New publication: “Shape minimisation problems in liquid crystals”
Andrew DeBenedictis and Tim Atherton have just published a paper on “Shape minimisation problems in liquid crystals” in a special
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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
Read MoreChris Burke wins an award for undergraduate education
Grad student Chris Burke has received an award for “Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education” from the Tufts Graduate School of
Read MoreTim 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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Andrew DeBenedictis helps judge Fenway High science fair
Softmattertheory’s Andrew DeBenedictis stopped in at the Museum of Science on Friday to join the panel of volunteer judges for Fenway High
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Softmattertheory at the New England Complex Fluids meeting
Several members of the Softmattertheory group attended the 65th meeting of the New England Complex Fluids workgroup this past Friday. The
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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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Ian Hunter presents a poster at NEW.Mech
After being informed of the opportunity to go, I eagerly submitted my application to present a poster at this year’s
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