Yue Weng, Ph.D.

Yue Weng

Assistant Professor

Office: Walker Engineering Building
weng@ae.msstate.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, 2020 - 2024.
  • M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, 2018 - 2020.
  • B.Eng., Aerospace Engineering - Propulsion, Beihang University, 2014 - 2018.

Appointments and Positions

  • Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University, 2026 - Present.
  • Postdoctoral Associate, University of Minnesota, 2024 - 2026.

Taught Courses

  • ASE 4313 - Introduction to Aerospace Propulsion (Fall 2026)

Research Areas

  • Instabilities in Reacting Flow Systems
  • Data-Driven Modeling and System Identification of Flow Instabilities
  • Experimental Fluid Dynamics and Combustion

Select Journal Publications

  • Weng, Y., Zhu, Y., Saha, A. (2025). Vortex-driven subharmonic bifurcation in a multi-flame Rijke tube. Combustion and Flame, 282, 114447.
  • Weng, Y., Potnis, A., Unni, V. R., Saha, A. (2024). Assessing local statistics of a premixed turbulent Bunsen flame. AIAA Journal, 1-9.
  • Weng, Y., Unni, V. R., Sujith, R. I., Saha, A. (2023). Synchronization-based model for turbulent thermoacoustic systems. Nonlinear Dynamics, 111, 12113–12126.
  • Weng, Y., Potnis, A., Saha, A. (2023). Regime and morphology of polyhedral Bunsen flames. Combustion and Flame, 248, 112585.
  • Weng, Y., Unni, V. R., Sujith, R. I., Saha, A. (2020). Synchronization framework for modeling transition to thermoacoustic instability in laminar combustors. Nonlinear Dynamics, 100, 3295-3306.

Professional Memberships

  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
  • The Combustion Institute (CI)
  • American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics (APS DFD)