Computational and theoretical physics group studying assembly and dynamical organization in soft condensed matter systems at Brandeis University

Waltham, MA
Joined March 2018
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Liquid crystals, Klein bottles and dislocations at this week's @geompack webinar from Randy Kamien (Penn) on "The topological origin of the Peierls-Nabarro barrier" Wed. (Apr. 6) 4:30 PM London time geompack.com/6th-april-2022-…
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Then on Friday, @ylleksseG will present our joint work with @TheSquishyLab on modeling the transition from localized to extended deposition in hard sphere packings, which may be understood in terms of the classical sandpile model. meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR…
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Our paper on activity-driven vesicle shape transformations was featured on the @NatureComms Editors' Highlights for Applied Physics and Mathematics! @HaganLab @BrandeisMRSEC link to the paper: nature.com/articles/s41467-0… See other featured papers here: nature.com/collections/hjhbg…
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How do identical self-assembling elements form finite-size structures much larger than themselves? Review with @HaganLab has finally landed...a labor of love. journals.aps.org/rmp/abstrac…
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Hagan Lab retweeted
Two postdoc positions available in theory/computation of geometrically-programmed assembly, 1 in my group (UMass) and 1 in @HaganLab (Brandeis): tinyurl.com/y6m84y25 . Please RT. @BrandeisMRSEC
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„Synthetic DNA Machines to fight Viruses and other Troubles“ - we are excited to announce the next #mtllectureseries webinar with @hendrik_dietz on Wednesday at 2 p.m.! Register here: zoom.us/webinar/register/901…
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Check out our new paper which shows that topologically-neutral disclination loops are the fundamental excitations in a 3D active nematic! science.sciencemag.org/conte… @GuiDuclos @dogiclab @HaganLab @BrandeisMRSEC @BrandeisScience
New this week in Science: mapping the mammalian brain, a rat model for how stress takes a physical toll, and the first real-time observation of the chaos within 3D liquid crystals. fcld.ly/sl5b2ke
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Conformational switching of chiral colloidal rafts regulates raft–raft attractions and repulsions @Joyza @HaganLab @dogiclab @BrandeisMRSEC pnas.org/content/early/2019/…
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#teachers #scientists #engineers #scicomm -- 🥧 Pi Day, 3/14: make a FREE @SciLinkR profile and get your students #ExcitedAboutSTEM. SciLinkR brings together researchers and educators to promote science. Plz retweet to spread the word! 🙏
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"Self-organized dynamics and the transition to turbulence of confined active nematics" published in @PNASNews! pnas.org/content/early/2019/… Congrats Achini, Mike N, Mike J, Ali and Blake!
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Congratulations @msoares_santos on being named a 2019 #SloanFellow in #Physics! sloan.org/fellowships/2019-F…
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MRSEC scientist @sethfraden was featured last night on @NewsHour for his work on biomimicry, and the remarkable breakthroughs it promises in #science and #engineering. See the video here! ow.ly/cVRw30nCGIv
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Our Winter School 2019 at the White Mountains NH is coming up soon! Nothing can get more exciting than a getaway to discuss #STEM research, train, and hike! More info: brandeis.edu/mrsec/news-and-…
These are such needed realistic insights into research: “For that one eureka moment, I spent an hour and a half at the microscope...” #NeverGiveUp #WomenInSTEM
First Science Pizza Talk of the year! A physics PhD candidate who studies DNA talked about her research and path into science. @walthamscience @BrandeisMRSEC @DrAniqueOM
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A @TheRogersLab scientist who is also a dancer? Watch out: this @BrandeisGSAS #grad breaks the mold. BTW, @walthamscience, can you believe this university-public school #partnership has been going on for almost 4 years?! #thisiswhatascientistlookslike
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Self-assembly of convex particles on spherocylindrical surfaces - Prof Hagan @HaganLab @BrandeisScience ow.ly/t7qv30l1kLv
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Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 248002 (2018) - Persistence of Perfect Packing in Twisted Bundles of Elastic Filaments journals.aps.org/prl/abstrac…
The early bird deadline for the 2018 #FASEB Virus Structure and Assembly Meeting is quickly approaching! The meeting will be held in beautiful Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and features keynote talks by Rebecca Dutch and @RylandIII. faseb.org/src/micro/Site/VSt…