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Zhen Li

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Zhen Li is currently a research assistant professor in the CRUNCH group of Brown University. He received his Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics in 2011 from Shanghai University after having his B.S. in Engineering Mechanics from Wuhan University in 2005.

Zhen Li's researches on fluid mechanics and applied mathematics focus on complex fluids and complex flows, typically on small scales. He models complex fluids by Lagrangian methods, including molecular dynamics (MD), dissipative particle dynamics (DPD), smoothed dissipative particle dynamics (SDPD) and smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH), and studies the dynamics in nano-/microfluidic systems as well as biological and biomedical fluid dynamics.

Zhen Li is working on coarse-graining analysis of mesoscopic modeling for quantifying the coarse-grained methods via Mori-Zwanzig formulation, which provides accurate mesoscopic model for applications in biophysical systems and material research. He has expertise on stochastic molecular dynamics and dissipative particle dynamics with applications to multiphase flows and heat transfer coupled with hydrodynamics at microscales.

Education:

  • 2008.9 - 2011.12 Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai.
  • 2005.9 - 2008.8 M.S. in Fluid Mechanics, Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai.
  • 2001.9 - 2005.7 B.S. in Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan.

Research Interests:

  • Coarse Graining Analysis based on Mori-Zwanzig formulation
  • Mesoscopic modeling of Multiphase Flow
  • Mesoscopic Modeling of Non-isothermal fluid systems
  • Arbitrary-geometry solid boundary in DPD

Publications:

  1. Z. Li, X. Bian, X. Yang and G.E. Karniadakis. A comparative study of coarse-graining methods for polymeric fluids: Mori-Zwanzig vs. iterative Boltzmann inversion vs. stochastic parametric optimization. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2016, 145(4): 044102. DOI: 10.1063/1.4959121
  2. Y.H. Tang, Z. Li, X.J. Li, M.G. Deng and G.E. Karniadakis. Non-equilibrium dynamics of vesicles and micelles by self-assembly of block copolymers with double thermoresponsivity. Macromolecules, 2016, 49(7): 2895-2903. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b00365
  3. Z. Li, X. Bian, X.T. Li and G.E. Karniadakis. Incorporation of memory effects in coarse-grained modeling via the Mori-Zwanzig formalism. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2015, 143(24): 243128. DOI: 10.1063/1.4935490
  4. X. Bian, Z. Li, M. Deng and G.E. Karniadakis. Fluctuating hydrodynamics in periodic domains and heterogeneous adjacent multidomains: Thermal equilibrium. Physical Review E, 2015, 92(5): 053302. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.92.053302
  5. C.J. Lan, S. Pal, Z. Li and Y.B. Ma. Numerical Simulations of Digital Microfluidic Manipulation of Single Microparticles. Langmuir, 2015, 31 (35): 9636–9645. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02011
  6. Z. Li, A. Yazdani, A. Tartakovsky and G.E. Karniadakis. Transport dissipative particle dynamics model for mesoscopic advection-diffusion-reaction problems. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2015, 143: 014101. DOI: 10.1063/1.4923254
  7. X. Bian, Z. Li and G.E. Karniadakis. Multi-resolution flow simulations by smoothed particle hydrodynamics via domain decomposition. Journal of Computational Physics, 2015, 297: 132-155. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2015.04.044
  8. Z. Li , Y.H. Tang , X.J. Li and G.E. Karniadakis. Mesoscale modeling of phase transition dynamics of thermoresponsive polymers, Chemical Communications, 2015, 51: 11038-11040. DOI: 10.1039/C5CC01684C
  9. Y.H. Tang, S. Kudo, X. Bian, Z. Li and G.E. Karniadakis. Multiscale Universal Interface: A concurrent framework for coupling heterogeneous solvers. Journal of Computational Physics, 2015, 297: 13-31. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2015.05.004
  10. S. Pal, C.J. Lan, Z. Li, E.D. Hirleman and Y.B. Ma. Symmetry boundary condition in dissipative particle dynamics. Journal of Computational Physics, 2015, 292: 287-299. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2015.03.025
  11. Z. Li, X. Bian, B. Caswell and G.E. Karniadakis. Construction of dissipative particle dynamics models for complex fluids via the Mori-Zwanzig formulation. Soft Matter, 2014,10: 8659-8672. DOI: 10.1039/C4SM01387E
  12. Z. Li, Y.H. Tang, H. Lei, B. Caswell and G.E. Karniadakis. Energy-conserving dissipative particle dynamics with temperature-dependent properties. Journal of Computational Physics, 2014, 265: 113-127. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2014.02.003
  13. Z. Li, G.H. Hu, Z.L. Wang, Y.B. Ma and Z.W. Zhou. Three dimensional flow structures in a moving droplet on substrate: a dissipative particle dynamics study. Physics of Fluids, 2013, 25: 072103. DOI: 10.1063/1.4812366
  14. Z. Li, G.H. Hu and Z.W Zhou. Dissipative particle dynamics simulation of droplet oscillations in AC electrowetting. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 2012, 26: 1883-1895. DOI: 10.1163/156856111X600217
  15. Z. Li, C.J. Lan and Y.B. Ma. Effects on dust emission from an inclined flat solar panel. Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2012, 6: 619-624. DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2012-89463
  16. Z. Li, G.H. Hu, J.J. Zhou and Z.W Zhou. Effects of elasticity of substrate on dewetting process of evaporable ultra-thin liquid film. Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. 2011, 43 (4): 699-706. DOI: 10.6052/0459-1879-2011-4-lxxb2010-459
  17. Z. Li, G.H. Hu and Z.W Zhou. A numerical method to impose slip boundary conditions in Dissipative Particle Dynamics. Journal of Shanghai University. 2009, 15 (6): 628-633. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-2861.2009.06.014
  18. Z. Li, G.H. Hu and Z.W Zhou. Floquet instability of a large density ratio liquid-gas coaxial jet with periodic fluctuation. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. 2008, 29(8):975-984. DOI: 10.1007/s10483-008-0801-y

Book/Chapters:

  1. X.J. Li, Z. Li, X. Bian, M.G. Deng, C. Kim, Y.H. Tang, A. Yazdani and G.E. Karniadakis. Dissipative Particle Dynamics, Overview. In book: Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology, Editor: B.Bhushan, Publisher: Springer, 2016. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6178-0_100954-1
  2. Z. Li, G.H. Hu and Z.W Zhou. Dissipative Particle Dynamics for Complex Fluid. Mechanics and Engineering, SJTU Press, 2009, 385-397.

Conferences and Symposia:

  1. “Bottom-up construction of dissipative particle dynamics model using the Mori-Zwanzig formulation”, The 8th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM 2015), Aug. 2015, Beijing, China.
  2. “A particle-based mesoscopic model for simulating advection-diffusion-reaction processes”, 2015 Conference on Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation (FOMMS 2015), July 2015, Mt. Hood, Oregon, USA.
  3. “Mesoscopic modeling of temperature-dependent properties in non-isothermal fluid systems”, 2015 SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE), Mar. 2015, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  4. “Particle-based methods in mososcopic materials modeling”, 2015 SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE), Mar. 2015, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  5. “Atomistically informed mesoscopic models of complex fluids based on the Mori-Zwanzig formulation”, 2014 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Dec. 2014, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  6. “Mesoscopic modeling of non-isothermal fluid systems”. The 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Nov. 2013, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  7. “Dissipative particle dynamics simulation of a liquid meniscus confined between atomic force microscope tip and substrate”. The 65th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Nov. 2012, San Diego, California.
  8. “Effects on dust emission from an inclined flat solar panel”. ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nov. 2012, Houston, Texas.
  9. “Simulation of microdroplet manipulation on flat surface actuated by wettability gradient using dissipative particle dynamics”. The 64th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Nov. 2011, Baltimore, Maryland.
  10. “Dissipative particle dynamics simulation of microdroplet’s manipulation on platform actuated by wettability gradients”. Chinese National Conference of Mechanics, Aug. 2011. Harbin Institute of Technology, Heilongjiang, China.
  11. “Dissipative particle dynamics simulations of driving and controlling micro fluids by gradients of wettability”. The 12th National Symposium of Modern Mathematics and Mechanics (MMM-XII), Aug. 2010, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
  12. “Dewetting process of ultra-thin liquid film on elastic substrate”. Chinese National Conference of Mechanics, Aug. 2009. Zhengzhou University, Henan, China.
  13. “The rupture of thin liquid film on an elastic substrate”. Shanghai-Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and its Application, Mar. 2008, Hong Kong, China.

Professional Service:

Reviewer of

  • Journal of Computational Physics
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Physical Review E
  • RSC Advances
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Soft Matter
  • Langmuir
  • International Journal of Thermal Sciences
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Molecular Simulation
  • IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology
  • Applied Mathematics and Mechanics
  • Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

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