Jung-Ren Huang Postdoctoral Scholar jrhuang@chem.ucla.edu

Education

• Ph.D., Department of Physics, University of Chicago, USA (2006)

• M.S., Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (1995)
  

• B.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (1993)

Work Experience

• Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Chemistry, UCLA (2006 to date)

• Teaching and research assistant, Department of Physics, University of Chicago, USA (1999-2006)
  

• Research assistant, Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan (1997-1999)

• Army platoon leader, deputy captain, mandatory military service, Taiwan (1995-1997)
  

Honors

• Gregor Wentzel Research Prize, Department of Physics, University of Chicago, USA (2006)
  

• Sachs Fellowship, Department of Physics, University of Chicago, USA (2000)
  

• Academic Excellence Scholarship, Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (1993-1995)

Publications

• J.-R. Huang, “Theory of Myelin Coiling,” Eur. Phys. J. E 19, 399, 2006, DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2005-10054-2

• J.-R. Huang, L.-N. Zou, and T.A. Witten, “Confined Multilamellae Prefer Cylindrical Morphology: A Theory of Myelin Formation,” Eur. Phys. J. E, 18, 279, 2005, DOI: 10.1140/epje/e2005-00035-8

• J.-R. Huang and T.A. Witten, “Universal Ratios of Characteristic Lengths in Semidilute Polymer Solutions,” Macromolecules, 35, 025, 2002

Research Interests
   
Soft condensed matter physics

• Physics of bilayer membranes: statistical mechanics of membranes, defect structures, inter-bilayer interactions

• Emulsions: rheology, formation, destruction and ordering of emulsions
  

• Fluid mechanics: micro-scale multi-phase flow, interfacial phenomena, break-up and coalescence

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