Hepeng Zhang

Hepeng Zhang is a Faculty member in the School of Physics and Astronomy at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research interests include bacterial collective motion, competition between colonies, swarming dynamics, internal gravity waves, toughening crystallites, and dynamics of static friction. He is affiliated with the Institute of Theoretical and Interdisciplinary Physics. Zhang has contributed to numerous publications in prestigious journals such as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters, and Science Advances. His work explores complex physical phenomena at the intersection of biology and physics.

Hepeng Zhang is a Professor of Physics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, specializing in biophysics, fluid dynamics, and statistical physics. His research explores collective motion, density fluctuations, and jamming transitions in bacterial colonies and emulsions. Zhang investigates propulsion mechanisms in microorganisms, such as helical flagella, and examines dynamic correlations in bacterial clusters. His work also includes data-driven modeling of active nematics and the study of hydrodynamic effects on colloidal diffusion. Additionally, he explores photonic computing, internal gravity waves, and the behavior of microswimmers in confined environments. Zhang's research bridges biophysics and fluid dynamics to understand complex systems through statistical and experimental methods.