Cheng-Feng (Peter) Tai, Ph.D.

1815 Pointe Crossing St. #101

Ann Arbor, MI 48105
352-871-5461 (M)
Career Objective
Seek the full-time position in industry with needs for depth knowledge and assoc
iated application in the field of computational fluid/biofluid dynamics; heat/ma
ss transfer; multiphase flow and aeroacoustics.
Strengths
* Expert in designing and developing numerical codes in the area of biofluid me
chanics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, multiphase flow, and aeroacous
tics with over ten years of experience
* Excellent communication and organizational skills
* Highly motivated and team oriented
Research Experience
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Advisor: Professor James B. Grotberg
Research Fellow 2008 - present
* Developed a 3D lung tree network model to simulate/predict the drug delivery
in the respiratory system
* Investigated the epithelial cell injury due to the mechanical stress during t
he airway closure process and the drug transport in the respiratory system
* Developed a numerical code for multiphase simulation based on the immersed bo
undary method
* Exploring the impact on the mechanical properties of the liquid film due to t
he surfactant in the respiratory system (current project)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gaine
sville, FL
Research Assistant 2001 - 2008
* Developed a numerical code based on the optimized prefactored compact scheme
with local grid refinement technique to simulate the interaction between the aco
ustic waves and the solid objects
* Developed a numerical code based on the sharp interface method with the algeb
raic multigrid technique to simulate the two-phase cryogenic flow transported in
pipes with phase change and studied the convective heat transfer
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tain
an, Taiwan
Research Assistant 1995 - 1997
* Developed a 3D numerical code based on the artificial compressible method wit
h turbulence model to simulate the slender body at the high angle of attack and
investigated the flow patterns and the aerodynamic performance
* Generated a chimera grid method for multiblock computation
Work Experience
Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd, Nantou, Taiwan, www.usi.com.tw
RD Engineer 1999 - 2000
* Performed mechanical tests such as thermal, acoustic, shock tests according t
o the ISO standards to ensure the reliability of electric devices
* Conducted thermal test and analysis to optimize the design of the CPU cooler,
the layout of motherboards and the chassis of computers
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, Gaine
sville, FL
Teaching Assistant 2001 - 2008
* Supervised courses in Intermediate Engineering Analysis, Statics, Thermodynam
ics, Fluid Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials
Education
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Advisor: Professors Wei Shyy and Jacob N. Chung 20
08
* Dissertation title: "Cryogenic Two-Phase Flow and Phase-Change Heat Transfer
in Microgravity "
National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Advisor: Professor San-Yi Lin 1997
* Thesis title: "Development of Numerical Method for Three-Dimensional Incompre
ssible Flows"
National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 1995
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
Computer Skills
* Language: FORTRAN, C, C++
* Parallel computation: OpenMP
* Software: Tecplot, Maple, Matlab
Publications
Peer reviewed papers:
1. Tai, C.-F. and Chung, J. N., "A Direct Numerical Simulation of Annular Two-Ph
ase Laminar Flow and Heat Transfer in a Circular Pipe", International Journal fo
r Computational Methods in Engineering Science & Mechanics, Vol.11, pp. 230-246,
2010.
2. Bian, S., Tai, C.-F., Halpern, D., Zheng, Y. and Grotberg, J. B., "Experiment
al Study of Flow Fields in an Airway Closure Model", Journal of Fluid Mechanics,
Vol. 647, pp. 391-402, 2010.
3. Tai, C.-F. and Chung, J. N., "A Direct Numerical Simulation of Axisymmetric L
iquid-Gas Two-Phase Laminar Flows in a Pipe", International Journal for Numerica
l Methods in Fluids, Online: DOI: 10.1002/fld.2250, 2010.
4. Agarwal, A., Tai, C.-F. and Chung, J. N., "Unsteady Development of a Deformab
le Bubble Rising in a Quiescent Liquid", Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics a
nd Engineering, Vol. 199, pp. 1080-1090, 2010.
5. Singh, R. K., Chao, J., Popescu, M., Tai, C.-F., Mei, R. and Shyy, W., "Multi
phase/ Multidomain Computations Using Continuum and Lattice Boltzmann Methods",
Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 19, pp. 288-295, 2006.
6. Tai, C.-F., and Shyy, W., "Multigrid Computations and Conservation Law Treatm
ent of a Sharp Interface Method", Numerical Heat Transfer: Part B, Vol. 48, pp.4
05-424, 2005.
7. Ye, T., Shyy, W., Tai, C.-F. and Chung, J. N., "Assessment of Sharp- and Cont
inuous-Interface Methods for Drop in Static Equilibrium", Computers and Fluids,
Vol. 33, pp.917-926, 2004.
8. Tai, C.-F., Bian, S., Halpern, D., Zheng, Y. and Grotberg, J. B., "Numerical
Study of Flow Fields in an Airway Closure Model", submitted to Journal of Fluid
Mechanics, 2010.
9. Tai, C.-F. and Chung, J. N., "A Direct Numerical Simulation of Cryogenic Axis
ymmetric Liquid-Vapor Two-Phase Flows in a Pipe with Phase-Change", submitted to
Computers and Fluids, 2010.
Conference presentations, abstracts and posters:
1. Tai, C.-F. and Grotberg, J. B., "Semi-infinite Gas Bubble Propagation in a 2D
Channel with a Mucus Layer", 2010 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Me
eting, 2010.
2. Bian, S., Tai, C.-F., Halpern, D., Zheng, Y. and Grotberg, J. B., "Experiment
al and Numerical Study of Flow Fields in an Airway Closure Model", 16th US Natio
nal Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2010.
3. Tai, C.-F., Halpern, D. and Grotberg, J. B., "The Effect of Gas Flow during A
irway Closure", ASME 2010 Summer Bioengineering Conference, 2010.
4. Tai, C.-F., Halpern, D. and Grotberg, J. B., "Two Layer Fluid Stress Analysis
during Airway Closure", 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynami
cs, 2009.
5. Tai, C.-F. and Grotberg, J. B., "Liquid and Drug Delivery into a 3D Lung Tree
Network", 2009 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Meeting, 2009.
6. Tai, C.-F., Halpern, D. and Grotberg, J. B., "Fluid Stress Analysis during Ai
rway Closure", ASME 2009 Summer Bioengineering Conference, 2009.
7. Tai, C.-F., Halpern, D. and Grotberg, J. B., "Stress Analysis in Lung's Airwa
y with Moving Semi-Infinite Liquid Plug and Porous Wall", 61st Annual Meeting of
the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2008.
8. Halpern, D., Tai, C.-F., Fujioka, H. and Grotberg, J. B., "The Effect of Visc
oelasticity on the Stability of the Lung's Liquid Layer", 61st Annual Meeting of
the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2008.
9. Agarwal, A., Tai, C.-F. and Chung, J. N., "Direct Numerical Simulation of the
Unsteady Development of a Deformable Rising Bubble in a Quiescent Liquid", 2008
ASME Fluids Engineering Conference, 2008.
10. Popescu, M., Tai, C.-F. and Shyy, W., "Cartesian Cut-Cell Method with Local
Grid Refinement for Wave Computations ", 12th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference
(27th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), 2006.
11. Popescu, M., Tai, C.-F. and Shyy, W.,"A Finite Volume-Based High Order Carte
sian Cut-Cell Method for Computational Aeroacoustics", 11th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoust
ics Conference (26th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), 2005.
12. Singh, R., Uzgoren, E., Tai, C.-F. and Shyy, W., "A Marker-Based, Adaptive/M
ulti-Grid Technique for Interfacial Fluid Dynamics", Fourth International Confer
ence on Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Oil and Gas, Metallurgical & Process
Industries, 2005.
13. Shyy, W. Wu, J., Utturkar, Y. and Tai, C.-F., "Interfacial-Dynamics-Based Ca
vitation Model and Multiphase Flow Computation", European Congress on Computatio
nal Methods in Applied Science and Engineering, 2004.
Affiliations
* American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
* American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
* Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
* American Physical Society (APS)
Immigration Status
* Permanent residence in the Unites States
References:
Available upon request