2001.09 - 2005.07 南京航空航天大学 飞行器动力工程学士

2006.02 - 2008.02 韩国科学技术院 航空航天工程硕士

2008.08 - 2012.04 挪威科技大学 流体工程博士

2012.04 - 2016.06 挪威科技大学 博士后

2016.08 - 2024.12 清华大学航天航空学院 副教授、长聘副教授

2024.12 - 至今 清华大学航天航空学院 长聘教授

International Journal of Multiphase Flow 编委

Acta Mechanica Sinica Young Editor、Guest Editor

Acta Mechanica 编委

挪威科技大学客座副教授（2017-2020）

中国力学学会环境力学专委会副主任

中国力学学会对外交流与合作委员会副主任

中国力学学会流体力学专委会秘书长

中国空气动力学学会青年工作委会副主任

欧洲力学学会EUROMECH Colloquium 625 科学委员会委员

第一届（2021）、第二届（2024）、第三届（2026）BICTAM-CISM Symposium on Dispersed Multiphase Flows组委会主席、会议主席

从事航空航天、能源环境、精密仪器（光刻机）等领域中的多相流问题研究，当前的研究兴趣包括：（1）湍流两相流基础理论；（2）高速可压缩两相流；（3）基于机器学习方法的复杂流场重构和智能体策略研究；（4）低空系留/非系留浮空器应用研究；（5）医工交叉流体力学问题等。

课题组已发展了数套自主可控的大规模并行模拟程序和一些初步实验装置，开展了针对不同离散两相流问题的机理研究和应用研究。主持多项科研项目，包括国家高层次领军人才项目、海外高层次青年人才计划、国家自然科学基金（重点、面上、重大研究计划培育、国合等6项）、国家数值风洞项目、某光刻机企业、中石油、中航工业集团及中航科技集团等院所项目等。

2025 中国力学学会科学技术奖（一等奖）

2024 国家高层次人才特殊支持计划领军人才

2024 洪堡资深学者

2023 周培源青年力学奖（两年一次、每次评选2-3人）

2022 清华大学第十届青年教师教学大赛一等奖

2022、2023、2024、2026 清华大学优秀博士论文指导教师

2019 清华大学优秀班主任（二等奖）

2019 清华大学航天航空学院第一届青年教师教学比赛一等奖

作为独立导师已完成博士生指导8人、博士后2人，指导了多项本科生毕业论文、大创项目及SRT项目，指导的本科生完成了行健书院未来技术挑战项目（优秀结题）、国家自然科学基金本科生项目等；作为合作导师完成博士生指导5人（挪威科技大学4人、印度理工学院1人）、硕士生2人（挪威科技大学）。已毕业8名博士生去向：北京化工大学副教授（李岩松）、湖南大学长聘副教授（崔智文）、华为（揭育澄）、瑞典哥德堡大学博士后（邱敬然）、中国船舶科学研究中心（王泽）、意大利都灵理工博士后（蒋新宇）、中国航空研究院（张颖）、新凯来（李朔瑾）。

课题组博士后、研究生曾获得的奖励包括：水木学者（2人次）、国家自然科学基金青C（3人次）、国家奖学金（2人次）、清华大学优秀博士论文（4人次）、清华大学未来学者奖（2人次）等。

每年招收研究生、博士后若干，非常欢迎对两相流感兴趣、并有意向攻读研究生学位或做博士后研究的同学与我联系：zhaolihao@tsinghua.edu.cn

多次受邀在国内外学术会议上做特邀报告，已发表SCI期刊论文百余篇，多发表在PRL、Sci. Adv.、JFM (30余篇，通讯或一作24)、JCP、IJMF、PRF、PoF等流体力学和综合类期刊上，成果曾入选JFM的Focus on Fluids、美国物理联合会科学之光AIP Scilight等。www.researchgate.net/profile/Lihao-Zhao

近5年代表性文章(* 通讯作者，# 一作)

2026

1. Enhancement of inertial particle transport in rough-wall turbulence. Z. Wang, J. Huang, Z. Cui, C. Xu, L. Zhao*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, accepted (2026).

2. Alignment response time for non-spherical particles in turbulence. Z. Cui, L. Zhao*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1043, A24 (2026).

3. Theoretical collision model of elongated particles in turbulence. H. Luo, J. Huang, L. Zhao*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1030, A38 (2026).

4. Particle flocs in homogeneous isotropic turbulence: formation, destruction and lifetime. J. Huang, K. Zhao, X. Jiang, Z. Cui*, C. Xu, E. Meiburg, L. Zhao*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1032, A26 (2026).

5. Formation of superswells and domes in layered turbulent convection systems. Y. Wang, H. Liu, L. Zhao*, X. Zhu*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1035, A45 (2026).

6. Clustering and dynamics of finite-size light particles in homogeneous isotropic turbulence. S. Li, X. Jiang*, C. Xu, L. Zhao*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1037, A30 (2026).

7. Temporal and spatial evolution of coherent structures of velocity and temperature fluctuations in compressible turbulent boundary layers. R. Li, L. Zhao, C. Xu*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1041, A34 (2026).

8. Preferential concentration and flow field modification in bubble-laden vertical turbulent channel flow. F. Chen, L. Zhao, C. Xu, W. Huang*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1029, A3 (2026).

2025

1. Biomimetic nanofibres for sustainable thermal insulation. Z. Chen, Z. Cui, Z. Li et al. S. Zhao*, L. Zhao*, H. Wu*. Nature Sustainability 8, 957–969 (2025).

2. Stability analysis on the angular dynamics of a spheroid in simple shear flow: Influence of slip-induced fluid inertial torque. Z. Cui, X. Jiang, J. Qiu, L. Zhao*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1021, A1 (2025).

3. Effects of thermal buoyancy on the dynamics of a rising or falling sphere. S. Li, X. Jiang, C. Xu, L. Zhao*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1018, A22 (2025).

4. How large-scale flow structures affect particle transport in wall turbulence. J. Huang, Y. Jie, Z. Cui, C. Xu, H. Andersson, L. Zhao*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1015, A23 (2025).

5. Pseudo-turbulence induced by settling spheroids in a quiescent fluid. X. Jiang, L. Brandt, C. Xu, L. Zhao*. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1011, A22 (2025).

6. Interactions between the near-wall turbulent structures and heavy particles in compressible turbulent boundary layers. M. Yu, L. Zhao, Y. Du, X. Yuan, C. Xu. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1010, A68 (2025).

7. Short term vs. long term: Optimization of microswimmer navigation on different time horizons. N. Mousavi, J. Qiu, L. Zhao, B. Mehlig, K. Gustavsson, Physical Review Research, 7, 013258 (2025).

8. Escape from the predator-induced flow: smart prey strategies with steering and swimming actions. B. Li, J. Qiu, L. Zhao*, Soft Matter, 21, 2413-2421 (2025封面文章).

9. Complete breakup of liquids into ultrafine droplets by grid turbulence. Z. Li, Y. Li, Z. Cheng, S. Zhao, Y. Huang, S. Li, Y. Zhou, Y. Fan, P. Du, Y. Yang, S. Lu, Z. Cui*, L. Zhao*, H. Wu*, Nano Letters, 25, 2210-2218 (2025).

2024

1. Prolate spheroids settling in a quiescent fluid: clustering, microstructures and collisions. X. Jiang, C. Xu, L. Zhao*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1000, A49 (2024).

2. Oscillation migration of a neutrally buoyant oblate spheroid in the elasto-inertial duct flow. Y. Li, C. Xu, L. Zhao*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 997, A57 (2024).

3. Transport of inertial spherical particles in compressible turbulent boundary layers. M. Yu, L. Zhao, X. Yuan, C. Xu*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 990, A5 (2024).

4. Orientation of inertialess spheroidal particles in turbulent channel flow with spanwise rotation. D. Chen, Z. Cui, W. Yuan*, L. Zhao, H. Andersson, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 990, A5 (2024).

5. Uniform momentum zones in turbulent channel flow. J. Huang, Y. Jie, C. Xu, L. Zhao*, Journal of Turbulence, 25, 9, 303-317 (2024).

6. Temperature statistics of settling particles in homogeneous isotropic turbulence. S. Li, Z. Cui, C. Xu, C. Xu, L. Zhao*, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 228, 125555 (2024).

7. A flow-reconstruction based approach for the computation of hydrodynamic stresses on immersed body surface. X. Jiang, W. Huang, C. Xu, L. Zhao*, Journal of Computational Physics, 508, 113025 (2024).

8. Efficient survival strategy for zooplankton in turbulence. N. Mousavi, J. Qiu, B. Mehlig, L. Zhao, K. Gustavsson, Physical Review Research, 6, L022034 (2024) (Letter).

9. Settling and collision of spheroidal particles with an offset mass center in a quiescent fluid. X. Jiang, C. Xu, L. Zhao*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 984, A40 (2024).

2023

1. Rotational dynamics of a neutrally buoyant prolate spheroid in viscoelastic shear flows at finite Reynolds numbers. Y. Li, C. Xu, and L. Zhao*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 958, A20 (2023).

2. Dynamics of inertial spheroids in a decaying Taylor-Green vortex flow. R. Jayaram*, Y. Jie, L. Zhao and H. Andersson, Physics of Fluids, 35, 033326 (2023) (Featured Article).

3. Inertial torque on a squirmer. C. Fabien, J. Qiu, L. Zhao, G. Voth and B. Mehlig, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 953, R1 (2023) (Rapid).

4. Effect of fluid inertial torque on the rotational and orientational dynamics of tiny spheroidal particles in turbulent channel flow. Z. Cui, J. Qiu, X. Jiang, L. Zhao*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 977, A20 (2023)

5. Fluid-inertia torque on spheroids in pseudo-plastic fluid flows: effect of shear-thinning rheology. Y. Li, C. Xu, L. Zhao*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 970, A12 (2023)

6. Planktonic Prey of Squirmers: Effects of Mobility and Elongation of Planktonic Particles. B. Li, J. Qiu, L. Zhao*, Physics of Fluids, 3, 35, 123315, 2023. (Featured Article, 被美国物理联合会科学之光专题报道AIP Scilight)

7. Particle dynamics in compressible turbulent vertical channel flows. T. Li, Z. Cui*, X. Yuan, Y. Zhang, Q. Zhou, L. Zhao*, Physics of Fluids, 35, 2023.

8. Particle dispersion over side-by-side square cylinders: Proximity interference effects. H. Mahamure, V. Narasimhamurthy, L. Zhao. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 168, 104571 (2023).

9. Bifunctional activated carbon ultrathin fibers: Combining the removal of VOCs and PM in one material. H. Wang, et al. L. Zhao*, Bo Li*, Hui Wu*. Advanced Fiber Materials, 5, 1934–1948 (2023).

2022

1. An implicit elastic stress/conformation tensor decoupling approach for viscoelastic flow simulation with a monolithic projection method. Y. Li, W. Huang, C. Xu and L. Zhao*, Journal of Computational Physics, 468, 111497 (2022)

2. Shape-dependent regions for inertialess spheroids in turbulent channel flow. Z. Cui, and L. Zhao*, Physics of Fluids, 34, 123316 (2022)

3. Navigation of micro-swimmers in steady flow: the importance of symmetries. J. Qiu, N. Mousavi, K. Gustavsson, C. Xu, B. Mehlig and L. Zhao*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 932, A10 (2022).

4. On the existence and formation of multi-scale particle streaks in turbulent channel flows. Y. Jie, Z. Cui, C. Xu, L. Zhao*, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 935, A18 (2022).

5. Scale-dependent particle clustering in transitional wake flow. Z. Shi, F. Jiang, L. Zhao, H. Andersson, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 940, A4 (2022).

6. Dispersed multiphase flows: advances in measuring, simulation and modeling. C Marchioli* and L. Zhao*, Acta Mechanica Sinica, 38, 722900 (2022)

7. Chaotic rotation of a finite-size spheroidal particle in oscillating shear flows with fluid inertia. X. Jiang W. Huang, C. Xu and L. Zhao*, Physics of Fluids, 34, 103309 (2022) (Selected as a Featured Article).

8. Saving 80% polypropylene in facemasks by laser-assisted melt-blown nanofibers. C. Yang, X. Jiang, X. Gao, H. Wang, L. Li, N. Hussain, J. Xie, Z. Cheng, Z. Li, J. Yan, M. Zhong, L. Zhao*, and H. Wu*, Nano Letters, 22, 7212–7219 (2022).

9. Gyrotactic mechanism induced by fluid inertial torque for settling elongated microswimmers. J. Qiu, Z. Cui, E. Climent, L. Zhao*, Physical Review Research, 4, 023094 (2022).

10. High-throughput production of kilogram-scale nanofibers by Kármán vortex solution blow-spinning. Z. Li#, Z. Cui#, L. Zhao#, N. Hussain, Y. Zhao, C. Yang, X. Jiang, L. Li, J. Song, B. Zhang, Z. Cheng, H. Wu*, Science Advances, 8, eabn3690 (2022).

11. Active gyrotactic stability of microswimmers using hydromechanical signals. J. Qiu, N. Mousavi, L. Zhao*, K. Gustavsson* Physical Review Fluids, 7, 014311 (2022).

12. Micro-swimmers in vertical turbulent channel flows. Z. Zhang, J. Qiu, and L. Zhao*, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 151, 104035 (2022).