People

Principle Investigator

Jeffrey S. Guasto, Associate Professor
Prof. Guasto earned his bachelor’s degrees in physics and mechanical engineering from Lehigh University and his Sc.M. and Ph.D. in Engineering from Brown University studying colloidal transport using microfluidics. Subsequently, he was a postdoc at Haverford College in Physics, where he developed an interest in the biophysics of single cells. He continued these pursuits as a postdoc at MIT, combining his interests in biomechanics, transport, and microfluidics, prior to joining the Tufts faculty in 2013.
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Postdocs

Richard Henshaw, Ph.D.
Richard received his Ph.D. from the University of Warwick (UK) working with Prof. Marco Polin on phototactic microbial motility. At Tufts, he is now a postdoctoral associate,  studying chemotaxis in marine microbial communities.

Louison Thorens, Ph.D.
Louison received his Ph.D. jointly from the University of Oslo (Norway) and ENS de Lyon (France), working with Prof. Knut Jørgen Måløy and Prof. Stéphane Santucci on deformable porous media in confining geometry and behavior and control of confined magnetic granular media . As a postdoctoral scholar at Tufts, Louison is working on bacteria flagellar dynamics and complex fluids in porous media flows.
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Graduate Students

Maliheh Teimouri (Ph.D. student)
Maliheh is a first year Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering, who is studying complex fluids in porous media flows. She earned her M.S. and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology and Petroleum University of Technology (Iran), respectively.

Undergraduate Students

Majeed Hallaj (Tufts ME, 2022)

Alumni

Joining the Group

Our research is highly multi-disciplinary, and we are always on the lookout for talented, qualified students and postdocs with a background in just about any field of engineering or physics (experience in biology is not required).

Postdoctoral Scholars – We currently do not have an explicit opening for a postdoctoral scholar position. However, funding can rapidly change, and we are very interested in meeting new potential candidates. Additionally, if you are interested in pursuing independent funding to work with our group (e.g. through a fellowship), please reach out to us. Potential candidates should have a strong background in experimental research with experience and interests in at least one of the following areas: soft matter, biophysics, fluid mechanics, or microfluidics.  Contact Jeffrey.Guasto@tufts.edu with a CV if you are interested in learning more.

Ph.D. Students – We currently have openings for talented students interested in pursuing a Ph.D., where a strong background in engineering or physics and an affinity for experimental research are a must. Please contact Prof. Guasto for more information, and you are encouraged to submit an application to the Ph.D. program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tufts.

M.S. Students – We also have a number of related projects available for M.S. students that are looking for research topics. Contact Prof. Guasto to find our more about doing M.S. research in our lab!

Undergraduates – We have many opportunities for curious and capable undergraduate students from engineering and physics to develop new interests and skills, while contributing to cutting edge research in our lab during the academic year or over the summer. Contact Prof. Guasto to learn more about research projects, undergraduate theses, and Tufts Summer Scholars.