My name is Zhiqiang Shen. I am a PhD candidate at university of Connecticut. My current research interests focus on multi-scale modelling of nanoparticle mediated drug delivery and polymeric materials. Utilizing computational simulation as a basic tool, I am excited about the research in two different perspectives: (1) Revealing the physical mechanisms behind a drug delivery process or material property; (2) Designing molecular structure to improve the performance of a nanoparticle in drug delivery or the mechanical properties of polymeric materials.
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Contact Me:
E-mail: zhiqiang.shen@uconn.edu
Address: 191 Auditorium Road, Unit 3139, Storrs, CT 06269-3139
Awards and Fellowships
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University of Connecticut
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General Electric Company Graduate Fellowship 2016-2017
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The First Prize of Mechanical Engineering Research Competition 2017
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The First Prize of Mechanical Engineering in 4th Annual Graduate Poster Competition 2018
China University of Mining & Technology
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National Scholarship 2008-2009
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The First Prize Scholarship 2009-2010
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The Third Prize of Mechanics Experiment Competition for National College Student 2010
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The Second Prize Scholarship 2010-2011
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Third Prize of Zhou Peiyuan Mechanics Competition 2011
Conference Presentations
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Zhiqiang Shen, Martin Kröger and Ying Li (2017). Computational Design of Core-Polyethylene Glycol-Lipid Shell (CPLS) Nanoparticles and their Potential as Drug Delivery Vehicles. The 54th Annual Technical Meeting: Society of Engineering Science ASME-AMD Joint Conference. July 25-28 Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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Zhiqiang Shen, Martin Kröger and Ying Li (2018). Computational Design of Core-Polyethylene Glycol-Lipid Shell (CPLS) Nanoparticles and their Potential as Drug Delivery Vehicles. 8th Annual NEW.Mech, MIT, Boston, MA, USA (Poster)
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Zhiqiang Shen, Martin Kröger and Ying Li (2018). Computational Design of Core-Polyethylene Glycol-Lipid Shell (CPLS) Nanoparticles and their Potential as Drug Delivery Vehicles. 74th New England Complex Fluids Workgroup. New Heaven, CT, USA
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Zhiqiang Shen, Huilin Ye and Ying Li (2018). Understanding receptor-mediated endocytosis of elastic nanoparticles through coarse grained molecular dynamic simulation. 9th Annual NEW.Mech, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Poster)
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Zhiqiang Shen, Huilin Ye, Martin Kröger and Ying Li (2018). Aggregation of polyethylene glycol polymers suppresses receptor-mediated endocytosis of PEGylated liposomes. 77th New England Complex Fluids Workgroup. Harvard University, MA, USA
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Zhiqiang Shen, Huilin Ye, Martin Kröger and Ying Li (2018). Understanding the Interfacial Self-healing of Nanocomposite Hydrogel through Coarse-grained Molecular Dynamic Simulation. 2018 conference of Engineering Mechanics Institute, MIT, MA, USA