Liang Niestemski

Liang Niestemski is an Associate Professor of Physics at Western New England University's College of Physical & Biological Sciences. He previously held academic positions at Rice University (Weiss Instructor) and Colgate University (Visiting Assistant Professor).

Education:

• Ph.D., Boston College

Research Focus: Dr. Niestemski develops theoretical and computational frameworks to analyze complex systems across physics and biology. His work spans:

• Electronic disorder in high-temperature superconductors (pseudogap state, valence bond theory).
• Physics-based modeling of biological networks, including bacterial-phage co-evolution and CRISPR-Cas immunity.
• Statistical theory applications in personalized critical care (heart rate prediction) and social network dynamics.
• Computational simulations of time series and modularity evolution in natural systems.

Courses Taught: Physics of the Life Sciences, Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Solid State Physics, Electronics, Sound and Music, Physics of the Human Body, Physical Geology.