Chrisy Xiyu Du, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

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POST 207A

1680 East-West Rd.

Honolulu, Hawai'i

I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Before that, I was a Research Associate/Postdoctoral Fellow working with Professor Michael Brenner at Harvard University. I earned my Ph.D. in physics from University of Michigan, working with Professor Sharon Glotzer and Professor Greg van Anders.

I am interested in soft materials design for the next generation. Currently, I use a combination of theoretical and computational tools ranging from information theory to particle based simulations to design building blocks that self-assemble into intricate structures and perform functions just like in the movie Big Hero 6.

Selected Publications

  1. Programming patchy particles for materials assembly design
    Ella M King, Chrisy Xiyu Du, Qian-Ze Zhu, and 2 more authors
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2024
    Paper Link arXiv Press
  2. A snapshot review on soft materials assembly design utilizing machine learning methods
    Maya M Martirossyan, Hongjin Du, Julia Dshemuchadse, and 1 more author
    MRS Advances 2024
    Paper Link arXiv
  3. Programming interactions in magnetic handshake materials
    Chrisy Xiyu Du, Hanyu Alice Zhang, Tanner G Pearson, and 4 more authors
    Soft Matter 2022
    Paper Link arXiv
  4. Inverse design of compression-induced solid–solid transitions in colloids
    Chrisy Xiyu Du, Greg Anders, Julia Dshemuchadse, and 2 more authors
    Molecular Simulation 2020
    Paper Link
  5. Shape-driven solid–solid transitions in colloids
    Chrisy Xiyu Du, Greg Anders, Richmond S Newman, and 1 more author
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017
    Paper Link arXiv Press