Di Pu (Taichi Kabata), PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
My research focuses on understanding and diagnosing complex diseases through quantitative approaches that integrate statistical physics, microfluidics, colloid science, and ultrasensitive biosensing. I am particularly interested in how molecular interactions and transport phenomena can be translated into measurable signals and biologically interpretable disease signatures. Current applications include endometriosis, cardiovascular diagnostics, and other heterogeneous chronic disorders.
I have been playing the violin and practicing watercolour painting since 8 as a hobby - the beauty and complexity of art often spark a tête-à-tête with nebulous ideas in the field of physics, motivating me to embark on a research journey and explore new avenues of discovery.
Conference Presentations
Symposia & Workshops
Di Pu, Anne M. Benneker, Giovanniantonio Natale, "Theory and Experiment on Colloid Thermophoresis in Aqueous Media Using Lab-on-a-chip Platforms" Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Oct. 2022
Di Pu, Anne M. Benneker, Giovanniantonio Natale, "A Mode-coupling Model of Colloid Thermophoresis in Aqueous Media: Probing the Interactions in Many-body Systems" Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Calgary, AB, Canada, Oct. 2023
Attended Stat & QuantPhys Winter School on "Statistical Physics and Quantum Physics" Organized by Analytical Quantum Complexity RIKEN Hakubi Research Team and Hatano Laboratory, hosted in Tokyo, Japan, on 21st – 22nd February 2024.
Co-organized and chaired the session “Point-of-Need Sensing to Impact Society: Where Chemistry Meets Engineering” at the Canadian Societies for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 2026 Conferences and Exhibition (x2026), hosted in Toronto, Canada, in May 2026.