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Biography
Dr. Yuan Cheng received her Bachelor degree from the Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Fudan University, China in July 2003, and Ph.D degree from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore in April 2008. Before join in Monash Suzhou, she worked at the Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) in Singapore from 2007 till Feb 2021 as Senior Scientist and Group Manager. During Feb. till Jun. 2009 she visited Brown University, USA as a visiting scholar. She has edited two books and has been serving as the Guest Editor of International Journal of Computational Methods, and Nanoscale Advances. She is elected as Fellow of International Association for Computational Mechanics. She has published over 100 journal papers with an H-index of 37.
Research interests
Multiscale modelling on bio-inspired materials
Mechanical properties of nanomaterials and interface between nanomaterials and biomaterials
Machine learning for material science
Skin research with applications in consumer care industry and wearable device
Supervision interests
- Molecular Modeling for design of bioinspired materials
2. Microscopic mechanisms and macroscopic applications of flexible nanomaterials
3. Multiscale modelling of skin platform
4. Machine learning assisted analysis of protein structure prediction and drug design
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Hydrogel sensor-based drug delivery system for skin disease theragnostic
Cheng, Y. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Chen, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wu, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Cheng, L. (Supervisor)
10/03/24 → 10/03/28
Project: Research
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Insight into the structure-capacity relationship in biomass derived carbon for high-performance sodium-ion batteries
Sun, J., Sun, Y., Oh, J. A. S., Gu, Q., Zheng, W., Goh, M., Zeng, K., Cheng, Y. & Lu, L., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Energy Chemistry. 62, p. 497-504 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
60 Citations (Scopus) -
Dual-targeted carbon-dot-drugs nanoassemblies for modulating Alzheimer's related amyloid-β aggregation and inhibiting fungal infection
Yan, C., Wang, C., Shao, X., Shu, Q., Hu, X., Guan, P., Teng, Y. & Cheng, Y., Sept 2021, In: Materials Today Bio. 12, 10 p., 100167.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile34 Citations (Scopus) -
A stretchable and transparent electrode based on PEGylated silk fibroin for in vivo dual-modal neural-vascular activity probing
Cui, Y., Zhang, F., Chen, G., Yao, L., Zhang, N., Liu, Z., Li, Q., Zhang, F., Cui, Z., Zhang, K., Li, P., Cheng, Y., Zhang, S. & Chen, X., 26 Aug 2021, In: Advanced Materials. 33, 34, 9 p., 2100221.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
83 Citations (Scopus) -
Thermo-mechanical correlation in two-dimensional materials
Cheng, Y., Wu, X., Zhang, Z., Sun, Y., Zhao, Y., Zhang, Y. & Zhang, G., 2021, In: Nanoscale. 13, 3, p. 1425-1442 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
66 Citations (Scopus) -
Plasticizing Silk Protein for On-Skin Stretchable Electrodes
Chen, G., Matsuhisa, N., Liu, Z., Qi, D., Cai, P., Jiang, Y., Wan, C., Cui, Y., Leow, W. R., Liu, Z., Gong, S., Zhang, K. Q., Cheng, Y. & Chen, X., 24 May 2018, In: Advanced Materials. 30, 21, 7 p., 1800129.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
309 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Suzhou Industrial Park Young international discipline leaders
Cheng, Y. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Other distinction