Virtual Laboratory of Nanomechanics and Nanomaterials
Name of Group Leader:
Dr. Zhe LiuPhysical Address:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringMonash University
Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3800
Australia
Phone:
(03)99053627Email:
zhe.liu@monash.eduNanotechnology Research Programs/Activities:
Dr. Zhe Liu is a computational materials and mechanics scientist. His current research interests include:(1) Mass transport in advanced functional nanoporous materials (e.g., CNT, graphene membrane/foams, zeolite, 'intelligent' flexible MOF/ZIF)
(2) Mechanics of nanomaterials and nanostructures (e.g., nanotubes, graphene, graphite, etc.)
Physics of electromechanical actuation materials in NEMS/MEMS
(3) Thermodynamic, electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of semiconductor and metal alloys and nano-heterostructures (e.g., superlattices)
Scale of Nanotechnology Research Effort:
6 PhD students, 1 postdoc, and 1 research assistant.Nanotechnology research facilities:
High performance computing facilities from NCI and Monash Sun Grid.First-principles computational software; In-house computational materials design codes.
