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WELCOME! I’M MATT FU

ABOUT ME

I am a Researcher in the Aerospace Engineering Department at Caltech with Prof. John Dabiri. I try to take a novel multidisciplinary approach to tackle classical fluid problems in experimental and theoretical fluid mechanics. The research problems I am currently working on include:

Active and passive turbulent drag reduction
Novel flow measurement techniques and diagnostics, including quantum sensing
Measurements of high Reynolds number flows

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Recent Positions

May 2024 - Present

Research Scientist CALTECH

July 2022 - Apr 2024

Snr. Mechanical Eng. Esperto Medical, Inc.

July 2020 - July 2022

Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate CALTECH

MY WORK

A quick overview of past and ongoing research projects

Liquid-infused surfaces

Liquid-infused surfaces

Diagram of Liquid-infused surface drag reduction mechanism

Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Dyed water droplet on superhydrophobic grooves

Surface failure and robustness

Surface failure and robustness

Oil trapped in hydrophobic grooves by hydrophilic barriers

Liquid-infused surfaces

Liquid-infused surfaces

Diagram of Liquid-infused surface drag reduction mechanism

TURBULENT FLOW CONTROL AND DRAG REDUCTION

Unconventional surfaces to modify and understand turbulent transport

X-NSTAP

X-NSTAP

Front view of a nanoscale crosswire

XNSTAP Side

XNSTAP Side

Side view of nanoscale crosswire sensing elements

NSTAP

NSTAP

A nanoscale hotwire bravely finding the wall

X-NSTAP

X-NSTAP

Front view of a nanoscale crosswire

HIGH FIDELITY DIAGNOSTICS AND TURBULENCE AT HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER

Revealing new physics with highly resolved experimental techniques

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Elastic Filament Velocimetry [EFV]

Elastic Filament Velocimetry [EFV]

An early version of an EFV sensor. EFV is a highly selective, sensitive, and strain-based method for sensing fluid velocity.

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NOVEL SENSING MODES

Leveraging advanced manufacturing to create high-performance probes and new sensing modes

3D Rendering

3D Rendering

Simultaneous imaging of zooplankton morphology and wake

3D imaging

3D imaging

Body reconstruction of millimeter scale brine shrimp (Artemia salina)

Vertical Migration Experiments

Vertical Migration Experiments

3D Scanning to understand active aggregations

3D Rendering

3D Rendering

Simultaneous imaging of zooplankton morphology and wake

OCEAN MIXING AND TRANSPORT

Understanding ocean mixing processes with the help of a novel scanning system.

EDUCATION

PHD MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

September 2013 - September 2018

MA MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

June 2015

BS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, CALTECH

September 2009 - June 2013

LET’S CONNECT

mkfu at caltech.edu

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