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Jun Zhang

Professor of Physics and Mathematics · Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

New York University · United States
physics of fluidscomplex systemsbiomechanicsbio-locomotiongeophysical fluidssolid-on-solid frictionurban heat-island effectself-organization

About

Jun Zhang is a Professor of Physics and Mathematics at NYU Courant, co-directing the Applied Mathematics Laboratory. His research focuses on fluid dynamics and complex systems, including biomechanics of organismal locomotion, geophysical flows, friction, and self-organization phenomena.

Education

  • Ph.D., Physics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1994
  • B.S., Physics and Optics, Wuhan University, China, 1985

Selected publications

  • Dispersion of self-propelled rods undergoing fluctuation-driven flips
  • Intrinsic stability of a body hovering in an oscillating airflow
  • Flapping and bending bodies interacting with fluid flows

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