{"id":431,"date":"2018-08-27T13:46:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T17:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neft\/?page_id=431"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:38:14","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neft\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container group-picture autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-611\" data-slideshow-name=\"group-picture\" data-slideshow-delay=\"3000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-611\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-611_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/neft\/files\/2026\/08\/2026_may_2-1-636x519.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-title\">Spring 2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-611_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/neft\/files\/2026\/08\/2026_may_1-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-title\">Spring 2026<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-611_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/neft\/files\/2025\/05\/Summer-2025-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"Spring 2025\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-title\">Spring 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-611_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/neft\/files\/2024\/05\/Summer-2024-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-title\">Summer 2024<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-611_4\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/neft\/files\/2023\/08\/summer-2023-636x477.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-title\">Summer 2023<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-611_5\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/neft\/files\/2017\/08\/20170811grpmeeting-636x478.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><div class=\"bu-slide-caption caption-bottom-right\"><p class=\"bu-slide-caption-title\">Summer 2017<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-611\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-5\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-6\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Principal Investigator<\/h3>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: flex-start; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\">\n<p><img src=\"\/neft\/files\/2012\/01\/ChuanhuaDuan.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Chuanhua Duan\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 239px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin: 0 0 5px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neft\/people\/pi\/\">Prof. Chuanhua Duan<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Professor of Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\nProfessor of Materials Science and Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #444;\">Office: 730 Commonwealth Ave, EMA 218<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Email: duan@bu.edu<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Phone: (617) 353-3270<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Researchers &amp; Graduate Students<\/h3>\n<p><!-- Dr. Yiding Zhong --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: flex-start; margin-bottom: 16px; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #f0f0f0;\">\n<p><img src=\"\/neft\/files\/2025\/07\/Yiding-e1753321330228-521x636.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Yiding Zhong\" style=\"width: 130px; height: 155px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.45;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Dr. Yiding Zhong<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000; font-weight: 600;\">Research Fellow<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #555;\">Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Boston University<br \/>\nM.S. Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University<br \/>\nB.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Email: yzhong17@bu.edu<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Liangwei Zheng --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: flex-start; margin-bottom: 16px; padding-bottom: 12px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #f0f0f0;\">\n<p><img src=\"\/neft\/files\/2023\/02\/Liangwei.jpeg\" alt=\"Liangwei Zheng\" style=\"width: 130px; height: 155px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.45;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Liangwei Zheng<\/strong><br \/>\nPh.D. Candidate (Joined Fall 2022)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #555;\">M.S. Cryogenic Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences<br \/>\nB.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Email: zhenglw@bu.edu<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Jiayi Xu --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: flex-start; margin-bottom: 25px; padding-bottom: 12px;\">\n<p><img src=\"\/neft\/files\/2024\/05\/IMG_4668-477x636.jpg\" alt=\"Jiayi Xu\" style=\"width: 130px; height: 155px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.45;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Jiayi Xu<\/strong><br \/>\nPh.D. Candidate (Joined Summer 2024)<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #555;\">M.S. Bioengineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology<br \/>\nB.Eng. Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Email: jiayi1@bu.edu<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Undergraduate Students<\/h3>\n<p><!-- Jiahao Long --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: flex-start; margin-bottom: 16px;\">\n<p><img src=\"\/neft\/files\/2026\/08\/jiahao-long_202608-636x636.jpg\" alt=\"Jiahao Long\" style=\"width: 130px; height: 155px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 4px; flex-shrink: 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.45;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 15px;\">Jiahao Long<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>Undergraduate Student<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #555;\">Mechanical Engineering<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigator Prof. Chuanhua Duan Professor of Mechanical Engineering Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley Office: 730 Commonwealth Ave, EMA 218 Email: duan@bu.edu Phone: (617) 353-3270 Researchers &amp; Graduate Students Dr. Yiding Zhong Research Fellow Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Boston University M.S. Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14850,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14850"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":742,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431\/revisions\/742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/neft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}