Jay X. Tang
Professor of Physics, Professor of Engineering
Physics
Brown Engineering
United States of America
Biography
Professor Jay X Tang received his BS from Peking University, and PhD of Physics from Brandeis University. After postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School, he served as assistant professor of physics at Indiana University from 1999-2002. Since 2003, he has been on the faculty at Brown University. He is currently Professor of Physics and Engineering. Professor Tang's research area is experimental biophysics. His research focuses on cell mechanics and motility. The biological questions he attempts to address include morphology, pattern formation, force generation and motility of bacteria and other cells. Professor Tang enjoys teaching of physics and biophysics. In his spare time, he enjoys playing with kids and playing card games such as bridge.
Research Interest
Physics
