Positions Available
| | Currently there are openings for Ph. D. candidates in my group. Strong interest in computational research and/or computer programming is required. Students who are interested in pursuing a Ph. D. in my group should send me a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, a list of publications, and names and contact information (e-mail and phone) of at least two references. Suitable candidates are strongly encouraged to apply directly to our department. Below are some potential research projects (even for undergraduate students interested in doing research): |
| | Project #1: Perform polymer self-consistent field calculations of block copolymer self-assembly using software already developed in my group. Strong interest in computation is required, and the student must be detail-oriented. Some experience in computation and/or Python programming is preferred but not required. |
| | Project #2: Perform dissipative particle dynamics simulations of block copolymer self-assembly using HOOMD-blue or LAMMPS on GPU. Strong interest in computation and Python programming are required, and the student must be detail-oriented. |
| | My research group has an immediate opening of a postdoctoral position on GPU-accelerated molecular dynamics and/or Monte Carlo simulations with advanced sampling of various polymeric systems (e.g., block copolymers, polymer nanocomposites, polyelectrolytes). Applicants should have a Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Physics, Chemistry or a related discipline with expertise in molecular dynamics and/or Monte Carlo simulations of coarse-grained polymer models. If interested, please apply here. |
Contact Information
| | Mailing Address: | Office: 350 Scott Engineering |
| | 1370 Campus Delivery | Phone: (970) 491-2763 |
| | Colorado State University | Fax: (970) 491-7369 |
| | Fort Collins, CO 80523-1370 | E-mail: qwang@colostate.edu |
Education
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Selected Honors and Awards
Research Interests
| | Soft Materials, Block Copolymers, Polymer Brushes, Polyelectrolytes, Polymer Blends, Nanocomposites; |
| | Coarse Graining, Fluctuation/Correlation Effects, Self- and Directed Assembly, Surface and Interface Phenomena, Structure-Property Relations; |
| | Molecular Simulations, Field Theories, Integral-Equation Theories, Density-Functional Theories, Mesoscopic Simulations, Statistical Mechanics. |
| | I am interested in combining advanced theories and computer simulation techniques to study at nano- to meso-scales (i.e., from sub-nanometers to micrometers) the behavior of nanostructured polymeric materials. My group uses a suite of computational tools to investigate the thermodynamic and dynamic behavior of these systems and to establish the interconnections between these results at different levels, thus enabling hierarchical modeling bridging various time and length scales. I am also interested in collaborating with experimentalists to provide insights into experimental results, to validate simulation and theoretical results, and to further help experimental design. |
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