Wenting Cheng

Wenting Cheng is a Research Fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Michigan, specializing in theoretical condensed matter physics with emphasis on classical metamaterials and topological mechanical systems.

Education

• Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2022
• B.E., North China Electric Power University, 2017

Her research investigates vibration modes and energy dispersion in mechanical metamaterials through finite element analysis, aiming to uncover topological properties that enable novel wave propagation control. This work bridges condensed matter theory, materials science, and mechanical engineering, with potential applications in designing adaptive structural materials and phononic devices. Computational modeling forms the core methodology of her approach.

Based at Homer A. Neal Laboratory (2247) and Randall Laboratory, she operates within the University of Michigan's physics research ecosystem at 450 Church Street in Ann Arbor, leveraging institutional computational resources for numerical simulations of complex mechanical systems.