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Prof. ZHAO Lina (趙利娜)

PhD(Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea)

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

Office:  B5104 YEUNG
Phone: 3442-2295
Email: linazha@cityu.edu.hk
Web: Personal Homepage

Research Interests

  • Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computation
  • Numerical methods for PDEs
  • Flows in (fractured) porous media
  • Energy-stable schemes for multiphysics problems
  • Fluid-structure Interaction
  • Design and analysis of structure-preserving schemes for fluid dynamics
  • Deep learning for numerical PDEs
Prof. Lina Zhao is interested in the development of efficient numerical schemes for partial differential equations arising from practical applications.


Awards and Achievements

  • 2025 “The Hong Kong Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Early Career Award ” The Hong Kong Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (HKSIAM).
  • 2026 “The Hong Kong Mathematical Society Young Scholars Award” The Hong Kong Mathematical Society.
  • 2026 “The CSCI Outstanding Young Researcher Award” City University of Hong Kong.


Research Grants

  • Early Career Scheme, 2022, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, Lina Zhao.
  • General Research Fund, 2024, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, Lina Zhao.
  • General Research Fund, 2025, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, Lina Zhao.
  • General Research Fund, 2026, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, Lina Zhao.
  • NSFC, NSFC, 2024, Lina Zhao.


External Services


Professional Activity

  • Apr 2026 - Now, Associate Editor, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics.
  • Feb 2026 - Now, Associate Editor, Computational Methods in Applied Mathematics.
  • 2025 - Now, Committee member for CSIAM Oil and Water Resources.


International Conferences Organized



Open positions

  • We are looking for a highly motivated student who wish to pursue a PhD degree in the field of numerical analysis and scientific computing with full scholarship (around 19100 HKD per month). Candidates are expected to have a strong background in numerical analysis and/or coding. Outstanding applicants are encouraged to apply for the Hong Kong PHD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) which provides generous stipend.


Current PhD students

  • Han Zhang (co-supervisor), graduated in 06/26; First position after graduation: postdoc at Brown University.
  • Jingyu Liu, graduated in 08/26; First position after graduation: postdoc at The University of Hong Kong.
  • Wengang Ma, expected to graduate in 08/29


Selected publications

  • Jingyu Liu & Lina Zhao. A strongly mass-conservative method for the coupled Navier-Stokes and Darcy-Forchheimer equations. ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis.
  • Lina Zhao, A stabilization-free HDG for linear elasticity with strongly symmetric stress on Alfeld splits. Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences (M3AS). 36/01. 205 - 233. doi:10.1142/S0218202526500053
  • Shubin Fu & Lina Zhao, A novel multipoint stress control volume method for linear elasticity on quadrilateral grids. Communications in Computational Physics. 38/01. 285 - 316. doi:10.4208/cicp.OA-2024-0265
  • Lina Zhao, A staggered mixed method for the biharmonic problem based on the first-order system. IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/imanum/draf021
  • Lina Zhao, A priori and a posteriori error analysis for the stress-velocity formulation of a quasi-Newtonian Stokes flow. IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis. doi:doi.org/10.1093/imanum/drae067
  • Eric Chung & Lina Zhao, The stabilization-free HDG method for fluid-structure interaction in a unified mixed formulation on Alfeld splits. Mathematics of Computation. doi:doi.org/10.1090/mcom/4009
  • Weifeng Qiu & Lina Zhao, H(div)-conforming HDG methods for the stress-velocity formulation of the Stokes equations and the Navier–Stokes equations. Numerische Mathematik. 156. 1639 - 1678. doi:10.1007/s00211-024-01419-6
  • Shubin Fu, Eric Chung & Lina Zhao, An efficient multiscale preconditioner for large-scale highly heterogeneous flow. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing. 46/2. S352 - S377. doi:10.1137/22M1502859
  • Shubin Fu, Eric Chung & Lina Zhao, An adaptive preconditioner for three dimensional single phase compressible flow in highly heterogeneous porous media. Multiscale Modeling and Simulation. 22/1. 155 - 177. doi:10.1137/22M1529075
  • Lina Zhao & Eric Chung, Constraint energy minimizing generalized multiscale finite element method for convection diffusion equation. Multiscale Modeling and Simulation. 21/2. 735 - 752. doi:10.1137/22M1487655
  • Lina Zhao & Shuyu Sun, A strongly mass conservative method for the coupled Brinkman-Darcy flow and transport. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing. 45/2. B166 - B199. doi:10.1137/21M145700X
  • Shubin Fu, Eric Chung & Lina Zhao, Generalized Multiscale Finite Element Method for Highly Heterogeneous Compressible Flow. Multiscale Modeling and Simulation. 20. 1437 - 1467. doi:doi.org/10.1137/21M1438475
  • Lina Zhao, Eric Chung & Eun-Jae Park, A locking-free staggered DG method for the Biot system of poroelasticity on general polygonal meshes. IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis. doi:10.1093/imanum/drac055
  • Lina Zhao, A Robin-Type Domain Decomposition Method for a Novel Mixed-Type DG Method for the Coupled Stokes--Darcy Problem. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing. 44. B1221 - B1256. doi:10.1137/21M1449750
  • Lina Zhao, Eric Chung, Eun-Jae Park & Guanyu Zhou, Staggered DG Method for Coupling of the Stokes and Darcy--Forchheimer Problems, SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis. 59. 1 - 31. doi:10.1137/19M1268525, 2021
  • Lina Zhao, Eric Chung, Eun-Jae Park & Guanyu Zhou, Staggered DG Method for Coupling of the Stokes and Darcy--Forchheimer Problems, SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis. 59. 1 - 31. doi:10.1137/19M1268525, 2021
  • Lina Zhao & Eun-Jae Park, A lowest-order staggered DG method for the coupled Stokes–Darcy problem. IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis. 40. doi:10.1093/imanum/drz048, 2020
  • Lina Zhao, Eric Chung & Ming Fai Lam, A new staggered DG method for the Brinkman problem robust in the Darcy and Stokes limits. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 364. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2020.
  • Lina Zhao & Eun-Jae Park, A staggered cell-centered DG method for linear elasticity on polygonal meshes. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing. 42. A2158 - A2181. doi:10.1137/19M1278016
  • Dohyun Kim, Lina Zhao & Eun-Jae Park, Staggered DG Methods for the Pseudostress-Velocity Formulation of the Stokes Equations on General Meshes. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing. 42. A2537 - A2560. doi:10.1137/20M1322170, 2020
  • Lina Zhao, Eun-Jae Park & Dong-wook Shin, A staggered DG method of minimal dimension for the Stokes equations on general meshes. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 345. 854 - 875. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2018.11.016, 2019
  • Lina Zhao & Eun-Jae Park, A staggered discontinuous Galerkin method of minimal dimension on quadrilateral and polygonal meshes. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing. 40. A2543 - A2567. doi:10.1137/17M1159385
  • Lina Zhao & Eun-Jae Park, A staggered discontinuous Galerkin method of minimal dimension on quadrilateral and polygonal meshes. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing. 40. A2543 - A2567. doi:10.1137/17M1159385
  • Yachen Hong, Wenhan Zhang, Lina Zhao & Haibiao Zheng, FEM-MsFEM hybrid method for the Stokes-Darcy model. Journal of Computational Physics. 532, 2025
  • Yachen Hong, Wenhan Zhang, Lina Zhao & Haibiao Zheng, Coupling finite element and multiscale finite element methods for the non-stationary Stokes-Darcy model. Journal of Computational Physics. 530. doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2025.113899, 2025


Last update date : 11 Sep 2026