Wenlin Zhang
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Our group uses multi-scale simulations and statistical mechanics to study soft matter, such as polymers and liquid crystals. We are interested in how chemical structures and compositions, together with processing conditions, can affect phase behaviors, assembly, and material properties. The physical understanding of material behaviors at different length and time scales helps us navigate the vast design parameter space for high-performance materials.
Contact
Department(s)
Chemistry
Education
- B.S. University of Minnesota, 2009-2012
- Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University 2012-2017
- Post-doc, University of Michigan, 2017-2020
Selected Publications
"Predicting bio-corona-induced adsorption and uptake of nanoplastics", Zhang, W.#; Duraes, A.D.S., Soft Matter, in press. #Corresponding author.
"Effects of orientational and conformational ordering on isotactic polypropylene crystallization", Duraes, A.D.S.; Zhang, W., Macromolecules, in press.
"Coarse-grained simulations of crystallization in phase-separated polymer blends with block copolymer compatibilizers", Zhang, Y.; Zhang, W., Macromolecules, 2025, 58, 12871–12881.
"Thermodynamic origin of multistep polymer crystallization", Zhang, W., Physical Review Letters, 2025, 135, 028101. Editors' Suggestion.
