Professor Qianxi Wang BSc PhD

• PhD in Fluid Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, 1990
• BSc in Fluid Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, 1983

Qianxi obtained his BSc and PhD in Fluid Mechanics from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 1983 and 1990 respectively. Following his PhD, he was a lecturer for two years at USTC. He worked in Singapore for 14 years, mainly at the DSO National Laboratories of Singapore as Senior Member of Technical Staff. He joined the University of Birmingham in 2006, and was promoted to Professor in 2023.

Semester 1

LI/LH Multivariable and Vector Analysis

LM Non-linear Waves

Semester 2

LM Non-linear Waves

• Physical, mathematical and computational studies on bubble dynamics in compressible and viscous liquid
• Cavitation generation
• Drug delivery using microbubbles and ultrasound
• Ultrasound cavitation cleaning
• Sonochemistry

Research themes

• Physical, mathematical and computational studies on bubble dynamics in compressible and viscous liquid
• Cavitation generation
• Drug delivery using microbubbles and ultrasound
• Ultrasound cavitation cleaning
• Sonochemistry

Research activity

Qianxi has developed two internationally significant contributions in bubble dynamics: the weakly compressible theory for nonspherical bubbles and the vortex ring model for toroidal bubbles, in collaboration with John Blake, and KS Yeo, BC Khoo and KY Lam, respectively.

Qianxi has developed domestic and international collaborations and co-authored over 20 journal papers with following colleagues:

• Professor Damien Walmsley, School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham
• Associated Professor Kuo-Kang Liu, School of Engineering, Warwick University
• Professor Tim Phillips, School of Mathematics, Cardiff University
• Associate Professor Soon Keat Tan, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
• Professors Aman Zhang, Shiping Wang, YL Liu and Pu Cui, Harbin Engineering University, China
• Professors Li Zhou and Zhen Wang,  Dalian University of Technology, China
• Associate Professor Yunqiao Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
• Professor Jian Su, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Associate Professor Michael L Calvisi, the University of Colorado, US.

• Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Hydrodynamics
• Hai-Tian (Sea-Sky) Scholar, Guest Professor, Dalian University of Technology, China
• Guest Professor, Harbin Engineering University, China
• Guest Professor, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China