Changqian Yu

Changqian Yu received his B.S. in chemistry from the University of Science and Technology of China in 2009 and then started his Ph.D. study with Steve Granick at the University of Illinois. He uses single-molecule fluorescence methods to study polymer dynamics at interfaces and under confinement.

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Confined liquid controversies near closure?

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Steve Granick, Sung Chul Bae, Subhalakshmi Kumar, and Changqian Yu, Published August 30, 2010

atomic-molecular | soft-matter

New experiments resolve differences in measuring the viscosity of liquids confined to thin films at the molecular level.