James Feng

Professor James Feng is affiliated with the University of British Columbia, holding appointments in the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. He is an international expert in multi-component complex fluids, known for his influential work on two-phase flows, moving contact lines, and dynamics of drops, jets, and bubbles.

His research spans challenging scientific computation, novel theoretical insights, and physical experiments, particularly in the morphology and rheology of sheared 2D foam. Feng’s framework for modeling multi-component complex fluids has been widely adopted in industrial applications, and he has recently extended his expertise to biological cell and tissue modeling, focusing on mechano-sensing and biochemical-mechanical coupling.

• Recipient of the CAIMS-SCMAI Research Prize 2017 for his contributions to applied mathematics.
• Served on the CAIMS-Fields Industrial Prize Committee in 2020, demonstrating his leadership in the field.