Zhengyang Liu, Ph.D.

SUMMARY

Highly accomplished Postdoctoral Associate with expertise in soft matter physics and fluid mechanics, and a strong record of original research (15 publications, H-index 7). Seeking a material research and development position to leverage my extensive experimental and computational research skills.

APPOINTMENTS

Cornell University. Postdoctoral Associate Mar. 2024 - Present

ESPCI Paris. Postdoctoral Associate Apr. 2021 - Jun. 2023

EDUCATION

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Aug. 2015 - Jan. 2021

Tsinghua University. Polymer Materials and Engineering B.S. Aug. 2010 - Jul. 2014

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS

• Laboratory skills: microscopy (confocal, fluorescence, bright-field), confocal displacement sensor, fluid characterizations, high speed imaging, Arduino micro-controller, Nanoscribe high precision 3D printing, surface coating, microfluidic device fabrication, genetic editing techniques, soft lithography techniques.
• Programming skills: Python (data analysis, GUI software, numerical simulation), MATLAB (image analysis), FORTRAN (numerical simulation), Linux HPC.
• Simulation skills: Dissipative Particle Dynamics (DPD), Finite Element Methods (FEM), Finite Difference Methods (FDM).
• Image analysis skills: Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), particle tracking, orientation analysis, droplet detection.
• Other skills: theoretical analysis, CAD, 3D animations (Blender).

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Lin Y.*, Liu Z.* & Jung S. (2025) Acoustic-Driven Surface Cleaning with Millimeter-Sized Bubbles at Translational Resonance. preprint.
• Liu Z., Fu Y., Maitra A., Kumar K., Chen J. & Jung S. (2025) Fringe around a Beet Slice: Wetting-induced Dimple in a Thin Liquid Film. Physical Review Fluids 10, 064004.
• Villalobos C.*, Liu Z.*, Ramos G., Goral M., Linder A., Lopez-León T., Clément E., Soto R. & Cordero M.-L.(2024) Active Bacterial Baths in Droplets. preprint.
• Liu Z., Zeng W., Ma X. & Cheng X. (2021) Density fluctuations and energy spectra of 3D bacterial suspensions. Soft Matter 17(48):10806–10817.
• Liu Z., Zhang K. & Cheng X. (2019) Rheology of bacterial suspensions under confinement Rheologica Acta 58(8):439–451.
• Liu Z.*, Guo R.*, Xu G., Huang Z. & Yan L.-T. (2014) Entropy-Mediated Mechanical Response of the Interfacial Nanoparticle Patterning. Nano Letters 14(12):6910–6916.