P. Amy Tsai, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

Fluid Mechanics Biomedical Engineering Micro/Nano-Fluidics Complex Fluids Energy & Environment

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About

Dr. Tsai is a Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Fluids and Interfaces. 

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Toronto (2007)
• M.Sc., University of Toronto (2003)

Awards/Honors:

• Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Fluids and Interfaces, (2016 - 2025)
• Stimulating Research Funds, The Netherlands (2009, 2012)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate Fellowship to Princeton University (2010)

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Research

Applied Fluid Mechanics & Interfacial Phenomena for Energy, Environmental, and Health Applications, using experiments and numerical simulations.

Research Activities: 

• Nano- and Micro-Fluidics 
• Complex Fluids 
• Wetting & Evaporation
• Drop Impact
• Convection; 
• Enhanced Oil Recovery 
• Porous Media Flow 
• Carbon Capture and Storage 
• Machine Learning 

Publications:

Google Scholar Link

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Teaching

Dr. Tsai usually teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in Fluid Mechanics (MEC E 331 & MEC E 630).

MEC E 331A - Fluid Mechanics I

External flow, boundary layers, momentum theories, similitude, fluid metering, fluid friction, fluid friction in pipes, pipe networks. Prerequisites: MEC E 230, 250, MATH 209. Corequisite: CH E 243. Credit can only be granted for one of MEC E 330 or MEC E 331.

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MEC E 331B - Fluid Mechanics I

External flow, boundary layers, momentum theories, similitude, fluid metering, fluid friction, fluid friction in pipes, pipe networks. Prerequisites: MEC E 230, 250, MATH 209. Corequisite: CH E 243. Credit can only be granted for one of MEC E 330 or MEC E 331.

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Browse more courses taught by P. Amy Tsai

Vivek Saxena, Santosh K. Sahu, Shailesh I. Kundalwal, Peichun Amy Tsai

Energy. 2025 March; 10.1016/j.energy.2025.134759

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Ali Ghamartale, Peichun Amy Tsai, Tian Tang

Chemical Engineering Science. 2025 February; 10.1016/j.ces.2024.120822

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Zhe (Ashley) Chen, Alexandra Komrakova, Peichun Amy Tsai

Physics of Fluids. 2025 January; 10.1063/5.0247099

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Nikoo Moradpour, Reza Azadi, Peichun Amy Tsai

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 2025 January; 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.135533

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Nikoo Moradpour, Junyi Yang, Peichun Amy Tsai

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science. 2024 December; 10.1016/j.cocis.2024.101845

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Junyi Yang, Peichun Amy Tsai

Chemical Engineering Science. 2024 December; 10.1016/j.ces.2024.120543

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Santhosh Virappane, Reza Azadi, Neelarun Mukherjee, Peichun Amy Tsai

Physics of Fluids. 2024 October; 10.1063/5.0220101

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Junyi Yang, Peichun Amy Tsai

Biomicrofluidics. 2024 September; 10.1063/5.0215567

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Xiaotian Ma, Ahmed Aldhaleai, Lihui Liu, Peichun Amy Tsai

Langmuir. 2024 February; 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03343

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Lap Au-Yeung, Peichun Amy Tsai

Langmuir. 2023 December; 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c02405

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Zhe (Ashley) Chen, Peichun Amy Tsai, Alexandra Komrakova

Physics of Fluids. 2023 December; 10.1063/5.0177407

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Lihui Liu, Bijiao He, Weizong Wang, Guobiao Cai, Peichun Amy Tsai

Physical Review Fluids. 2023 July; 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.8.073602

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Adrien Bussonnière, Qingxia Chad Liu, Peichun Amy Tsai

Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2023 February; 10.1017/jfm.2023.61

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Ahmed Aldhaleai, Peichun Amy Tsai

Langmuir. 2022 December; 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02694

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Anna Kalde, Sophia Lippold, Jonas Loelsberg, Ann‐Kathrin Mertens, John Linkhorst, Peichun Amy Tsai, Matthias Wessling

Advanced Materials Interfaces. 2022 March; 10.1002/admi.202101895

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