Dr. Yu Kok Hwa

Biography

Dr. Yu Kok Hwa received his Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Aerospace Engineering from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in 2008, Master of Science degree from the same university in 2011, and obtained his Ph.D. in the field of fluid mechanics from National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2016. He is a graduate member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and currently he is a lecturer in the School of Mechanical Engineering, University Sains Malaysia. His current research interests are focused on thermal management in microfluidics application, micro mixing applications, flow stability and surface mount technology. He was a recipient of the Fellowship RLKA Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM Fellowship and USM Graduate (Teaching) Assistant. He was previously attached as a visiting scholar to a project on miniature UAV development in National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2011. He is also involved in a project in investigating the potential of suspended liquid-gas interfaces for heat transfer applications in channels under turbulent flow condition as a research engineer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, NUS.