• Ph.D., 2010, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa
• M.S., 2004, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
• B.S., 2001, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

• August 2010 - now Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa

• Laboratory strongly-coupled dusty plasma (experiments and simulations)
• Soft condensed matter physics
• Scanning probe microscopy
• Electrochemical deposition

24. Yan Feng, J. Goree, Bin Liu, and E. G. D. Cohen
Green-Kubo relation for viscosity tested using experimental data for a two-dimensional dusty plasma
PHYSICAL REVIEW E, Vol. 84, 046412 (2011) (pdf)

23. W.D.Suranga Ruhunusiri, J. Goree, Yan Feng, and Bin Liu
Polygon construction to investigate melting in two-dimensional strongly coupled dusty plasma
PHYSICAL REVIEW E, Vol. 83, 066402 (2011) (pdf)

22. Yan Feng, J. Goree, and Bin Liu
Errors in particle tracking velocimetry with high-speed cameras
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, Vol. 82, 053707 (2011) (pdf)

21. Yan Feng, J. Goree, and Bin Liu
Viscosity calculated in simulations of strongly-coupled dusty plasmas with gas friction (invited paper)
PHYSICS OF PLASMAS, Vol. 18, 057301 (2011) (pdf)

20. Yan Feng, J. Goree, and Bin Liu
Identifying anomalous diffusion and melting in dusty plasmas
PHYSICAL REVIEW E, Vol. 82, 036403 (2010) (pdf)

19. Bin Liu, J. Goree, and Yan Feng
Mode coupling for phonons in a single-layer dusty plasma crystal
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Vol. 105, 085004 (2010) (pdf)
Erratum: Mode coupling for phonons in a single-layer dusty plasma crystal
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Vol. 105, 269901 (2010) (pdf)

18. Yan Feng, J. Goree, and Bin Liu
Viscoelasticity of 2D liquids quantified in a dusty plasma experiment
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Vol. 105, 025002 (2010) (pdf)
arXiv:1006.3052 [cond-mat.soft]

17. Yan Feng, J. Goree, and Bin Liu
Evolution of shear-induced melting in a dusty plasma
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Vol. 104, 165003 (2010) (pdf)
arXiv:1004.0661 [cond-mat.soft]

16. Bin Liu, J. Goree, and Yan Feng
Non-Gaussian statistics and superdiffusion in a driven-dissipative dusty plasma
PHYSICAL REVIEW E, Vol. 78, 046403 (2008) (pdf)

14. Yan Feng, J. Goree, and Bin Liu
Solid superheating observed in two-dimensional strongly-coupled dusty plasma
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, Vol. 100, 205007 (2008) (pdf)
arXiv:0805.0126 [cond-mat.soft]

13. Y. Feng, J. Goree, and Bin Liu
Accurate particle position measurement from images
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, Vol. 78, 053704 (2007) (pdf)
Selected for Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research, Vol. 13, 10 (2007)

12. G.Z. Sun, P.H. Wu, Y. Feng, Z.M. Ji, S.Z. Yang, M. Wang, W.W. Xu, and L. Kang
Pulsed laser deposition of LaNiO3 and YBa2Cu3O7-delta/LaNiO3 on SrTiO3 buffered (100) MgO
THIN SOLID FILMS, Vol. 471, 248 (2005)

11. H.W. Cheng, X.J. Zhang, S.T. Zhang, Y. Feng, Y.F. Chen, Z.G. Liu, and G.X. Cheng
Combinatorial studies of (1-x)Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-xBaTiO(3) thin-film chips
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, Vol. 85, 2319 (2004)

10. X. Yang, X.L. Wu, Y. Feng, J. Li, and M. Jiang
Forced polarization of alpha-sapphire induced by coated LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 films
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, Vol. 84, 2623 (2004)

9. M. Wang, Y. Feng, G.W. Yu, W.T. Gao, S. Zhong, R.W. Peng, and N.B. Ming
Self-organization of nanostructured copper filament array by electrochemical deposition
SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS, Vol. 36, 197 (2004)

8. Y. Wang, Y. Cao, M. Wang, S. Zhong, M.Z. Zhang, Y. Feng, R.W. Peng, X.P. Hao, and N.B. Ming
Spontaneous formation of periodic nanostructured film by electrodeposition: Experimental observations and modeling
PHYSICAL REVIEW E, Vol. 69, 021607 (2004)

7. C.H. Song, W. Li, J. Ma, J. Gu, Y.Y. Yao, Y. Feng, X.M. Lu, J.S. Zhu, Y.N. Wang, W.L.H. Chan, and C.L. Choy
Ferroelectric properties of Bi3.25-x/3La0.75Ti3-xNbxO12 films prepared by pulsed laser deposition
SOLID STATE COMMUNICATIONS, Vol. 129, 775 (2004)

6. Y.H. Wang, G.D. Xu, X.J. Zhang, Y. Feng, W.S. Tang, G.X. Cheng, and Y.Y. Zhu
Structural and optical properties of Bi4-xNdxTi3O12 thin films prepared by metal-organic solution deposition
MATERIALS LETTERS, Vol. 58, 813 (2004)

5. R.Z. Zhang, W.Y. Zhu, M.Y. Xia, and Y. Feng
Morphology of cultured human epidermal melanocytes observed by atomic force microscopy
PIGMENT CELL RESEARCH, Vol. 17, 62 (2004)

4. Z.J. Chen, Y. Wang, Y. Feng, X.Q. Jiang, C.Z. Yang, and M. Wang
Synthesis of hydroxyl-terminated copolymer of styrene and 4-vinylpyridine via nitroxide-mediated living radical polymerization
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Vol. 91, 1842 (2004)

3. J. Zhu, Z.G. Liu, and Y. Feng
Thermal stability and electrical properties of pulsed laser-deposited Hf-silicate thin films for high-k gate dielectric applications
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, Vol. 36, 3051 (2003)

2. G.Z. Sun, P.H. Wu, Y. Feng, S.X. Fan, Z.M. Ji, S.Z. Yang, M. Wang, W.W. Xu, and L. Kang
Pulsed laser deposition of YBa2Cu3O7-delta/I/LaNiO3 trilayers (I = SrTiO3,CeO2 or Eu2CuO4) on (100) SrTiO3 substrates
SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 16, 897 (2003)

1. Q.Y. Shao, A.D. Li, H.Q. Ling, D. Wu, Y. Wang, Y. Feng, S.Z. Yang, Z.G. Liu, M. Wang, and N.B. Ming
Growth and characterization of Al2O3 gate dielectric films by low-pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING, Vol. 66, 842 (2003)

Talks

16. Yan Feng, J. Goree and Bin Liu
Viscosity quantified in a 2D dusty plasma experiment
53rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2011

15. Yan Feng
Viscosity Quantified in 2D Dusty Plasma Experiment (invited talk)
38th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Chicago, IL, June 2011

14. Yan Feng
Experimental Measurement of Viscoelasticity of Strongly-Coupled Dusty Plasma (invited talk)
52nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Chicago, IL, November 2010

13. W.D. Suranga Ruhunusiri, Yan Feng, Bin Liu, and John Goree
Tiling analysis of melting in strongly-coupled dusty plasma
52nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Chicago, IL, November 2010

12. Bin Liu, John Goree, and Yan Feng
Mode coupling for waves in a single-layer dusty plasma crystal
52nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Chicago, IL, November 2010

11. Yan Feng, J. Goree and Bin Liu
Viscoelasticity of two-dimensional dusty plasmas
Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Processing Science, New London, NH, July 2010

10. Yan Feng, J. Goree and Bin Liu
Viscoelasticity of two-dimensional dusty plasmas
37th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, Norfolk, VA, June 2010

9. Yan Feng, J. Goree and Bin Liu
Time dependence of shear-induced melting and subsequent solidification in a 2D dusty plasma
12th Workshop of the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Boulder, CO, May 2009

8. John Goree, Yan Feng, and Bin Liu
Detection of solid superheating in 2D dusty plasmas
12th Workshop of the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Boulder, CO, May 2009

7. W. D. Suranga Ruhunusiri, Yan Feng, John Goree, and Bin Liu
Improving the accuracy of the moment method for measuring particle positions
12th Workshop of the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Boulder, CO, May 2009

6. Yan Feng
Solid superheating observed in two-dimensional strongly-coupled dusty plasma
11th Annual James F. Jakobsen Conference, the University of Iowa, March 2009

5. John Goree, Yan Feng, and Bin Liu
Superheating of a dusty plasma crystal
50th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Dallas, TX, November 2008

4. Yan Feng
Accurate particle position measurement from images
10th Annual James F. Jakobsen Conference, the University of Iowa, March 2008

3. Yan Feng, John Goree, and Bin Liu
Heating and cooling in dusty plasmas
49th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, Orlando, FL, November 2007

2. Bin Liu, John Goree, and Yan Feng
Self-diffusion and superdiffusion in 2D liquid dusty plasmas
11th Workshop of the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Williamsburg, VA, June 2006

1. Yan Feng, John Goree, and Bin Liu
Pixel-locking errors in measuring particle positions in dusty plasmas
11th Workshop of the Physics of Dusty Plasmas, Williamsburg, VA, June 2006

11. Simulations of viscosity for 2D dusty plasma. Apr. 30, 2012

10. Dynamics of laser-driven flows in a 2D dusty plasma. Oct. 24, 2011

9. Quantifying viscosity using microscopic vs. macroscopic shear for a dusty plasma. Feb. 28, 2011

8. Identifying anomalous diffusion in dusty plasmas. Oct. 11, 2010

7. Wavenumber-dependent viscosity in 2D dusty plasma. Apr. 26, 2010

6. Discovery of two stages in the development of shear flow as a dusty plasma melts. Sep. 21, 2009

5. Evolution of shear in dusty plasmas. May. 4, 2009

4. How viscosity depends on wavenumber in dusty plasma. Nov. 10, 2008

3. Superheating of dusty plasmas. Apr. 14, 2008

2. Heating and cooling in dusty plasmas. Oct. 29, 2007

1. Image analysis methods for measuring particle positions. Nov. 13, 2006

Academic Resources:

• Our research group
• APS
• AIP

Interests: Chinese Wild Feline Conservation, National Geographic, Discovery

Last updated: May 8, 2012