Dr Zekun Wang
UKRI Fellow, Ichno Terri
Summary
I am currently working at the interface between computational mechanics and paleontology, based on my previous and ongoing research on the modelling & analyses of particulate flows with coupled CFD-DEM. My knowledge in mechanics and mathematics helps me reproduce the formation of trace fossils dating back to Ediacaran, giving hints to the early complex animals' diversification and evolution of mobility. My skillsets in fluid dynamics also facilitate the research on the evolution of mechanical functional organs.
Qualifications
Degrees
- PhD., Peking University, China, 2017 - 2022
- B.S., Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China, 2013 - 2017
Certifications
- Best Student Presentation Award, 13th OpenFOAM Workshop
- Student Award for Excellence in Research, The International Association of Applied Mechanics
- Emerald Literati Award, Highly Commended Papers, Emerald Group Publishing (United Kingdom), Bingley, United Kingdom
- Membership, The Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China
- Best Student Presentation Award, 3rd International Symposium on Computational Particle Technology
- Membership, The International Association of Applied Mechanics
- Membership, The Palaeontological Association
Academic
- Assistant Research Fellow, Peking University, College of Engineering & Nanchang Innovation Research Institute, China, 2022 - 2023
Highlighted publications
- Wang Z, Edgecombe GD, Hou J-B (2024) Function of flow wakes for queuing trilobites: Positioning rather than drag reduction – Criteria for drag force assessment in palaeontological CFD simulations. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 646, 112239 - 112239. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112239
- Wang Z, Davies NS, Liu AG, Minter NJ, Rahman IA (2024) Identifying signatures of the earliest benthic bulldozers in emergent subaerial conditions during the colonization of land by animals. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1629
- Wang Z, Rahman IA (2023) Quantitative ichnology: a novel framework to determine the producers of locomotory trace fossils with the ichnogenus Gordia as a case study. Palaeontology 66, doi: 10.1111/pala.12686
- Wang Z, Teng Y, Liu M (2019) A semi-resolved CFD–DEM approach for particulate flows with kernel based approximation and Hilbert curve based searching strategy. Journal of Computational Physics 384, 151 - 169. doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2019.01.017
Highlighted publications
- Wang Z, Edgecombe GD, Hou J-B (2024) Function of flow wakes for queuing trilobites: Positioning rather than drag reduction – Criteria for drag force assessment in palaeontological CFD simulations. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 646, 112239 - 112239. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2024.112239
- Wang Z, Davies NS, Liu AG, Minter NJ, Rahman IA (2024) Identifying signatures of the earliest benthic bulldozers in emergent subaerial conditions during the colonization of land by animals. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 291, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2024.1629
- Wang Z, Rahman IA (2023) Quantitative ichnology: a novel framework to determine the producers of locomotory trace fossils with the ichnogenus Gordia as a case study. Palaeontology 66, doi: 10.1111/pala.12686
- Wang Z, Teng Y, Liu M (2019) A semi-resolved CFD–DEM approach for particulate flows with kernel based approximation and Hilbert curve based searching strategy. Journal of Computational Physics 384, 151 - 169. doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2019.01.017