Academic Staff

BEng (BUAA), PhD (BUAA)

Area of Specialisation
Aerodynamics, Aerothermodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Short Description

Prof. Jiaao Hao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). He received his BEng in Aircraft Design and Engineering in 2013 and PhD in Fluid Mechanics in 2018 from Beihang University (BUAA). After joining PolyU as a postdoctoral researcher, he was appointed Assistant Professor in 2020 and promoted to Associate Professor in 2025. In the summer of 2025, he served as a Visiting Professor at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers, France.

Recruitment

Prof. Hao is seeking PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers with expertise in high-speed aerodynamics, aerothermodynamics and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Interested individuals are encouraged to submit their CV via email.

Personal Website

https://sites.google.com/view/jiaaohao

Selected Publications

1. Song, Z., Hao, J.*, Saïdi, I. B. H. & Robinet, J.-Ch. (2026) Secondary global instabilities in shock-wave–boundary-layer interactions: direct numerical simulations and three-dimensional global stability analysis. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1043, A10.
2. Lee, Y. & Hao, J.* (2026) Response of supersonic flow over blunted plates to free stream disturbances. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1039, A5.
3. Zhang, Z. & Hao, J.* (2026) Suppression of low-frequency unsteadiness in shock wave–turbulent boundary layer interactions with a micro-bump. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1036, A57.
4. Li, X., Zhang, Z., Liu, X., Hao, J.*, Wong, C. C. & Zhao, G. (2026) Investigation of hypersonic flow over double-cone geometries with varying nose bluntness. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1033, A35.
5. Song, Z., Hao, J.* (2025) Instabilities in shock-wave–boundary-layer interactions at Mach 6. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1019, A28.
6. Zhang, Z., Li, X., Hao, J.* (2025) Analysis of large-scale spanwise motions in shock wave–turbulent boundary-layer interactions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1018, A2.
7. Zhang, Z., Hao, J.*, Uy, K. C. K. (2025) Characterising Görtler vortices in supersonic turbulent flows over concave surfaces. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1012, A29.
8. Guo, P., Hao, J.*, Wen, C.-Y. (2025) Transition reversal over a blunt plate at Mach 5. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1005, A5.
9. Hao, J.* (2023) On the low-frequency unsteadiness in shock wave–turbulent boundary layer interactions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 971, A28.
10. Hao, J.*, Cao, S., Guo, P., Wen, C.-Y. (2023) Response of hypersonic compression corner flow to upstream disturbances. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 964, A25.