlight
- 2020, Diversity and Inclusion Seed Grant Award, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Virginia Tech
- 2019, Faculty Fellow of College of Engineering, Virginia Tech
- 2016, Best Poster Award, NSF Student Competition, ASME’s International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
- 2016, Junior Faculty Award, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS), Virginia Tech
- 2016, Best Paper Award, The 12th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
- 2014, Best Paper Award, The 10th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
- 2010, ARPA-E Research Highlights, U.S. Department of Energy
- 2003, Outstanding Paper Award, Fall Meeting of American Geophysical Union
- 1997, Science and Technology Advancement Award, China Ministry of Nuclear Industry
Awards in Outreach
- 2015, Best Fair Award, Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair
- 2014, Semifinalist, Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology
- 2014, SPIE Honorable Mention, Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF)
- 2014, Best Fair Award, Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair
- Ph.D. - Physics, Purdue University, 2002
- M.S. - Computer Science, Purdue University, 2002
- B.S. - Applied Physics, Peking University, China, 1991