Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Cheng Zhu is currently an engineer in the Engineering Directorate of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). He received his PhD from Oklahoma State University majoring in chemical engineering with a concentration in solid freeform fabrication of colloidal materials. After that, he took a postdoc position at LLNL and develops core competencies in additive manufacturing. Cheng’s research interests encompass colloidal processing of materials, rheology of complex fluids, direct-write manufacturing, and process modeling and optimization. He also has extensive practical experience in fabricating multiscale functional materials using 3D printing techniques.