Media & contact
I am passionate about sharing my work in biomechanics and evolution with a broader audience.
If you’re a media worker, researcher, or educator, feel free to reach out for interviews, media collaborations, consulting or speaking engagements.
Media feature
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Orchid mantis gliding with petal-shaped leg lobes – Science Magazine / Phys.org
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Unique biology of stalk-eyed fruit flies – Entomology Today / Science News
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The origins of hagfish slime and future bio-mimicking materials – eLife Magazine / Chapman News
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Hagfish Slime Cells Tailored to Deter Predation – The Scientist / Newswise / SYFY / Ars Technica
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The fastest legged maneuver on land by flat spiders. - Guinness World Records / National Geographic / Smithsonian Magazine / Science Daily / Atlas Obscura / Phys.org
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Incredible aerial righting capabilities in wingless insects – Live Science News
Public speaking and outreach
- Entomology Society, University of South Florida, FL
- Department of Biological Sciences, San José State University, CA
- Science Forum, Schmid College for Science and Technology, Chapman University, CA
- CalTeach Summer Institute for teachers, UC Merced, CA
- East Bay Science Cafe, Berkeley, CA
- The Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley CA
- Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
Contact information
zeng @ berkeley.edu , yuzeng @ usf.edu