Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2006M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2001B.S. in Thermal Engineering from Tsinghua University in 2000
4D Diagnostics & Thermal-Fluids
Development of novel diagnostics with 4D spatiotemporal resolution to study combustion, propulsion and fluid dynamics
Awards
NSF Career Award2009
Ralph Teeter SAE Award2015
Dean's Award for Excellence in Research2016
Air Force Summer Faculty Fellow2014, 2015, 2016
Research Interests
Application of optical measurement techniques
Development of laser sensors
Non-intrusive measurements of temperature, pressure, velocity, chemical composition in harsh environments
Tomography
Three-dimensional measurements and visualization
Experimental and analytical study of energy and thermal systems
Thermal management of a large prismatic battery pack based on reciprocating flow and active control ABSH Wang, L Ma, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 115, 296-303
Single-shot 3D flame diagnostic based on volumetric laser induced fluorescence (VLIF) ABSL Ma, Q Lei, J Ikeda, W Xu, Y Wu, CD Carter Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 36 (3), 4575-4583
Analysis of 3D combustion measurements using CH-based tomographic VLIF (volumetric laser induced fluorescence) ABSW Xu, CD Carter, S Hammack, L Ma Combustion and Flame 182, 179-189