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Xiang Cheng is a Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota, College of Science and Engineering. His research focuses on experimental soft materials physics, biophysics, and fluid mechanics with emphasis on emergent flow phenomena in complex systems.
- Current Affiliation: University of Minnesota (since July 2013)
- Research Group: Fluid Mechanics & Transport
Research interests include:
- Mesoscopic flow behaviors in soft materials and biological systems
- Sheared colloidal suspensions and active fluids
- Granular flow dynamics and geological applications
- Jamming transitions under mechanical perturbation
Key techniques involve high-speed photography, confocal microscopy, and digital holographic imaging to study flows at micro-to-macro scales. Recent publications show strong focus on active matter physics, bacterial transport, and multiphase flow phenomena.
Scientific recognition includes:
- APS Division of Fluid Dynamics 'Gallery of Fluid Motion' Award (2014)
- PNAS Featured Image
- Physics Today Backscatter Selection
- Several journals' 'Editors' Suggestion' designations
His group has mentored numerous graduate students and postdoctoral researchers who have transitioned to academic positions at institutions like IST Austria, ETH Zurich, and ShanghaiTech University, as well as industrial roles at companies such as Dow Chemical, Corning, and Argonne National Lab.
