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Joshua Lequieu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Drexel University. His research focuses on developing predictive multi-scale models of nano-structured soft matter, bridging atomistic, coarse-grained, and field-theoretic simulations to address challenges in materials science and biological systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Engineering from the University of Chicago (2017), an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2013), and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University (2010).
- Education:
- Ph.D., Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago (2017)
- M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2013)
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Cornell University (2010)
Dr. Lequieu’s research spans block polymer self-assembly, nanoporous materials, and chromatin structure prediction. His lab develops novel simulation techniques combining field-theoretic and molecular dynamics methods to model polymer systems across length scales, with applications in energy, human health, and advanced materials. Recent work explores molecular chirality and non-equilibrium processing for expanding block copolymer phase diversity.
Scientific trends in his publications include multi-scale modeling of soft materials, computational approaches for chromatin organization, and simulation algorithm development. His 2025 articles on AB2 star polymers and Bayesian optimization highlight these themes.
- Scientific Awards:
- NSF CAREER Award (2024)
- Charles E. Kaufman Foundation New Investigator Award (2021)
- Edward J. Kramer Prize in Materials (2019)
- William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship (2017)
- Genentech George Scheele Award (2008)
Dr. Lequieu advises graduate students in chemical engineering and biological materials, with a lab actively pursuing computational tool development for field-theoretic simulations (OpenFTS) and chromatin modeling. His group has secured grants including the NSF CAREER award to advance chemically specific polymer models.
The Lequieu Lab generates open-source simulation software (OpenFTS, fieldkit) and maintains active collaborations in computational materials science and chromatin biology.
