Leung, Kwan-Tai / Research Fellow

Research Interest

• Statistical mechanics of non-equilibrium phase transitions and critical phenomena
• modeling of complex dynamical phenomena, including fracture in disordered media, earthquakes, and self-organizing systems

Experience

• Research Associate, University of Georgia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Assistant Research Fellow,Associate Research Fellow

Publication

Journal Papers

• [1]     Chih-Wen Yang, 「Kwan-Tai Leung*」, Ren-Feng Ding, Hsien-Chen Ko, Yi-Hsien Lu,Chung-Kai Fang, Ing-Shouh Hwang*, 2018, “Lateral Force Microscopy of Interfacial Nanobubbles: Friction Reduction and Novel Frictional Behavior”, Scientific REPORTS, 8:3125. (SCIE) (IF: 4.997; SCI ranking: 25.7%)
  
  
• [2]     Fu-Lai Wen*, Kwan-tai Leung, and Hsuan-Yi Chen, 2016, “Spontaneous symmetry breaking for geometrical trajectories of actin-based motility in three dimensions”, PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 94, 012401. (SCIE) (IF: 2.707; SCI ranking: 47.1%,17.9%)
  
  
• [3]     Fu-Lai Wen, Hsuan-Yi Chen, and 「Kwan-tai Leung*」, 2016, “Statistics of actin-propelled trajectories in noisy environments”, PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 93, 062405. (SCIE) (IF: 2.707; SCI ranking: 47.1%,17.9%)
  
  
• [4]     F.-L. Wen, K.-t. Leung, H.-Y. Chen*, 2012, “Curved trajectories of actin-based motility in two dimensions”, EUROPHYSICS LETTERS, 98, 38005.
  
  
• [5]     F.-L. Wen, K.-t. Leung, H.-Y. Chen*, 2012, “Trajectories of Listeria-type motility in two dimensions”, PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 86, 061902. (SCIE) (IF: 2.707; SCI ranking: 47.1%,17.9%)
  
  
• [6]     「K.-t. Leung*」, Z. Neda, 2010, “Criticality and pattern formation in fracture by residual stresses”, PHYSICAL REVIEW E, 82, 046118. (SCIE) (IF: 2.707; SCI ranking: 47.1%,17.9%)
  
  
• [7]     K.-t. Leung*, H.-Y. Chen, 2007, “Flocking states of self-propelling particles in free space”, Int. J. Mod. Phys., B21, 3954.
  
  
• [8]     H.-Y. Chen and K.-t. Leung*, 2006, “Rotating states of self-propelling particles in two dimensions”, Phys. Rev. E., 73(056107), 1-2. (SCIE) (IF: 2.707; SCI ranking: 47.1%,17.9%)
  
  
• [9]     Hu CK, Leung KT and Wu MC, 2005, “Statphys-Taiwan-2004: Biologically motivated statistical physics and related problems - Proceedings of the 7th Taiwan International Symposium on Statistical Physics, held at Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 22-26 June, 2004 - Preface”, PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 350(1), XI~XII. (SCIE) (IF: 3.778; SCI ranking: 33.7%)
  
  
• [10]     Hu CK and Leung K, 2003, “Statphys-Taiwan-2002: Lattice models and complex systems - Proceedings of the 2nd APCTP and 6th Taiwan International Symposium on Statistical Physics, held at Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 26 May-29 May 2002, and at Hui-Sun Forest Area, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 30 May-1 June 2002 - In honour of Professor Fa-Yueh Wu on the occoasion of his 70th birthday - Preface”, PHYSICA A-STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 321(1-2), XXI~XXII. (SCIE) (IF: 3.778; SCI ranking: 33.7%)