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Tian Tang Assistant Professor Canada Research Chair in Nano-biomolecular Hybrid Materials Alberta Ingenuity New Faculty Office: 5-8K Mech. Eng. Bldg. Phone: (780) 492-5467 Fax: (780) 492-2200 Email: tian.tang@ualberta.ca

Biography

   
Research Interests

Dr. Tang's research interests interface with applied mechanics (solid mechanics, fracture, contact mechanics and adhesion, statistical mechanics) and materials science (mechanical behavior of materials and structures at micro- to nano- scales and in biological systems). Current research areas include

• Physics of carbon nanotubes and CNT-based devices
• Multi-scale modeling and simulation of nano-biomolecular hybrid materials
• Adhesion in biological and biomimetic systems
• Statistical theory for the failure mechanism of compliant solids
  

Awards/Honors

Alberta Ingenuity New Faculty Award (2009)
Outstanding Young Adhesion Scientist Award (2009)
Canada Research Chair (Tier II) (2007)

Journal Publications

1.	T. Tang and N.J. Glassmaker, "On the Inextensible Elastica Model for the Collapse of Nanotubes", Math. Mech. Solids, accepted (2009).
2.	C. Sun and T. Tang, "Structure of a Polyelectrolyte around an Electronically-responsive Cylinder", J. Colloid Interface Sci., accepted (2009).
3.	O. Malysheva, T. Tang and P. Schiavone, "Adhesion between a Charged Particle in an Electrolyte Solution and a Charged Substrate: Electrostatic and van der Waals Interactions", J. Colloid Interface Sci., 327, 251-260 (2008).
4.	T. Tang and A. Jagota, "Model for Modulation of Source-Drain Current in a CNT-FET by Electrochemical Gating", J. Comp. Theor. Nanosci., 5, 1989-1996 (2008).
5.	B. Nadler and T. Tang, "Decohesion of a Rigid Punch from Non-linear Membrane Undergoing Finite Axisymmetric Deformation", Int. J. Non-linear Mechanics, 43, 716-721 (2008).
6.	M.B. Havener, V. Sica, T. Tang and A. Jagota, "Biomimetic Core-Shell Fibril for Enhanced Adhesion", Langmuir, 24, 6182-6188 (2008).
7.	C. Khripin, T. Tang and A. Jagota, “Deformation of a Sheet with Coupling between Elasticity and Concentration”, J. Phys. Chem., Part B: Soft Condens. Matter Biophys. Chem., 112, 722-726 (2008).
8.	S. Manohar, T. Tang and A. Jagota, "Structure of Homopolymer DNA-CNT Hybrids", J. Phys. Chem., Part C: Nanomater., Interfaces, Hard Matter, 111, 17835-17845 (2007).
9.	C.Y. Hui, A. Jagota, L. Shen, W. Noderer, N.J. Glassmaker, T. Tang and S. Vajpayee, “Design of Bio-inspired Fibrillar Interfaces for Contact and Adhesion – Theory and Experiments”, J. Adh. Sci. Tech., 21, 1259-1280 (2007).
10.	A. Jagota, C.Y. Hui, N.J. Glassmaker and T. Tang, “Mechanics of Bioinspired and Biomimetic Fibriallar Interfaces”, MRS Bulletin, 32, 492-495 (2007).
11.	T. Tang, A. Jagota and C.Y. Hui, " Line of Charges in Electrolyte Solution near a Half-space I. Counterion Condensation", J. Colloid Interface Sci., 299, 564-571 (2006).
12.	T. Tang, C.Y. Hui and A. Jagota, " Line of Charges in Electrolyte Solution near a Half-space II. Electric Field of a Single Charge", J. Colloid Interface Sci., 299, 572-579 (2006).
13.	T. Tang, A. Jagota, C.Y. Hui and M.K. Chaudhury, " Thermal Fluctuations Limit the Adhesive Strength of Compliant Solids", J. Adhesion, 82, 671-696 (2006); awarded "Distinguished Paper" at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society, February, 2006.
14.	T. Tang, C.Y. Hui and A. Jagota, "Adhesive Contact Driven by Electrostatic Forces", J. Appl. Phys., 99, 054906 (2006).
15.	T. Tang, A. Jagota, C.Y. Hui and N.J. Glassmaker, "Collapse of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes", J. Appl. Phys., 97, 074310 (2005); selected for publication on Virtual J. Nanoscale Sci. Tech., 11, April 4, 2005.
16.	T. Tang, A. Jagota and C.Y. Hui, "Adhesion between Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes", J. Appl. Phys., 97, 074304 (2005); selected for publication on Virtual J. Nanoscale Sci. Tech., 11, April 4, 2005.
17.	T. Tang, C.Y. Hui and N.J. Glassmaker, "Can a Fibrillar Interface be Stronger and Tougher than a Non-fibrillar One", J. R. Soc., Interface, 2, 505-516 (2005).
18.	T. Tang and C.Y. Hui, "Decohesion of a Rigid Punch from an Elastic Layer: Transition from 'Flaw Sensitive' to 'Flaw Insensitive' Regime", J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys., 43, 3628-3637 (2005).
19.	T. Tang, C.Y. Hui, H.G. Retsos and E.J. Kramer, "Characterization of a Fracture Specimen for Crack Growth in Epoxy due to Thermal Fatigue", Eng. Fract. Mech., 72, 791-805 (2005).
20.	C.Y. Hui, T. Tang, Y.Y. Lin and M.K. Chaudhury, "Failure of Elastomeric Polymers due to Rate Dependent Bond Rupture", Langmuir, 20, 6052-6064 (2004).
21.	C.Y. Hui, N.J. Glassmaker, T. Tang and A. Jagota, "Design of Biomimetic Fibrillar Interfaces: 2. Mechanics of Enhanced Adhesion", J. R. Soc., Interface, 1, 35-48 (2004).
22.	X.C. You, Z. Zhuang and T. Tang, "Dynamic Ductile Fracture Toughness Test and Simulation for the Ultra-high Pressure Gas Pipelines Interacting with Supersonic Jet Stream", Key Eng. Mater., 243-244, 381-386 (2003).

Courses

• MEC E 683 Statistical Mechanics with Applications (Fall 2009)
• MEC E 362 Mechanics of Machines (Winter 2010)
• EN PH 131 Mechanics (Winter 2010)