Postdoctoral Fellow · KAUST

PDE Analysis

Zhiwen Zhang张志文

I am a postdoctoral fellow in mathematics specializing in the analysis of partial differential equations. My research interests include fluid dynamics, kinetic theory, and mathematical biology.

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Selected publications

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Landau damping for the Vlasov–Riesz system

Zhiwen Zhang

Nonlinear Differential Equations and Applications NoDEA · 2026

DOI
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Moment propagation of a Vlasov–Poisson system for ion flow in the quasi-neutral regime

Zhiwen Zhang

Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik · 77 (2026), article 30

DOI
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A note on Landau damping of two-species Vlasov–Poisson system

Renjun Duan and Zhiwen Zhang

Preprint · arXiv:2407.02822

arXiv

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Experience & education

2025 — Present

Academic appointment

Postdoctoral Fellow

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

2021 — 2025

Education

Ph.D. in Mathematics

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Supervisor: Prof. Renjun Duan
Thesis: Long time behaviour of solutions to the Vlasov–Poisson system

2017 — 2021

Education

B.S. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Harbin Institute of Technology

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Teaching

Teaching experience

Lecturer at KAUST

Mathematical Biology: Modeling and Analysis, Applied Mathematical School 2025.

Teaching Assistant at CUHK

Courses in analysis, calculus, probability, stochastic processes, and general mathematics, 2021–2025.

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Academic visits & talks

Academic activity

15th AIMS Conference

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · July 2026

17th SIAM East Asian Section Conference

Invited speaker · University of Macao · June 2024

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Visiting scholar · February 2026

Contact

Let’s discuss mathematics.

For research conversations, seminar invitations, and academic collaborations, feel free to get in touch.