"Computational physics is a fast-growing area without limits. It is low-cost but powerful, and accessible to everyone with a computer. Students can learn how to think critically and solve real-world problems by computer modeling. My Wells colleagues are versatile, friendly, and willing to share their expertise, and I am impressed with the excellent quality of the students."




 
 
Xiaoliang “Leon” Zhu
 
 

Professor Zhu likes to teach in a small class where he can work closely with individual students. His research interests include, but are not limited to, Monte Carlo simulations and condensed matter physics. He is currently working on compressible 3-D Ising models, and looks forward to collaborating with people from neighboring universities on nano technology and computational finance.

Education:
1998     B.S., University of Science and Technology of China
2002     M.S. University of Georgia, Computer Science
2005     Ph.D. University of Georgia, Physics

Select Publications:
Xiaoliang Zhu, F. Tavazza, David P. Landau, and B. Deunweg, "Critical
Behavior of an Elastic Ising Antiferromagnet at Constant Pressure."
Physics Review B 72 (2005): 1040-42.

Xiaoliang Zhu, David P. Landau, and N. Branco, "Critical Behavior of an
Elastic Ising Model on a Stacked Triangular Lattice." Submitted for
publication in Physics Review B.

Linli Wang, Xiaoliang Zhu, Chaoshu Shi, Yonghu Chen, "Temperature
Dependence of PbWO4:Pr Luminescence," J. Chinese Rare Earth
Society 17 (1999): 725.

Xiaoliang Zhu, Xiaoling Ye, Chaoshu Shi, Changxin Guo. "Luminescent
Properties of PbWO4:Pr Scintillator." J. Chinese Rare Earth Society 16 (1998): 1123.

Courses Taught:
Fundamentals of Physics II
Applied and Computational Mathematics

Last updated: 10/04/2005

 


Assistant Professor of Physics

xzhu@wells.edu
315.364.3287
Stratton 207