Yongjie Hu is a professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His research has been recognized with Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, ASME Bergles-Rohsenow Young Investigator Award in Heat Transfer, NSF CAREER Award, AFOSR Young Investigator Award, Vernroy Makoto Watanabe Excellence in Research Award, ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award, and UCLA Career Development Award.