Zhengyang Liu
Currently
Postdoctoral associate at the Jung Lab, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
Specialized in
active matter, microfluidic design & fabrication, rheology, microscopy, molecular biology, image analysis
Appointments
2024-present
Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
- Postdoctoral associate, advised by Sunghwan Jung
2022-2023
Gulliver, ESPCI Paris
- Postdoctoral associate, advised by Teresa Lopez-Leon
2021-2022
Laboratoire Physique et mécanique des milieux Hétérogènes (PMMH), ESPCI Paris
- Postdoctoral associate, advised by Eric Clement, Anke Lindner and Teresa Lopez-Leon
Education
2015-2021
Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences, Univerisity of Minnesota
- Doctor of Philosophy, advised by Xiang Cheng
2010-2014
Polymer Material and Engineering, Tsinghua University
- Bachelor of Engineering, advised by Li-Tang Yan
Publications
Journals
2023
Heterogeneous Dynamics of Sheared Particle-Laden Fluid Interfaces with Janus Particle Doping
- Y Qiao, Liu Z, Ma X, Keim NC, Cheng X. Langmuir. 39(34):12032–12040
2022
Crack patterns of drying dense bacterial suspensions
- Ma X, Liu Z, Zeng W, Lin T, Tian X, Cheng X. Soft Matter. 18(28):5239–5248
Tuning the rheology and microstructure of particle-laden fluid interfaces with Janus particles
- Qiao Y, Ma X, Liu Z, Manno MA, Keim NC, Cheng X. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 618:241–247
2021
Density fluctuations and energy spectra of 3D bacterial suspensions
- Liu Z, Zeng W, Ma X, Cheng X. Soft Matter. 17(48):10806–10817
Imaging the emergence of bacterial turbulence: Phase diagram and transition kinetics
- Peng Y, Liu Z, Cheng X. Sci. Adv. 7(17):eabd1240
Miniature magnetic rod interfacial stress rheometer for general-purpose microscopes
- Qiao Y, Fan C, Liu Z, Medina D, Keim NC, Cheng X. Journal of Rheology. 65(6):1103–1110
2019
Rheology of bacterial suspensions under confinement
- Liu Z, Zhang K, Cheng X. Rheol Acta. 58(8):439–451
2016
Dynamics of ellipsoidal tracers in swimming algal suspensions
- Yang O, Peng Y, Liu Z, Tang C, Xu X, Cheng X. Phys. Rev. E. 94(4):042601
2014
Entropy-Mediated Mechanical Response of the Interfacial Nanoparticle Patterning
- Liu Z, Guo R, Xu G, Huang Z, Yan L-T. Nano Lett. 14(12):6910–6916
2013
Harnessing Dynamic Covalent Bonds in Patchy Nanoparticles: Creating Shape-Shifting Building Blocks for Rational and Responsive Self-Assembly
- Guo R, Liu Z, Xie X-M, Yan L-T. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 4(8):1221–1226
Thesis
2021
Novel Properties and Emergent Collective Phenomena of Active Fluids
- Liu Z. PhD thesis
Conferences and Workshops
2023
Active Nematics in Channel Networks
- Workshop Defects and Self-Organization, Paris. Oral presentation
2022
Collective Motion and Reversible Jamming in a Droplet
- Journées de Physique Statistique, Paris. Oral presentation
Collective bacterial dynamics in curved spaces
- CNRS Mission for Transversal and Interdisciplinary Initiatives, Paris. Poster
- Active and Living Matter Days, Paris. Poster
Swimming in a 2D Porous Media
- Active Matter in Complex Media Summer School, Cargese. Poster
2020
Imaging the Swarming Transition Using Light-Controlled Bacteria
- American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting 2020 (online). Oral presentation
Giant Number Fluctuations in 3D Bacterial Active Turbulence
- APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) Meeting 2020 (online). Oral presentation
2019
Rheology of Confined Bacterial Suspensions
- 91th Society of Rheology (SOR) Meeting, Raleigh. Oral presentation Poster
- APS March Meeting 2019, Boston. Oral presentation
2018
Viscosity of confined bacterial suspensions
- 90th SOR Meeting, Houston. Oral presentation
2017
Diffusion, Viscosity and Collective Motions in Bacterial Suspensions
- Georgetown Active Matter Summer School, Washington DC
Awards
2015
Frank & Janis Bates Research Fellowship Fund
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
References
Xiang Cheng
- PhD advisor, xcheng@umn.edu
Eric Clement
- Postdoc advisor, eric.clement@upmc.fr
Teresa Lopez-Leon
- Postdoc advisor, teresa.Lopez-Leon@espci.fr