Xiaoyu Zheng

Assistant professor(Aug. 2006--present)
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Kent State University
Kent, OH, 44224

Phone: 330-672-9089 (O)
Fax: 330-672-2209
Email: zheng at math dot kent dot edu

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  1. My CV

Education

  • Ph.D., Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006
  • M.S., Mathematics, Jilin Univerisity(P. R. China), 2001
  • B.S., Mathematics, Jilin University(P. R. China), 1999

Research Interests

  • Modeling and simulation of anisotropic fluids
  • Homogenization of nanocomposites
  • Percolation theory of nanocomposites
  • Higher order rank tensors

Selected Publications

  1. X. Zheng, W. Iglesias, P. Palffy-Muhoray, istance of closest approach of two arbitrary hard ellipsoid, Phys. Rev. E, 79, 057702 (2009)
  2. A more detailed version of ellipse paper
  3. X. Zheng, P. Palffy-Muhoray, Distance of closest approach of two arbitrary hard ellipses in 2D, Phys. Rev. E, 75, 061709 (2007)
  4. M. G. Forest, X. Zheng, R. Zhou, Q. Wang, R. Lipton, Anisotropy and dynamic ranges in electrical properties of sheared nematic polymer nano-composites, Advanced Functional Materials, 15(12), 2029-2035(2005)(cover article)
  5. X. Zheng, M. G. Forest, R. A. Vaia, M. Arlen, R. Zhou, A strategy for dimensional percolation in sheared nanorod dispersions, Advanced Mater., 19(22), 4038-4043(2007)
  6. X. Zheng, M. G. Forest, R. Lipton, R. Zhou, Nematic polymer mechanics: flow-induced anisotropy, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 18, 377-394 (2007)
  7. X. Zheng, M. G. Forest, R. Lipton, R. Zhou, Q. Wang, Exact scaling laws for electrical conductivity properties of nematic polymer nano-composite monodomains, Advanced Functional Materials, 15(4), 627-638 (2005)
  8. M. G. Forest, R. Zhou, Q. Wang, X. Zheng R. Lipton, Anisotropy and heterogeneity of nematic polymer nano-compositefilm properties, IMA volumes in Mathematics and its Applications,``Modeling of soft matter", 141, 85-98 (2005)
  9. H. Zhou, M. G. Forest, X. Zheng, Q. Wang, R. Lipton, Extension-enhanced conductivity of liquid crystalline polymer nano-composites, Macromolecular Symposia, 288(1), 81-90 (2005)
  10. X. Zheng, M. G. Forest, R. Zhou, Q. Wang, Likelihood & expected-time statistics of monodomain attractors in sheared discotic and rod-like nematic polymers, Rheologica Acta, 44(3), 219-234 (2005)

Teaching @KSU

  1. Fall 2009: Math 32044: Introduction to Differential Equations