Han Hu

@uark.edu

Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Arkansas

Han Hu


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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