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Zhiwei Peng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Prior to joining the University of Alberta, he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto. His research group focuses on the development of theoretical frameworks and high-performance computational libraries for studying the micromechanics of soft active matter. His primary goal is to bridge the gap between micromechanics and the macroscopic phenomena observed in active materials, which include suspensions containing motile bacteria, molecular motors, and synthetic self-propelled colloids. Zhiwei's research interests encompass transport phenomena, microrheology, and collective motion in soft active matter, with potential applications in catalysis, chemical sensing, intelligent materials, and drug delivery.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management