Summer Research in the softmattertheory group
We were delighted to host Paco Navarro, a student from Harvey Mudd college in CA, as an undergraduate summer researcher.
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Postdoctoral Scholar/Programmer Opportunity
Postdoctoral Associate/Programmer in Soft Matter The Physics and Astronomy Department at Tufts University seeks a programming focussed postdoctoral scholar to
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Theory/Computation Postdoctoral Scholar in Soft Matter The Physics and Astronomy Department at Tufts University in Medford, MA seeks a postdoctoral scholar
Read moreNew Publication: “Crystal Comets: A Geometric Model for Sculpting Anisotropic Particles from Emulsions”
We’re delighted to announce the publication of a new paper in collaboration with our Chemical Engineering collaborators at the University
Read morePhysics 12 Video Projects Fall 2018
A signature component of Tim Atherton’s introductory classes for several years now has been the incorporation of Digital Storytelling video projects. Students
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New Publication: Computing equilibrium states of cholesteric liquid crystals in elliptical channels with deflation algorithms
We’re delighted to announce the publication of a new paper in collaboration with Applied Mathematicians at Tufts, Oxford and Memorial
Read moreNew publication “Developing a project-based computational physics course grounded in expert practice”
Over the summer of 2014, Soft matter theory PI Tim Atherton and grad student Chris Burke designed a brand new
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Soft Matter Theory PI Tim Atherton awarded NSF CAREER grant
Tufts University announced today that Soft Matter Theory PI Tim Atherton was one of four faculty members who earned 2017 Faculty Early
Read moreVideo projects from Physics 12 Fall 2016
Every year, students in my Physics 12 General Physics II class make video projects about electromagnetism. Here are this years
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New publication: “Predicting the influence of plate geometry on the eddy-current pendulum”
I‘m delighted to announce that our new paper, “Predicting the influence of plate geometry on the eddy-current pendulum” has just
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