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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Dynamics of Motile Flagella in Fluid Media
Cheng, X. (PI)
NIH NIGMS NATL INST OF GENERAL
4/1/26 → 1/31/27
Project: Research project
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Experimental study of the microscopic dynamics of bacterial turbulence
Cheng, X. (PI)
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
10/1/25 → 9/30/28
Project: Research project
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Collaborative: Substrate-mediated control of drop impact dynamics
Cheng, X. (PI)
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
7/1/25 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
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Experimental study of fluid transport and mixing by rotating helical filaments at low Reynolds numbers.
Cheng, X. (PI)
AMER CHEM SOC PETROLEUM RESEARCH FUND
1/1/25 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
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Collaborative research: A study of the collective dynamics of multiple flagella in a bacterial bundle.
Cheng, X. (PI)
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
7/1/24 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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Density-controlled reversal of collective migration in bacterial aerotaxis
Ghosh, D., Chakrabarti, B. & Cheng, X., Jul 1 2026, In: Physical Review Research. 8, 3, 033059.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inertia-Dilatancy Interplay Governs Shear Thickening Drop Impact
Mobaseri, A., Gordillo, L., Burton, C., Yoon, S., Lee, D., Kumar, S., Driscoll, M. M. & Cheng, X., Apr 10 2026, In: Physical review letters. 136, 14, 148201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Seeing New Depths: Three-Dimensional Flow of a Free-Swimming Alga
Pradipta, G., Lee, W., Tran, V., Welch, K., Sankar, S. K., Kim, Y., Kumar, S., Yong, X., Hong, J., Lim, S. & Cheng, X., Apr 1 2026, In: Physical Review X. 16, 2, 021019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamics of rotating helices in a viscous fluid
Zang, C., Omodt, L., Dasgupta, M. & Cheng, X., Jun 13 2025, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1013, R1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maximum spreading of impacting shear-thinning and shear-thickening drops
Mobaseri, A., Kumar, S. & Cheng, X., Jun 3 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 122, 22, e2500163122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Data for The colloidal nature of complex fluids enhances bacterial motility
Kamdar, S., Shin, S., Leishangthem, P., Francis, L. F., Xu, X. & Cheng, X., Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, Jan 19 2022
DOI: 10.13020/nfr5-te36, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/226078
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