James and John presented their posters at MassURC conference.
James Bonnell and John Ready, two undergraduate students from FITs Lab, presented their undergraduate research at MassURC conference at UMass Amherst.
FITs Lab received 2025 Internal SEED award. Congratulations!
FITs lab received the 2025 Internal SEED award ($25000) from UMass Dartmouth for the research project: “Understanding Bubble Formation on Complex Solid-Liquid Interface through a Combination of Experimental and Computational Studies”. Dr. Mehdi Raessi is the co-PI.
New paper published in Biomimetics. Congratulations to Ankit!
Check out of our new publication in Biomimetics on the topic of longevity of superhydrophobic surface due to gas diffusion. We found the longevity of superhydrophobic surface can be extended by using a gas-soluble and gas-permeable material such as Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS).
New paper published in Droplet. Congratulations to Daniel!
Check out of our new publication in Droplet on the topic of bubble formation on superhydrophobic surface. We discussed the effect of gas flow rate on bubble formation and detached bubble size.
Dillon and Isaac received awards in ASME IMECE NSF Student Poster Competition. Congratulations!
Dillon’s poster on the topic: “Understanding Bubble Formation on Porous Superhydrophobic Surfaces” won the 3rd place in Overall score in ASME IMECE NSF Student Poster Competition.
Isaac’s poster on the topic: “Understanding the Pinch-Off of a Bubble on Superhydrophobic Surfaces” won the 1st place in Peer Choice Award in ASME IMECE NSF Student Poster Competition.
Both Dillon and Isaac’s work were supported by NSF-REU site program led by Dr. Vijaya Chalivendra. Congratulations!
The FITs lab presented at 2024 APS-DFD meeting at Salt Lake City.
The FITs lab made 3 presentations at the 2024 APS DFD meeting at Salt Lake city.
The FITs Lab presented at IMECE conference! Dr. Ling received the ASME rising star award. Dillon and Isaac presented their REU work. Congratulation!
The FITs lab successfully hosted a workshop for 2024 STEM4girls event!
The FITs lab hosted a workshop for 2024 STEM4girls event on Oct 5 on UMassD campus. The girls played water droplets on superhydrophobic surface, tested the self-cleaning properties of superhydrophobic surface, and commented: “This is real science“, and “This is the best experiment I have done“. Thank you UMassD for organizing this event. Thank our labmate Foram for preparing the samples and helping the students.
Congratulations to James and John on winning 2024 Fall OUR award!
James Bonnell and John Ready, two undergraduate students in FITs Lab, won the 2024 Fall OUR award from Office of Undergraduate Research. Congratulations!
New paper published in Physics of Fluids. Congratulations to Daniel!
Check out of our new publication in Physics of Fluids on the topic of bubble formation on superhydrophobic surface. We performed a focus balance analysis to understand the dynamics of bubble formation.
