Han Hu

@uark.edu

Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Arkansas

Han Hu

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Drexel University, 2016
B.S., University of Science and Technology of China, 2011

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Mechanical Engineering, Energy, Aerospace Engineering, Multidisciplinary
1698

Scholar Citations

25

Scholar h-index

36

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Special Section on Silicon-Package-Rack-Data Center Thermal Management: Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions
    T Wei, H Hu, S Rangarajan, M Bongarala, CR Kharangate
    Journal of Electronic Packaging 148 (2), 020301 , 2026
    2026
  • Physically interpretable surrogate modeling of thermal fields in electronics cooling using combined proper orthogonal decomposition and neural networks
    D Curl, H Hu
    AI Thermal Fluids, 100040 , 2026
    2026
  • SequenceSync-GAN: sequence-aware domain translation for generalizable boiling crisis detection
    F Al-Hindawi, MM Rahman Siddiquee, A Patharkar, J Huang, T Wu, H Hu
    Signal, Image and Video Processing 20 (5), 257 , 2026
    2026
  • Detecting or predicting system faults in cooling systems in a non-intrusive manner using deep learning
    H Hu, H Pandey, C Dunlap
    US Patent 12,591,230 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 3
  • Slug flow condensation identification with acoustic signatures
    L Yan, D Wallen, A Allam, H Hu, K Bellur, Y Sun
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 256, 128144 , 2026
    2026
  • Quantification and mitigation of uncertainties in thermal conductivity measurements using a modified ASTM D5470 thermal resistance tester
    C Joshi, C Milam, S Pierson, Y Sun, J Berg, H Hu
    Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 111636 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Generalizable physical descriptors of pool boiling heat transfer from unsupervised learning of images
    L Zhang, T Soori, M Bongarala, C Li, H Hu, J Weibel, Y Sun
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 255, 127894 , 2025
    2025
  • Unsupervised machine learning framework for non-destructive acoustic emission sensing of flow condensation
    D Wallen, L Yan, C Dunlap, C Li, H Hu, Y Sun
    AI Thermal Fluids 2, 100010 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Portable DNA Sequencing System Utilizing Graphene Sensors and DNA/Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Structures
    S Tung, H Hu, J Kim, J Meyer
    US Patent App. 19/064,202 , 2025
    2025
  • Discovering Governing Equations in the Presence of Uncertainty
    R Olabiyi, H Hu, A Iquebal
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.09740 , 2025
    2025
  • Thermal Monitoring for Pool Boiling Experiment Using Filter-Based Solution of Inverse Heat Conduction Problems
    H Najafi, KA Woodbury, H Hu
    Heat Transfer Summer Conference 88988, V001T11A012 , 2025
    2025
  • Heterogeneous Condensation on Simplified Viral Envelope Protein Structures
    K Ahasan, H Hu, P Shrotriya, TA Kingston
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17 (19), 27829-27838 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Hit2flux: a machine learning framework for boiling heat flux prediction using hit-based acoustic emission sensing
    C Dunlap, C Li, H Pandey, H Hu
    AI Thermal Fluids 1, 100002 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 6
  • Unveiling hysteresis of transient boiling: A multimodal perspective
    H Pandey, C Li, C Dunlap, H Hu
    Applied Thermal Engineering 262, 125259 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 11
  • Acoustic Insights into Flow Condensation Mechanisms
    L Yan, D Wallen, A Phillips, A Allam, K Bellur, Y Sun, H Pandey, H Hu, ...
    Micro and Nanoscale Phase Change Phenomena , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Acoustic Characterization of Integrated Circuits During Operation
    J Frankhouse, C Li, H Hu
    Journal of Electronic Packaging 146 (4), 041103 , 2024
    2024
  • Probing Flow Condensation with Acoustic Signatures
    Y Sun, D Wallen, L Yan, A Allam, K Bellur, H Pandey, S Pierson, H Hu
    APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, A21. 009 , 2024
    2024
  • Deep Learning Strategies for Transport Properties Prediction in Flow Condensation via Acoustic Signatures
    Y Sun, D Wallen, H Hu, C Dunlap
    APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts, ZC11. 007 , 2024
    2024
  • Multi-tier Cooling Solution for 10 kV SiC MOSFET Power Module Featuring Stacked Substrates
    X Li, H Pandey, S Pierson, Q Wu, E Weems, S Chinnaiyan, Y Chen, ...
    2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 6618-6623 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • A Temporal–Spatial Framework for Efficient Heat Flux Monitoring of Transient Boiling
    C Dunlap, C Li, H Pandey, Y Sun, H Hu
    IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 73, 1-12 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • The effect of oxygen vacancies on water wettability of a ZnO surface
    H Hu, F Ji, Y Sun
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 15 (39), 16557-16565 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 139
  • Effect of nanopatterns on Kapitza resistance at a water-gold interface during boiling: A molecular dynamics study
    H Hu, Y Sun
    Journal of Applied Physics 112 (5), 053508-6 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 137
  • Colloidal Drop Deposition on Porous Substrates: Competition among Particle Motion, Evaporation and Infiltration
    M Pack, H Hu, DO Kim, X Yang, Y Sun
    Langmuir , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 102
  • A molecular dynamics study of effective thermal conductivity in nanocomposites
    Z Tian, H Hu, Y Sun
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 61 (0), 577-582 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 90
  • Deep learning strategies for critical heat flux detection in pool boiling
    SM Rassoulinejad-Mousavi, F Al-Hindawi, T Soori, A Rokoni, H Yoon, ...
    Applied Thermal Engineering 190, 116849 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 69
  • Effect of nanostructures on heat transfer coefficient of an evaporating meniscus
    H Hu, Y Sun
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 101, 878-885 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 64
  • Effect of Nanostructures on the Meniscus Shape and Disjoining Pressure of Ultrathin Liquid Film
    H Hu, CR Weinberger, Y Sun
    Nano Letters 14 (12), 7131-7137 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 61
  • Molecular dynamics simulations of disjoining pressure effect in ultra-thin water film on a metal surface
    H Hu, Y Sun
    Applied Physics Letters 103 (26), 263110 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 59
  • Viscosity of water under electric field: anisotropy induced by redistribution of hydrogen bonds
    D Zong, H Hu, Y Duan, Y Sun
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry B , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 55
  • Wetting kinetics of water nano-droplet containing non-surfactant nanoparticles: A molecular dynamics study
    L Gui, H Han, Y Duan, Y Sun
    Applied Physics Letters 103 (25), 253104 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 55
  • Deposition of Colloidal Drops Containing Ellipsoidal Particles: Competition between Capillary and Hydrodynamic Forces
    DO Kim, M Pack, H Hu, H Kim, Y Sun
    Langmuir 103 (25), 253104 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 52
  • Failure mechanisms of air entrainment in drop impact on lubricated surfaces
    M Pack, H Hu, D Kim, Z Zheng, HA Stone, Y Sun
    Soft Matter 13, 2402-2409 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 51
  • A coupled wicking and evaporation model for prediction of pool boiling critical heat flux on structured surfaces
    H Hu, JA Weibel, SV Garimella
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 136, 373-382 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 49
  • Learning new physical descriptors from reduced-order analysis of bubble dynamics in boiling heat transfer
    A Rokoni, L Zhang, T Soori, H Hu, T Wu, Y Sun
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 186, 122501 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 48
  • Solidification of Additive-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Spherical Enclosures with Convective Cooling
    M Temirel, H Hu, H Shabgard, P Boettcher, M McCarthy, Y Sun
    Applied Thermal Engineering 111, 134–142 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 46
  • Microlayer evaporation governs heat transfer enhancement during pool boiling from microstructured surfaces
    M Bongarala, H Hu, JA Weibel, SV Garimella
    Applied Physics Letters 120 (22) , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 45
  • Pore-Scale Transport Resolved Model Incorporating Cathode Microstructure and Peroxide Growth in Lithium-Air Batteries
    C Andersen, H Hu, Y Sun
    Journal of The Electrochemical Society 162 (7), A1135-A1145 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 45
  • Nonintrusive heat flux quantification using acoustic emissions during pool boiling
    C Dunlap, H Pandey, E Weems, H Hu
    Applied Thermal Engineering 228, 120558 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 35
  • Role of nanoscale roughness in the heat transfer characteristics of thin film evaporation
    H Hu, JA Weibel, SV Garimella
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 150, 119306 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 34
  • Acoustic sensing for investigating critical heat flux enhancement during pool boiling on electrodeposited copper foams
    H Pandey, H Mehrabi, A Williams, C Mira-Hernández, RH Coridan, H Hu
    Applied Thermal Engineering 236, 121807 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 30