Congratulations to Chris Burke for his successful PhD defense
Soft Matter Theory graduate student Chris Burke successfully defended his PhD thesis, “Order and Jamming on Curved Surfaces” before his
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Tim Atherton’s Teaching Highlighted in a Video
The Tufts Department of Education has been creating a number of resources for faculty to help them develop their teaching
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Softmattertheory at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
The Kavli Institute is one of the most renowned centers for Theoretical Physics in the world. Located at the University of
Read morePhysics 12 Video Projects Fall 2015
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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Softmattertheory rocks out the Greater Boston Area Statistical Mechanics meeting
Tim Atherton gave a talk today about new results on sphere packing on arrested surfaces at the Greater Boston Area Statistical
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Tim Atherton presents at “A Pint of Science” festival
Tim Atherton, PI of the soft matter theory group, today gave a public talk as part of the “Pint of
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Tim Atherton Awarded Cottrell Scholarship
The Research Corporation for Science Advancement today announced that Tim Atherton would receive the prestigious Cottrell Scholarship. Atherton was one of fifteen
Read moreDigital Storytelling Video Projects from Physics 12 Fall 2014
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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Chelsea High School Science Fair
It was with great pleasure that I went to Chelsea High School today to be a judge for their annual
Read more“Letters to a Young Scientist” Book Review for Physics Today
I was asked last year to write a review for Physics Today magazine of famous entomologist Edward O. Wilson‘s book “Letters to
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