OERF Lab
Pioneering optical diagnostics, computational imaging, and reacting flow science for extreme environment energy and propulsion systems at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
A cross-disciplinary team of faculty members at the Institute of Turbomachinery, School of Mechanical Engineering.
We develop and apply advanced optical and computational techniques to understand and control extreme reaction flows.
Advanced optical and laser-based diagnostics for probing high-temperature, high-pressure reacting flows in aero-engines and hypersonic vehicles.
Light-field imaging, linear/nonlinear tomography, and miniature computational spectrometers for high-dimensional optical sensing.
Femtosecond laser spectroscopy, plasma-assisted energy conversion, and ultrahigh-temperature materials synthesis.
High-fidelity CFD, machine learning-augmented combustion modeling, and data assimilation for turbulent reacting flows.
Selected high-impact research achievements from our team.
Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering / 2026
This Review surveys how artificial intelligence reshapes computational light field detection, from AI-assisted encoder design and AI-based reconstruction to system-level co-design, and sets out differentiable digital twins as a route to jointly optimizing physical encoders and reconstruction models.
Nature Electronics / 2026
A fully integrated memristor chip reconstructs spectra directly in the analogue domain, eliminating off-chip data transfer while supporting high-fidelity spectral and hyperspectral imaging.
Nature Synthesis / 2026
An electrified carbon-paper heater generates an ultrahigh-temperature, high-flux atomic vapour at atmospheric pressure, enabling rapid deposition of multi-element nanomaterials and thin films on a cooler substrate.
Science Advances / 2025
An electrically tunable InSe/NbTe2 van der Waals interface converts diverse optical spectra into distinguishable electrical responses for wavelength sensing and material identification.
Nature / 2023
Carbon-fibre-tip-enhanced electrodes merge microspark discharges into a uniform and stable atmospheric-pressure plasma, enabling extreme-temperature materials synthesis in seconds.
Nature Communications
eLight
Nature Chemical Engineering
Selected invited talks and conference presentations that share our research with the wider community.
Invited talk at the 2026 Light Conference on background-oriented schlieren computed tomography for 3D flow field diagnostics.
Start with a question. Build the answer with a rigorous and supportive team.
Year-round opportunities for postdoctoral researchers, Ph.D. and Master's students, research assistants, and undergraduate interns. Please send a CV; a transcript is optional.
Prospective applicant: I haven't done experiments before.
Lab member: Neither had I in my first year. Let's break the problem down.
Prospective applicant: This signal doesn't look right.
Lab member: No rush. We'll trace it from the optical path together.
Prospective applicant: The paper is accepted. Let's celebrate over dinner.
Lab member: Good research can open a much bigger world.
Prospective applicant: This time, the results are clear.
Lab member: Bring your CV and tell us what problem you want to solve.
Who we welcome, how we work, and how to get in touch.
We welcome applicants from mechanics, engineering thermophysics, mathematics, mechanical engineering, optical engineering, physics, and related science and engineering disciplines. SJTU mechanical engineering students interested in the group should contact us before the application-assessment interview.
We value imagination, execution, problem-solving, and the ability to regain momentum when things go wrong. Prior research experience is not required.
Undergraduate interns who produce high-quality research may receive recommendation and development support for further study at institutions such as Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial College London, Harvard, and MIT. Ph.D. students may have opportunities for joint training and research collaboration with internationally renowned professors, including Nobel laureates.
Please send a CV. A transcript may be attached if available.
Choose the faculty member whose research direction best matches your interests.
