Research Team

Binbin Wang, PhD, PE (CV)

Associate Professor, William Andrew Davidson Professor

Research areas: Fluid physics; Particle-turbulence interaction; Virus-laden droplets; Seed dispersal; Droplet dynamics; Bubble dynamics; Jets and plumes; Mixing and transport; River and lake dynamics; Air-water gas exchange.

Postdoctoral scholars

Dr. Jitae Do

Jitae obtained his PhD degree from Texas A&M University. His research is focused on the air-water interfactions and turbulence generation mechanisms.

Dr. Chao Luo

Chao obtained his PhD degree from Tokyo Metropolitan University. His research is focused on the bubble dynamics and multiphase flow simulations.

Dr. Ruichen Xu

Ruichen obtained his PhD from Hohai University, China. His research interests are in numerical simulation of water environmental pollution.

Dr. Qingqing Sun

Qingqing obtained her PhD from Tianjing University, China. Her research is focused on hydraulic modeling and flow ecological interactions.

Graduate students

Xuchen Ying

Ph.D. student, 2024 J.R. Popalisky scholarship recipient, MO-AWWA

Xuchen (Schützen) graduated from the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) and is pursuing his doctoral studies at Mizzou. His research areas focus on Numerical Simulation, Particle Imaging Velocimetry, and Multiphase Flow. Beyond academia, his interests include swimming, hiking, and Bethesda Games.

Muhammad Waqar Saleem

Ph.D. student

Waqar obtained his MSc in Water Resources Engineering & Management from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. He was a Gold Medalist in Civil Engineering from Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Multan, Pakistan. His research focuses on hydrology, hydraulics, and numerical modeling of floods, with experience in dam-break analysis, watershed modeling, and water allocation studies. He has published on urban flood simulation, climate impacts on hydrological extremes, and water management strategies. Outside of research, he enjoys traveling, badminton, and cricket.

Sajih Bin Suja

M.S. student

Sajih earned his undergraduate degree from Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) in Bangladesh. His academic interests include Computational Fluid Dynamics, turbulence, and multiphase flows. Outside of his research, he enjoys traveling, playing card games and is a passionate soccer fan, regularly following matches as a devoted supporter of Liverpool FC.

Undergraduate students

Grace McKee, Mizzou Forward Scholar

Grace is in her junior year of her undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering. Originally from a small Missouri town near Kansas City, Grace seeks to investigate rural flooding through hydraulic modeling and explore accessible and effective infrastructure solutions. At the University of Missouri, Grace also serves as the president of the Concrete Canoe Team and as a member of ASCE.

Chase Haertling

I am from Ofallon, Illinois. I am a second year Mechanical Engineering major and a member of the STEM Scholars program here at Mizzou. Additionally, I am the Treasurer of my fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Lab Alumni