Prof. Dr. Youchuang Chao

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsStatistical Physics, Soft Matter, Biological Physics, Nonlinear Dynamics
Keywordsliquid-liquid phase separation, thin liquid films, surface forces, wetting dynamics, multicomponent droplets

Current contact address

CountryPeople's Republic of China
CityHarbin
InstitutionHarbin Institute of Technology (HIT)
InstituteSchool of Energy Science and Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Stefan KarpitschkaAbteilung Dynamik komplexer Fluide, Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation, Göttingen
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2022

Programme(s)

2021Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2025Youchuang Chao, Hansol Jeon, and Stefan Karpitschka: Nonmonotonic Motion of Sliding Droplets on Strained Soft Solids. In: Physical Review Letters 134, 2025, 184001
2023Hansol Jeon, Youchuang Chao, and Stefan Karpitschka: Moving wetting ridges on ultrasoft gels. In: Physical Review E, 108, 2023, 024611
2022Youchuang Chao, Olinka Ramírez-Soto, Christian Bahr and Stefan Karpitschka: How liquid-liquid phase separation induces active spreading. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119, 2022, e2203510119