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Research interests
Chemical Engineering - Complex fluids
Chemical Engineering - Liquid crystals (LCs)
Physics & Astronomy - Microfluidics and nanofluidics
Physics & Astronomy - Computational fluid dynamics
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Physics, PhD, The City University of New York
2013
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Computational Study of The Structure and Response of Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystals
ZHANG, R. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Research on Annotation and Intelligent Recognition Technologies for High-Resolution Human Brain Imaging Data
REN, H. (CoI), ZHANG, R. (CoI) & TANG, W. (CoI)
1/12/25 → 30/11/30
Project: Research
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State Key Laboratory of Displays and Opto-Electronics (SKLDOE)
SRIVASTAVA, A. K. (CoI), POON, A. W. O. (CoI), CHEN, K. J. (CoI), LAU, K. M. (CoI), KWOK, H. S. (CoI), WONG, M. (CoI), NEYTS, K. A. E. (PI), YUE, C. P. (CoI), LIN, Y. H. (CoI), FAN, Z. (CoPI), YAN, H. (CoI), HALPERT, J. E. (CoI), ZHANG, R. (CoI), XIE, Y. (CoI) & ZHOU, Y. (CoI)
Innovation and Technology Commission
1/07/25 → …
Project: Research
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Phase transitions and surface properties in active colloidal solids
TONG, P. (CoPI), XU, Q. (CoPI), ZHANG, R. (CoPI), WANG, Y. (CoPI) & HAN, Y. (PI)
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
1/03/25 → 29/02/28
Project: Research
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Computational Study of Three-dimensional Hydrodynamics of Active Liquid Crystals on Interfaces
ZHANG, R. (PI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Janus skyrmion: Interfacial quasiparticle with two-faced helicity
Zhang, X., Zhang, R., Shao, Q., Zhou, Y., Reichhardt, C., Reichhardt, C. J. O. & Mochizuki, M., 4 Mar 2026, In: Physical Review Applied. 25, 3, 9 p., 034015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Behavior of active polymer knots
Zhang, Z., Li, L., Zhu, Y., Zhang, R., Yang, M. & Dai, L., 28 Oct 2025, In: Macromolecules. 58, 20, p. 11229-11236 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Cell Stiffness-Mediated Mechanochemical Waves in Three-Dimensional Tissues
Yu, P., Zhang, R. & Li, B., 2 Sept 2025, In: Physical Review Letters. 135, 10, p. 108401 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Correlation between surface relaxation dynamics and fragility of glassy polymers
NIE, H., CHEN, X., ZHANG, R. & TSUI, O. K. C., Jan 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference Paper › peer-review
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Design of shape morphing of liquid crystal elastomers through pre-shaping methods
Wang, X., Xu, Q. & Zhang, R., 10 Jul 2025, In: Molecular Systems Design and Engineering. 10, 11, p. 906-921 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Defect Ordering in Confined Chiral Active Liquid Crystals
MOU, Z. (Invited speaker) & ZHANG, R. (Contributor)
2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Contributed
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Lattice and Orientational Defects Mediate Collective and Driven Motions of Confluent Cells
ZHANG, R. (Invited speaker)
23 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Molecular Dynamics and Machine Learning Investigation of Topological Defects in Structured Materials
ZHANG, R. (Invited speaker)
16 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Lattice and Orientational Defects Mediate Collective Transport of Confluent Cells
ZHANG, R. (Invited speaker)
21 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited