Li Ye

Education:

• B.S. in Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, 2010 - 2014
• Ph.D. in Physcis, Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014 - 2018

Research interest:

• Bacterial locomotion, phase transition of active matter, quantitative model in biological system and liquid droplet impact.

Research and Professional Experience:

• 2018 - 2019.  Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  Advisor: Prof. Yilin Wu
  Topic: Phase transition in 2D active matter
• 2014 - 2018.  Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  Advisor: Prof. Yilin Wu
  Topic: Bacterial cohesive motion in 2D confinement; Bacterial long-range transport behavior.
• 2012 - 2014.  Research Assistant, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China.
  Advisor: Prof. Fan Jin
  Topic: Electrostatic interaction between particles at 2D interface; Fluid control platform for micro-flow system.

Publications:

1. Li, Y., Zhai, H., Sanchez, S., Kearns, D. B., and Wu, Y. (2017). Noncontact cohesive swimming of bacteria in two-dimensional liquid films. Physical review letters, 119(1), 018101.
2. Gao, P., Xing, X., Li, Y., Ngai, T., and Jin, F. (2014). Charging and discharging of single colloidal particles at oil/water interfaces. Scientific reports, 4, 4778.

Conference Presentations:

• Li, Y., Liang, Y. and Wu, Y. (2019). Bacterial Spreading and Transport via Surface Tension Driven Flows. In BLAST XV Meeting, New Orleans, USA.
• Li, Y., and Wu, Y. (2018). Bacterial Colony Spreading via Surface Tension Driven Flows. In APS March Meeting 2018, Los Angeles, USA.
• Li, Y., Zhai, H., Sanchez, S., Kearns, D., and Wu, Y. (2016). Two-dimensional swimming behavior of bacteria. In APS March Meeting 2016, Baltimore, USA.

Teaching Experience:

• Engineering Physics (Teaching Assistant), 2014 - 2017
• MATLAB workshop (Keynote Speaker), 2016

Awards and Honors:

• 2016-2017, C N Yang Scholarship for Postgraduate Students, Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
• 2016-2017, Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 2015-2016, Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Others:

• Proficient in microbiology experiment:
  bacteria cultivation, plasmid transformation and microscope operation
• Proficient in imaging techniques and image processing:
  built an automatic photograph system, starting from scratch; built a total internal reflection fluorescence microscope; developed and maintain a cell tracking software.
• Proficient in MATLAB:
  skilled in software development and data analysis in MATLAB; taught MATLAB workshop to graduate students.
• Basic physical electronics:
  built temperature control systems, realized automatic image acquisition via microcontroller.