Our group investigates the physics and thermodynamics of complex materials using statistical mechanics, molecular simulations, and machine learning. Using the results, we design new systems for technological applications.
Principal Investigator
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Walter Alvarado
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Noe Atzin Canas
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Cody Bezik
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Fabian Byléhn
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Ananya Chakravarti
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Chuqiao (Elise) Chen
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Alexander Cohen
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Aria Coraor
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Whitney Fowler
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William Grubbe
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Ashley Guo
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Nick Jackson
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Elizabeth M. Y. Lee
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Cintia Menendez
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Joshua Moller
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Ali Mozaffari
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Viviana Palacio-Betancur
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Vasileios Papasimakopoulos
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Gustavo Roberto Perez-Lemus
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Phil Rauscher
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Artem Rumyantsev
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Jonathan Salmerón-Hernández
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Meng Shen
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Abhinendra Singh
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Antonio Tavera-Vázquez
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Gustavo Andrés Vásquez Montoya
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Boyuan Yu
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Rui Zhang
Postdoctoral Researcher
Hydrodynamic interactions in topologically linked ring polymers
Rauscher, P. M., Rowan, S. J. & De Pablo, J. J. Hydrodynamic interactions in topologically linked ring polymers. Physical Review E 102, (2020).
Shear Thickening and Jamming of Dense Suspensions: The “Roll” of Friction
Shear Thickening and Jamming of Dense Suspensions: The “Roll” of Friction Abhinendra Singh, Christopher Ness, Ryohei Seto, Juan J. de Pablo, and Heinrich M. Jaeger Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 248005 – Published 18 June 2020
Dynamics of Poly[n]catenane Melts
Rauscher, Phillip M et al. "Dynamics of Poly[n]catenane Melts." The Journal of Chemical Physics 152, 214901 (2020)
Structure and dynamics of hydrodynamically interacting finite-size Brownian particles in a spherical cavity: Spheres and cylinders
Li, Jiyuan, Xikai Jiang, Abhinendra Singh, Olle G. Heinonen, Juan P. Hernández-Ortiz, and Juan J. de Pablo. "Structure and dynamics of hydrodynamically interacting finite-size Brownian particles in a spherical cavity: Spheres and cylinders." The Journal of Chemical Physics 152, no. 20 (2020): 204109.
Shape induced segregation and anomalous particle transport under spherical confinement
Singh, Abhinendra, Jiyuan Li, Xikai Jiang, Juan P. Hernández-Ortiz, Heinrich M. Jaeger, and Juan J. de Pablo. "Shape induced segregation and anomalous particle transport under spherical confinement." Physics of Fluids 32, no. 5 (2020): 053307.
Thermodynamics and Structure of Poly[n]catenane Melts
Rauscher, P. M., Schweizer, K. S., Rowan, S. J. & De Pablo, J. J. Thermodynamics and Structure of Poly[n]catenane Melts. Macromolecules 53, 3390–3408 (2020).
Structuring Stress for Active Materials Control
Zhang, Rui, et al. "Structuring Stress for Active Materials Control." arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.01630 (2019).
Ultrathin initiated chemical vapor deposition polymer interfacial energy control for directed self-assembly hole-shrink applications
Dolejsi, Moshe, et al. "Ultrathin initiated chemical vapor deposition polymer interfacial energy control for directed self-assembly hole-shrink applications." Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B, Nanotechnology and Microelectronics: Materials, Processing, Measurement, and Phenomena 37.6 (2019): 061804.
Sculpted grain boundaries in soft crystals
Li, Xiao, et al. "Sculpted grain boundaries in soft crystals." Science Advances 5.11 (2019): eaax9112.
Reconfigurable Multicompartment Emulsion Drops Formed by Nematic Liquid Crystals and Immiscible Perfluorocarbon Oils
Wang, Xin, et al. "Reconfigurable Multicompartment Emulsion Drops Formed by Nematic Liquid Crystals and Immiscible Perfluorocarbon Oils." Langmuir 35.49 (2019): 16312-16323.
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Johnny Alfaro
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Marat Andreev
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Lucas Antony
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Julio C. Armas-Perez
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Arnout Boelens
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Alec Bowen
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Chi-cheng Chiu
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Weiwei Chu
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Yamil Colon
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Andrés Córdoba
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Aaron Fluitt
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Grant Garner
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Julian Helfferich
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Dan Hinckley
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Kyle Hoffmann
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Su-Mi Hur
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Xikai Jiang
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Abhijeet Joshi
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Gurdaman Khaira
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Joshua Lequieu
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Jiyuan Li
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Alejandro Londoño
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Ivan Lyubimov
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Jose Martinez-Gonzalez
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Michael McGovern
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Brandon Peters
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Jian Qin
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Mohammad Rahimi
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Hadi Ramezani-Dakhel
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Abelardo Ramirez-Hernandez
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Daniel Reid
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Tyler F. Roberts
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Sanaz Sadati
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Emre Sevgen
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Yongrui Su
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Nader Taheri Qazvini
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Michael Webb
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Jonathan K. Whitmer
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Ye Zhou
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