Prof. Pan received her training in both mechanical engineering (BS, MS) and applied mathematics (PhD), providing her with a unique perspective at the interface of engineering, applied mathematics, and scientific computing. Motivated by grand challenges in modeling and simulating complex fluids, soft matter, and solid materials, as well as their broad applications in materials design and advanced manufacturing, Prof. Pan’s research group is dedicated to establish accurate, robust, and scalable computational methods and ML/AI-enhanced modeling and simulations.