Welcome to the Cheng Research Group

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Our experimental group studies soft matter physics, with a special focus on the emergent flow behaviors of soft materials and their associated mesoscopic structures.

In particular, our research explores the dynamics and rheology of soft materials such as colloidal and active suspensions; biofluid mechanics of cell motility; fast fluid processes of drop impact; and physics of granular flow.

If you are interested in our research, feel free to contact our group members or visit our lab located at B3, B11, B43 and 470 Amundson Hall, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.