Faculty
Research Interests
Turbulence
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Magnetohydrodynamics
Working Experience
Jan. 2016 ~ Current Southern University of Science and Technology / Dept. of MAE Associate Professor
Oct. 2015 ~ Dec. 2015 Southern University of Science and Technology / Dept. of Physics Associate Professor
Oct. 2011 ~ Oct. 2015 University of Delaware / Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Research Associate III
Sept. 2008 ~ Sept. 2011 University of Delaware / Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Postdoc
Sept. 2002 ~ Sept. 2008 Johns Hopkins University / Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Research Assistant
Education
Sept. 2004 ~ July 2009 Johns Hopkins University / Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Doctoral
Sept. 2002 ~ July 2004 Johns Hopkins University / Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Master
Sept. 1998 ~ July 2002 Tsinghua University / Dept. of Engineering Mechanics Bachelor
Selected Publications
1. M. Wan, W. H. Matthaeus, V. Roytershteyn, T. N. Parashar, P. Wu, and H. Karimabadi, “Intermittency, coherent structures and dissipation in plasma turbulence”, Physics of Plasmas, 23(042307), 2016.
2. M. Wan, W. H. Matthaeus, V. Roytershteyn, H. Karimabadi, T. Parashar, P. Wu and M. Shay, “Intermittent dissipation and heating in 3D kinetic plasma turbulence”, Physical Review Letters, 114(175002), 2015.
3. M. Wan, A. F. Rappazzo, W. H. Matthaeus, S. Servidio, and S. Oughton, “Dissipation and reconnection in boundary-driven reduced magnetohydrodynamics”, Astrophysical Journal, 797(63), 2014.
4. P. Wu, M. Wan, W. H. Matthaeus, M. A. Shay, and M. Swisdak, “von Karman energy decay and heating of protons and electrons in a kinetic plasma”, Physical Review Letteers, 111(121105), 2013.
5. H. Karimabadi, V. Roytershteyn, M. Wan, W. H. Matthaeus, W. Daughton, P. Wu, M. Shay, B. Loring, J. Borovsky, E. L. Leonardis, S. Chapman, and T. K. M. Nakamura, “Coherent structures, intermittent turbulence and dissipation in high-temperature plasmas”, Physics of Plasmas, 20(012303), 2013.
6. M. Wan, W. H. Matthaeus, H. Karimabadi, V. Roytershteyn, M. Shay, P. Wu, W. Daughton, B. Loring, and S. C. Chapman, “Intermittent dissipation at kinetic scales in collisionless plasma turbulence”, Physical Review Letters, 109(195001), 2012.
7. K. T. Osman, W. H. Matthaeus, M. Wan, and A. F. Rappazzo, “Intermittency and local heating in the solar wind”, Physical Review Letters, 108(261102), 2012.
8. M. Wan, S. Oughton, S. Servidio, and W. H. Matthaeus, “von Karman self-preservation hypothesis for MHD turbulence and its consequences for universality”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 697(296), 2012.
9. M. Wan, K. T. Osman, W. H. Matthaeus, and S. Oughton, “Investigation of Intermittency in MHD and Solar Wind Turbulence: Scale-Dependent Kurtosis”, Astrophysical Journal, 744(171), 2012.
10. K. T. Osman, M. Wan, W. H. Matthaeus, J. M. Weygand, and S. Dasso, “Anisotropic third-moment estimates of the energy cascade in solar wind turbulence using multi-spacecraft data.” Physical Review Letters, 107(165001), 2011.
11. M. Wan, S. Oughton, S. Servidio, and W. H. Matthaeus, “On the accuracy of simulations of turbulence”, Physics of Plasmas, 17(082308), 2010.
12. M. Wan, Z. Xiao, C. Meneveau, G. L. Eyink and S. Chen. “Dissipation-energy correlations as evidence supporting the turbulent Lagrangian energy cascade”, Physics of Fluids, 22(061702), 2010.
13. M. Wan, S. Servidio, S. Oughton, and W. H. Matthaeus, “The third-order law for increments in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence with constant shear”. Physics of Plasmas, 16(090703), 2009.
14. M. Wan, S. Oughton, S. Servidio, and W. H. Matthaeus, “Generation of non-Gaussian statistics and coherent structures in ideal magnetohydrodynamics”. Physics of Plasmas, 16(080703), 2009.
15. Z. Xiao, M. Wan, S. Chen, and G. L. Eyink. “Physical mechanism of the inverse energy cascade of two-dimensional turbulence: a numerical investigation.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 619(1), 2009.
16. S. Chen, G. L. Eyink, M. Wan, and Z. Xiao. “Is the Kelvin theorem valid for high Reynolds number turbulence?” Physical Review Letters. 97(14). 2006.
17. S. Chen, R. E. Ecke, G. L. Eyink, M. Rivera, M. Wan, and Z. Xiao. “Physical mechanism of the two-dimensional inverse energy cascade”. Physical Review Letters. 96(8). 2006.