Hongchi Liu

Hongchi Liu

Hongchi Liu

Stanford MSME & NanoHeat Lab

Stanford Mechanical Engineering MS student with a concentration in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer. Graduate Researcher at the Stanford NanoHeat Lab, focusing on thermal conduction modeling, validation, and close-loop flow boiling analysis using dielectric fluids.

Experience

Stanford University School of EngineeringNanoHeat Lab Research Assistant

2025 — Now

2025 — Now

Thermal conduction modeling & validation; close-loop flow boiling analysis and testing with dielectric fluids.

RivianBattery Module Design Engineering Intern

2024 — 2024

2024 — 2024

Irvine, California, United States

R2 module component thermal and fluid simulations.

UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied ScienceComplex Fluids and Interfacial Physics Lab Research Assistant

2022 — 2024

2022 — 2024

Los Angeles, California, United States

Supercritical water corrosion tests and sample analysis; liquid metal contact angle and splashing tests.

TeslaBattery Design Engineering Intern

2023 — 2023

2023 — 2023

Revo, Nevada

Semi module structural and cooling components design + testing.

Bruin RacingFormula SAE Cooling Subsystem Lead

2020 — 2023

2020 — 2023

Los Angeles, California, United States

MK 8 cooling system redesign.

Education

Stanford University

Master of Science - MS

UCLA

Bachelor of Science - BS

The Barstow School