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Wen Yan

Research Scientist

Flatiron Institute

Biography

Interests

  • Soft Matter
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Super Computing

Education

  • Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, 2016

    California Institute of Technology

  • M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, 2012

    California Institute of Technology

  • B.Eng in Energy, Power System and Automation, 2011

    Tsinghua University

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Recent Publications

Complex Dynamics of Long, Flexible Fibers in Shear

The macroscopic properties of polymeric fluids are inherited from the material properties of the fibers embedded in the solvent. The …
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Computing Collision Stress in Assemblies of Active Spherocylinders: Applications of a Fast and Generic Geometric Method

In this work, we provide a solution to the problem of computing collision stress in particle-tracking simulations. First, a formulation …
Wen Yan, Huan Zhang, Michael J. Shelley
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Universal Image Systems for Non-Periodic and Periodic Stokes Flows above a No-Slip Wall

It is well-known that by placing judiciously chosen image point forces and doublets to the Stokeslet above a flat wall, the no-slip …
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