NEWS: 2015 DPD Workshop entitled “Theory, Algorithms and Applications of Dissipative Particle Dynamics,” will take place in Shanghai, China, September 21 - 23, 2015. Details see http://www.cfm.brown.edu/dpd-workshop/.

Zhen Li is currently a postdoctoral research associate 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.

• 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.

• 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

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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.
12. 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
13. Z. Li, G.H. Hu and Z.W Zhou. Dissipative Particle Dynamics for Complex Fluid. Mechanics and Engineering, SJTU Press, 2009, 385-397.
14. 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

1. “Mesoscopic modeling of non-isothermal fluid systems”. The 66th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Nov. 2013, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2. “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.
3. “Effects on dust emission from an inclined flat solar panel”. ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nov. 2012, Houston, Texas.
4. “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.
5. “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.
6. “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.
7. “Dewetting process of ultra-thin liquid film on elastic substrate”. Chinese National Conference of Mechanics, Aug. 2009. Zhengzhou University, Henan, China.
8. “The rupture of thin liquid film on an elastic substrate”. Shanghai-Hong Kong Forum on Mechanics and its Application, Mar. 2008, Hong Kong, China.

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• Journal of Computational Physics
• Physics of Fluids
• Physical Review E
• Applied Mathematics and Mechanics
• Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects