Gerald Wang
Dr. Wang's research interests involve using mechanics, statistical physics, and high-performance computing to understand nanoscale structural and transport phenomena, with the goal of developing very small solutions for very big problems in the water-energy nexus.
The M5 Lab's research is centered around the use of theory and high-performance computation to address problems in micro- and nanoscale mechanics; their core motivation is to inform and inspire the design of materials and devices for CEE applications, including higher efficiency molecular-scale separation processes, more resilient structural materials, more recyclable polymers, and tunable thermal interfaces. Their tools of choice include statistical physics, molecular mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and heat transfer, and a wide range of computational methods for modeling small-scale phenomena, including (in almost all cases) particle simulations and (in appropriate cases) techniques from machine learning. They are also interested in developing efficient simulation methods for simulating micro- and nanoscale phenomena.
Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Kramer, Kelby | Undergraduate Student | kbkramer@andrew.cmu.edu |
| Li, Yuanhao | Graduate Student | yuanhaol@andrew.cmu.edu |
| Wu, Chunzhi | Graduate Student | tranz@cmu.edu |
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Civil and Environmental EngineeringCarnegie Mellon University
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Computational MechanicsCarnegie Mellon University
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Computational MechanicsCarnegie Mellon University
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- "Measurement of τ polarization in W→τν decays with the ATLAS detector in pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 7 TeV." The ATLAS Collaboration, G. Aad, B. Abbott, J. Abdallah, S. Abdel Khalek, G.J. Wang, et al. The European Physical Journal C.
- "Hsp90 inhibition increases p53 expression and destabilizes MYCN and MYC in neuroblastoma." Paul L Regan, Joshua Jacobs, Gerald J Wang, Jaime Torres, Robby Edo, Jennifer Friedmann, Xao X Tang. International Journal of Oncology.
- "Why are fluid densities so low in carbon nanotubes?" Gerald J Wang, Nicolas G Hadjiconstantinou. Physics of Fluids.
- "Molecular mechanics and structure of the fluid-solid interface in simple fluids." Gerald J Wang, Nicolas G Hadjiconstantinou. Physical Review Fluids.
- "Layered Fluid Structure and Anomalous Diffusion under Nanoconfinement." Gerald J Wang, Nicolas G Hadjiconstantinou. Langmuir.
- "Dynamic Tracking and Visualization of Thanks-Giving Flows in the Classroom." Gerald Wang. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.
- "On the Role of Fluid-Solid Interaction Strength in Anomalous Fluid Diffusion under Nanoscale Confinement." Yuanhao Li, Gerald Wang. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.
- "Mo'Mobilities, No Problems: An Excess Entropy Scaling Relation for Diffusivity of an Active Fluid." S Arman Ghaffarizadeh, Gerald Wang. Bulletin of the American Physical Society.
- "Social distancing slows down steady dynamics in pedestrian flows." Kelby B Kramer, Gerald J Wang. Physics of Fluids.
- "Gratitude and Graph Theory in the Time of Coronavirus." Gerald J Wang. 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access.
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We are primarily interested in the optical and electronic characterization of currently important large bandgap semiconductors such as AIN, GaN and SiC. Great emphasis in our research is placed on a close collaboration with the world`s most outstanding growers of single crystal boule material or single crystal epitaxial films. Most recently we have started to learn how to prepare and study single crystal porous SiC.
Linda Peteanu received her B.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Columbia University and her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the University of Chicago. She was a postdoctoral associate first at the University of California Berkeley, then at UC Riverside before joining Carnegie Mellon University in 1993. She has received a NSF CAREER award, an NSF Special Creativity Extension, an NSF POWRE (Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education) award and a fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. She is currently the Acting Head of the CMU Department of Chemistry since January 2016.
Dr. Mostafa Bedewy is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, where he leads the NanoProduct Lab (www.nanoproductlab.org). Before that, he worked as a Postdoctoral Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the area of bionanofabrication with Professor Karl Berggren in the Research Lab for Electronics (RLE). Also, he was previously a Postdoc at the MIT Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity (LMP), working with Professor John Hart on in situ characterization of carbon nanotube growth. In 2013, he completed his PhD at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he worked with Professor Hart on studying the population dynamics and the collective mechanochemical factors governing the growth and self-organization of filamentary nanostructures. He holds a Bachelor’s degree (honors) in Mechanical Design and Production Engineering (2006) and a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (2009), both from Cairo University. Dr. Bedewy recently received the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in 2018, the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from the Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) in 2017, the Robert A. Meyer Award from the American Carbon Society in 2016, the Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement from the University of Michigan in 2014, and the Silver Award from the Materials Research Society (MRS) in 2013. His research interests include advanced manufacturing, nanoscale fabrication, metrology and materials characterization, chemical vapor deposition, carbon nanotubes, hierarchical nanostructure self-assembly, and biomolecular engineering.