To know what you know and to know what you don’t know, that is true knowledge.
— Confucius (孔子)

Dr. Kaili Xie
Email: k.xie2@uva.nl
Address:
Institute of Physics,
University of Amsterdam,
Science Park 904
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Welcome to my webpage!
I am currently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow at Institute of Physics at University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. I am dedicated to understanding interfacial phenomena and dynamics, with expertise in flow dynamics, rheology, and polymer materials.
You can find more about my research activities and experience in Research.
Research interests:
- Droplet/bubble dynamics
- Rheology
- Complex fluids
- Polymer thin films
Education
09/2019 PhD in Mechanics and Physics of Fluids
Ecole Centrale Marseille (France)
Supervisors: Marc Leonetti, Marc Jaeger
07/2015 Master in Mechanical Engineering
Harbin Institute of Technology (Harbin, China)
Supervisor: Jiang Qin
07/2013 Bachelor‘s degree in Thermal Engineering
Harbin Institute of Technology (Harbin, China)
Tutor: Yong Dong
Research records
02/2023 – present: Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of physics
University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Topic: droplet dynamics & surfactants
Advisors: Cees van Rijn, Daniel Bonn
03/2022 – 01/2023: Postdoctoral Researcher, LCPO
University of Bordeaux, France
Topic: flexible polymer thin films
Advisors: Guillaume Fleury, Georges Hadziioannou
10/2019 – 02/2022: Postdoctoral Fellow, LOMA
University of Bordeaux, France
Topic: polymers and active droplets
Advisors: Georges Hadziioannou and Hamid Kellay