Jung-Ren Huang

(See my website for more details: http://home.uchicago.edu/~jhuang2 .)

 

·        Research Interests:

o       Physics of bilayer membranes: statistical mechanics of membranes, defect structures, inter-bilayer interactions

o       Biological physics: mechanics and statistical mechanics of biomaterials and biological systems, biomembranes

o       Polymer physics: polymer dynamics, interaction with bilayer membranes

o       Fluid mechanics: : interface instability, microfluidics, drop impact dynamics, effect of surfactants on interfaces and films

 

·        Contact Information:            

o       Address: James Franck Institute

                    Center for Integrative Science

                    University of Chicago

              929 E 57th St, CIS E224

              Chicago, IL 60637, USA

o       Email: jhuang2 AT uchicago DOT edu                          

 

·        Education:

o       1999-2006: Ph.D., Department of Physics, University of Chicago, USA

o       1993-1995: M.S., Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

o       1988-1993: B.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

 

·        Work Experience:

o       1999-2006: Teaching and research assistant, Department of Physics, University of Chicago, USA

o       1997-1999: Research assistant, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan

o       1995-1997: Army platoon leader, deputy captain, mandatory military service, Taiwan

 

·        Honors:

o       2006: Gregor Wentzel Research Prize, Department of Physics, University of Chicago, USA

o       2000: Sachs Fellowship, Department of Physics, University of Chicago, USA

o       1993-1995: Academic Excellence Scholarship, Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

 

·        Conferences:

o       Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystals, 2005

o       ICMR Summer Program on Topics in Biomaterials, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005

 

·        Publications:

o       J.-R. Huang, “Theory of Myelin Coiling,” Eur. Phys. J. E 19, 399, 2006, DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2005-10054-2  (cond-mat/0511205)

o       J.-R. Huang, L.-N. Zou, and T.A. Witten, “Confined Multilamellae Prefer Cylindrical Morphology: A Theory of Myelin Formation,” Eur. Phys. J. E, 18, 279, 2005, DOI: 10.1140/epje/e2005-00035-8

o       J.-R. Huang and T.A. Witten, “Universal Ratios of Characteristic Lengths in Semidilute Polymer Solutions,” Macromolecules, 35, 10225, 2002