Regular biography
Lingfu Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the California Institute of Technology, affiliated with the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy. Zhang holds a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. Their research areas are in Mathematics, and they joined Caltech in 2024. For more information, visit their profile page at https://www.pma.caltech.edu/people/lingfu-zhang.
Scholar-generated biography
Lingfu Zhang is a mathematician specializing in Probability Theory and Mathematics. His research focuses on the analysis of random processes, particularly in the context of last passage percolation, geodesic behavior, and KPZ (Kardar-Parisi-Zhang) universality. Zhang's work explores the convergence of stochastic processes, such as the directed landscape and Airy line ensemble, and investigates phase transitions in models like the TASEP (Totally Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process) and Ising model on trees. His contributions include studies on coalescence of geodesics, Brownian bridge limits, and the characterization of the directed landscape. Zhang's research bridges probabilistic methods with geometric and analytic techniques to understand complex systems in mathematical physics.