About
I’m a biomechanist and evolutionary biologist based in Chapman University at Orange, California. My research addresses novel designs in nature, often by answering questions in biomechanics (e.g., multi-body mechanics and fluid mechanics) and behavioral ecology under an evolutionary framework. The ultimate goals are deeper unfolding of organismal organization and inspiration for bio-mimetic engineering.
Yu Zeng, Ph.D.
Research Associate, Fudge Lab, Chapman University
Email: dreavoniz{at}berkeley.edu
(yzeng7 at ucmerced is no longer working)
[My first name “Yu” is pronounced as “ü”, as explained here and demonstrated in this YouTube video]
Research
* Biomechanics and evolution of insect flight and controlled aerial behaviors (falling, righting and gliding)
* Locomotion and maneuverability in jointed systems
* Biophysics and evolution of collective behaviors in unicellular organisms
* Capillarity phenomena in amphibians and the biomechanics and evolution of feeding in anuran tadpoles
Education
* Ph.D., Integrative Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Co-advisors: Prof. Robert Dudley & Prof. David Wake
* B.A., Biological Sciences, Sichuan University – University of Washington
Reviewed for
* Integrative and Comparative Biology
* Integrative Zoology
* Journal of Experimental Biology
* Journal of Insect Sciences
* Journal of Comparative Physiology
* PeerJ
* Physical Review Letters
* PLOS ONE
* Scientific Reports
* Zoomorphology
Updates
- Sep-2021, extreme allometry in hagfish thread cells
- Aug-2021, minimal framework for describing living systems
- Mar-2021, tadpole behavior
- Oct-2020, a novel motility in bacterial aggregates
- July-2020, canopy parkour in dispersing stick insects
- May-2020, wing evolution in stick insects
- Mar-2018, presenting at APS March Meeting
- Feb-2018, omnidirectional strike in flat spiders
- Jan-2018, 1st Place of the Luis Alvarez Award for Best Experimental Research, APS Far West Meeting 2017
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