Soft Matter and Biophysics Research Group
Soft matter physics and biophysics are relatively new and inherently interdisciplinary fields, connecting physics with biology, chemistry, engineering, and applied mathematics. Our experimental and theoretical research in Soft Matter and Biophysics spans a broad spectrum of cutting-edge topics that include fluids, colloids, sheets, filaments, polymers, bubbles, foams, granular materials, liquid crystals, active matter, bacteria, cellulose, as well as a number of other biological and bio-inspired materials.
Research Groups
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Candela group
Granular flows, granular memory, quantum fluids -
Davidovitch group
Condensed matter theory -
Dinsmore group
Soft interfaces, membranes, powders, contact electrification -
Goldner group
Single molecule biophysics -
Kandula group
Active and Complex colloids, Collective assembly -
Mathai group
Multiphase flows, Soft matter laden turbulence -
Menon group
Nonequilibrium matter - sheets, filaments, grains, fluids -
Tewari group
Granular flow, charged grains, education and outreach -
Tuominen group
Experimental condensed matter physics, Nanotechnology -
Zhou group
Liquid crystals, active matter, collective motion
Department of Physics