In MTFL, we focus on thermal fluid problems
ranging from the nanoscale to the macroscale
over a wide spectrum of applications

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The overarching theme of our group is to bridge the different lengthscales —
integrating nano/microscale fluidic and transport understanding
and solutions into macroscale phenomena and applications.

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We conduct research in areas such as microfluidics,
water desalination, nanopolymeric surfaces, microelectronics cooling,
drag reduction, and novel optical diagnostics.

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Please e-mail Professor Carlos Hidrovo (hidrovo@neu.edu) if you are interested in working with the lab!

Research Highlights

Gas-liquid droplet formation

Gas-Liquid Droplet Microfluidics

Next-generation devices for ultra-high-throughput droplet generation and sub-millisecond mixing.

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Droplet mixing fluorescent images

Optical Diagnostics

Laser-induced fluorescence techniques for measuring droplet dynamics and concentration fields.

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CDI cell exploded view

Capacitive Deionization

Ionic transport and adsorption kinetics for water desalination and wastewater treatment.

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Latest News

2026
Congratulations to Zihao for having his paper entitled "A new framework for confined high-speed gas–liquid microfluidics: Developing region effect on instability" published in Physics of Fluids.
2023
Congratulations to Nastaran for having her paper entitled "Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Textured Microchannel Flow" published in the Journal of Fluids Engineering.
2020
Congratulations to Pooyan for having his paper entitled "Study of drag reduction using periodic spanwise grooves on incompressible viscous laminar flows" published in Physical Review Fluids.
2019
Congratulations to Yasamin for having her paper entitled "Significance of the micropores electro-sorption resistance in capacitive deionization systems" published in Water Research.