About

Yu Zeng, Ph.D.

Biomechanist and evolutionary biologist based in Chapman University at Orange, California.

[my first name 昱 (Yu) is pronounced “ü”, see here and this YouTube video]

Email: dreavoniz{at}berkeley.edu
(yzeng7 at ucmerced is no longer working)

Research
* Biomechanics, morphogenesis and evolution at cellular level
* Biomechanics and evolution of flight and controlled aerial behaviors (e.g., falling, righting and gliding)
* Maneuverability in jointed systems
* Biophysics and evolution of collective behaviors
* Biomechanics and evolution of feeding in anuran tadpoles

Education
* Ph.D., Integrative Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Co-advisors: Robert Dudley & David Wake
* B.A., Biological Sciences, Sichuan University – University of Washington