Biography
Joshua Lequieu's research is focused on developing predictive multi-scale models of nano-structured soft matter. By combining insights from materials science and biology, his research seeks to provide a mechanistic understanding of complex molecular systems with applications ranging from energy to human health.
A central component of his research is a multi-scale strategy that bridges atomistic, coarse-grained, and field-theoretic simulations, thereby providing the ability to examine phenomena that span many length and time scales.
His current research interests are in block polymer self-assembly, nanoporous materials, and chromatin.
Degrees / Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California - Santa Barbara, 2017 - 2019
- PhD, Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 2017
- BS, Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 2010
Research Areas
Areas of Study
Academic Distinctions
- 2024 NSF CAREER Award
- 2021 Charles E. Kaufman Foundation New Investigator Award
- 2019 Edward J. Kramer Prize in Materials, University of California -- Santa Barbara
- 2017 William Rainey Harper Dissertation Fellowship, University of Chicago
Select Publications
- J. Lequieu, “Quantitative Equivalence and Performance Comparison of Particle and Field-Theoretic Simulations”, Macromolecules, 57, 10870–10884 (2024). DOI:10.1021/acs.macromol.4c02034
- A. Golembeski, J. Lequieu, “A Molecular View into the Structure and Dynamics of Phase-Separated Chromatin”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 128, 10593–10603 (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c04420
- J. Lequieu, “Combining Particle and Field-Theoretic Polymer Models with Multi-Representation Simulations”, J. Chem. Phys., 158, 244902 (2023). DOI:
10.1063/5.0153104
- J. Lequieu, T. Quah, K. T. Delaney, G. H. Fredrickson, “Complete Photonic Band Gaps with Nonfrustrated ABC Bottlebrush Block Polymers”, ACS Macro Lett., 9,
1074–1080 (2020). DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00380