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Materials Research Lab, UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
484-358-3104 wel208@mrl.ucsb.edu
Polymer Physics, Colloid Physics, Biophysics, Field-based Simulations, Molecular Dynamics,
Brownian Dynamics, Monte Carlo Methods
Lehigh University , Bethlehem, PA
Ph.D., Physics , July 2012
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Thesis Topic: A Simulational Study of Self-assemblies of Isotropic and Anisotropic
Particles
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Advisor: James D. Gunton, Ph.D
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Concentration: Statistical Physics
M.S., Physics , Aug 2010
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GPA: 4.0
University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, China
B.S., Physics , July 2008
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Concentration: Condensed Matter Physics
Postdoctoral Researcher
Materials Research Laboratory,
University of California, Santa Barbara
Supervisor: Glenn H. Fredrickson, Ph.D
Research Assistant
Department of Physics,
Lehigh University
Supervisor: James D. Gunton, Ph.D
August 2012 to present
May 2009 to July 2012
1.
W. Li , Y-X. Liu, K. Delaney, G. Fredrickson.
Generic Model for Two-component
Block Copolymer Melts . To be submitted (2016)
2. S. Kim
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, W. Li
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, G. Fredrickson, C. Hawker, E. Kramer.
Order-disorder Transition in Thin-films of Cylinder-forming Block Copolymers . To be submitted (2016)
3.
W. Li , K. Delaney, G. Fredrickson.
Fddd Network Phase in ABA Triblock
Copolymer Melts . J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. in press (2016) ( Cover
Art )
4. W. Shi, W. Li , K. Delaney, G. Fredrickson, E. Kramer, C. Ntaras, A. Avgeropoulos,
N. Lynd.
Morphology Re-entry in Asymmetric PS-PI-PS’ Triblock Copolymer and
PS Homopolymer Blends . J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 54, 169 (2016)
5. W. Shi, Y. Tateishi, W. Li , C. Hawker, G. Fredrickson, E. Kramer.
Producing
Small Domain Features Using Miktoarm Block Copolymers with Large Interaction
Parameters . ACS Macro Lett., 4, 1287 (2015)
6.
W. Li , D. Ruth, J. D. Gunton, J. M. Rickman.
Selectivity in Encapsulation by
Janus Spheroids . J. Chem. Phys. 142, 244705 (2015)
7. D. Ruth, J. D. Gunton, J. M. Rickman, W. Li .
The Impact of Anisotropy and
Interaction Range on the Self-Assembly of Janus Ellipsoids . J. Chem. Phys. 141,
214903 (2014)
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8.
W. Li , J. D. Gunton.
Self-Assembly of Janus Ellipsoids II: Janus Prolate Spheroids .
Langmuir. 29, 8517 (2013)
9.
W. Li , A. Chakrabarti, J. D. Gunton.
Self-assembly of a Bipolar Model of
Biomacromolecules . Langmuir. 29, 4470 (2013)
10.
W. Li , Y. Liu, G. Brett, J. D. Gunton.
Encapsulation by Janus Spheroids . Soft
Matter. 8, 6027 (2012)
11. Y. Liu, W. Li , T. Perez, J. D. Gunton, G. Brett.
Self Assembly of Janus
Ellipsoids . Langmuir. 28, 3 (2012)
12.
W. Li , Y. Liu, T. Perez, J. D. Gunton, C. M. Sorensen, A. Chakrabarti.
Kinetics of Nanochain Formation in a Simplified Model of Amelogenin Biomacromolecules .
Biophysical Journal. 101, 2502 (2011) ( Cover Art )
13. T. Perez, Y. Liu, W. Li , J. D. Gunton, A. Chakrabarti.
Pathways of Cluster
Growth and Kinetic Slowing Down in a Model of Short-Range Attractive Colloids .
Langmuir. 27, 11401 (2011)
14. Y. Liu, T. Perez, W. Li , J. D. Gunton, A. Green.
Statistical Mechanics of Helical
Wormlike Chain Model . J. Chem. Phys. 134, 065107 (2011)
15.
W. Li , J. D. Gunton, S. J. Khan, J. K. Schoelz, A. Chakrabarti.
Brownian
Dynamics Simulation of Insulin Microsphere Formation from Break-up of a Fractal
Network . J. Chem. Phys. 134, 024902 (2011)
16. J. D. Gunton, W. Li , Y. Liu, T. Perez, S. J. Khan, A. Chakrabarti.
Some Topics in the Kinetics of Protein Aggregation . Physics Procedia. 4, 35 (2010)
Book Chapters 1.
W. Li , J. M. Rickman, Y. Liu, J. D. Gunton.
Janus Ellipsoids: Self-assembly and Applications . In Zhiqun Lin and Bo Li (Editors), Soft, hard and hybrid Janus structures: synthesis, self-assembly and applications .
Imperial College Press.
(2016)
Awards Student Awards — Lehigh University
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Elizabeth Stout Dissertation Award
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Graduate Student Merit Award
• Sherman Fairchild Fellowship
• Graduate Life Leadership Award
• Yoshida Award, College of Arts & Sciences
May 2013
May 2012
May 2011
May 2011
May 2010
Presentations Statistical Meetings
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APS March Meeting 2016, Baltimore, MD
• APS March Meeting 2015, San Antonio, TX
• APS March Meeting 2014, Denver, MA
March 2016
March 2015
March 2014
• APS March Meeting 2012, Boston, MA February 2012
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The Center for Simulational Physics Annual Workshop, Athens, GA February 2012
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Gotham-Metro Condensed Matter Meeting, New York, NY
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APS March Meeting 2011, Dallas, TX
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APS March Meeting 2010, Portland, OR
November 2011
March 2011
March 2010
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