Areas of Focus
- Preparation and application of micro/nano machines
- Structure and rheological properties of complex fluids
- Polymer composite materials
Work Experience
- 2020.09-present: Researcher / Doctoral Supervisor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- 2018.07-2020.08: Postdoctoral Researcher, Cornell University (USA), Research on magnetic handshake materials and shear-thickening in high-concentration colloidal suspensions
- 2015.07-2018.06: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Mainz (Germany), Research on modular electrophoresis-driven microswimmers: from individual to multi-component collective behavior
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010.09-2015.06 PhD in Polymer Chemistry and Physics, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Published 29 papers, including as first author/corresponding author in journals like Physical Review Letters, PNAS, Science Advances
Publications
- Physical Review Letters, Niu Ran
- PNAS, Niu Ran
- Science Advances, Niu Ran
- ACS Nano, Niu Ran
Awards
- 2010: National Motivation Scholarship
- 2015: Chinese Academy of Sciences Excellent Student
- 2015: Chinese Academy of Sciences Outstanding Graduate
- 2015: Beijing City Outstanding Graduate
