Education
PhD, Tsinghua University, Department of Thermal Engineering, 2011
B.S., Tsinghua University, Department of Thermal Engineering, 2006
Working experiences
12/2015-present, Research Associate Professor, Division of 104, INET
07/2011-12/2015, Research Assistant Professor, Division of 104, INET
Research Area
Advanced Nuclear Thermal Safety
Advanced Reactor Passive Heat Removal Technology
Flow/Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Mobile Microreactors under Extreme Conditions
Research Projects
2024-2027 Mechanism study on the partitioned regulation of micro-droplet behavior and condensation heat transfer enhancement by slippery self-propelled surfaces.
Natural Science Foundation of Beijing
2018-2024 R&D and Key Technology Verification for Intermediate Heat Exchanger of High Temperature Reactor.
National Science and Technology Major Project
2020-2023 Mechanism of Interfacial Tension Effects on Gallium-Indium Droplets Electrowetting Process.
NSFC General Program
2017-2020 Mechanism of Multi-Contact Line Motion for Newtonian and Purely Viscous Non-Newtonian Fluids on Microstructured Surfaces.
NSFC General Program
2013-2015 Effect of Dynamic Surface Tension and Rheological Properties on Interfacial Motion.
NSFC Youth Program
Academic Achievements
Dr. Min Qi has published over 30 SCI-indexed papers, with many in JCR Q1 and CAS Q1. She received three Excellent Paper Awards from the Key Laboratory of Advanced Reactor Engineering and Safety of Ministry of Education. Awarded Best Paper at the 30th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE-30), with only five recipients from China. One paper selected as Editor’s Pick by Physics of Fluids. Supervised theses recognized as Tsinghua University’s Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation (2024) and Outstanding Master’s Thesis (2023). Reviewer for over ten international journals, including Langmuir, Colloids and Surfaces A, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, and Physics of Fluids.
Publications
[1] Y Li, Q Min*, X Li, L Zhang, X Wu, L Sun. Optimization and performance analysis of a looped separate heat pipe-based passive residual heat removal system for HTR-PM. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2025, 438: 114077.
[2] Y Li, Z Zhang, H Zhang, J Du, L Sun, X Wang, Q Min*. Energy-Balance Modeling of Coalescence-Induced Droplet Jumping on Flat Surfaces and Slingshot Structures [J]. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025, 271: 126300.
[3] J Du, Y Li, X Wang, L Sun, Q Min*. Regulating droplet rebound by square-pulse electrowetting techniques. Physics of Fluids, 2024, 36:062105.
[4] Y Li, H Zhang, J Du, Q Min*, X Wu, L Sun. Coalescence-Induced Self-Propelled Particle Transport with Asymmetry Arrangement. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16(14): 18184–18193.
[5] J. Du, X. Wang, Y. Li, L. Sun, X. Wu, Q. Min*. State of Leidenfrost droplets: Equilibrium, oscillation and trampolining. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024, 152: 107299.
[6] X. Wang, X. Yan, Q. Min*. Mass transfer of microbubble in liquid under multifrequency acoustic excitation-A theoretical study. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2024, 102: 106760.
[7] J. Du J, Y. Li, X. Wang, Q. Min*. Inhibiting the Leidenfrost effect by superhydrophilic nickel foams with ultrafast droplet permeation[J]. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023.
[8] X. Wang, X. Yan, J. Du, F. Chen, F. Yu, R. Tao, S. Wang, Q. Min* Dynamic wetting of Newtonian and viscoelastic fluids on microstructured surfaces. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2023, 652: 2098-2107.
[9] J. Du, Y. Li, X. Wang, X. Wu, Q. Min*. Dynamics and heat transfer of water droplets impacting on heated surfaces: The role of surface structures in Leidenfrost point. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023, 212: 124241.
[10] X. Wang, X. Yan, J. Du, B. Ji, M. J. Inanlu, Q. Min*, N. Miljkovic, Spreading Dynamics of Microdroplets on Nanostructured Surfaces. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 635, 221-230, 2023.
[11] Y. Li, J. Du, X. Wu, G. Lu, Q. Min*, How macrostructures enhance droplet coalescence jumping: A mechanism study. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 658, 130740, 2023.
[12] J. Du, Y. Li, X. Wu, Q. Min*, Steerable directional bouncing and contact time reduction of impacting droplets on superhydrophobic stepped surfaces. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 629, 1032-1044, 2023.
[13] J. Du, X. Wang, Y. Li, Q. Min*, Surface design of superhydrophobic parallel grooves for controllable petal bouncing and contact time reduction. Physics of Fluids, 2022, 34 (8), 082105.
[14] J. Du, X. Wang, Y. Li, Q. Min*, How an oxide layer influences the impact dynamics of Galinstan droplets on a superhydrophobic surface. Langmuir, 2022, 38(18), 5645-5655.
[15] J. Du, N.T. Chamakos, A.G. Papathanasiou, Y. Li, Q. Min*, Jumping velocity of an electrowetting-actuated droplet: A theoretical and numerical study. Physical Review Fluids, 2021, 6(12), 123603.
[16] J. Du, X. Wang, Y. Li, Q. Min*, Maximum spreading of liquid droplets impact on concentric ring-textured surfaces: Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2021, 630(5), 127647.
[17] Y. Du, J. Liu, Y. Li, J. Du, Q. Min*, Numerical study on droplets impacting solid spheres: Effect of fluid properties and sphere diameter. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2021, 625(20), 126862.
[18] J. Du, X. Wang, Y. Li, Q. Min*, X. Wu, Analytical consideration for the maximum spreading factor of liquid droplet impact on a smooth solid surface. Langmuir, 2021, 37(24), 7582-7590.
[19] J. Du, N.T. Chamakos, A.G. Papathanasiou, Q. Min*, Initial spreading dynamics of a liquid droplet: The effects of wettability, liquid properties, and substrate topography. Physics of Fluids, 2021, 33(4): 042118.
J. Du, Y. Zhang, Q. Min*, Numerical investigations of the spreading and retraction dynamics of viscous droplets impact on solid surfaces. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2021, 609(20), 125649.
