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New publication “Developing a project-based computational physics course grounded in expert practice”

March 15, 2017June 27, 2017 Timothy Atherton

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

February 1, 2017June 27, 2017 Timothy Atherton

Tufts University announced today that Soft Matter Theory PI Tim Atherton was one of four faculty members who earned 2017 Faculty Early

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New publication: “Predicting the influence of plate geometry on the eddy-current pendulum”

August 19, 2016 Timothy Atherton

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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Congratulations to Chris Burke for his successful PhD defense

May 19, 2016June 27, 2017 Timothy Atherton

Soft Matter Theory graduate student Chris Burke successfully defended his PhD thesis, “Order and Jamming on Curved Surfaces” before his

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Andrew DeBenedictis helps judge Fenway High science fair

December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 Andrew A. DeBenedictis

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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Ian Hunter Starts Summer Scholars

June 3, 2015June 11, 2015 Ian Hunter Soft Active Matter, Summer Scholars, Undergraduate Research

This past spring semester I decided to apply for the Summer Scholars program at Tufts as a means to continue

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Andrew DeBenedictis named inaugural Graduate Summer Scholar

June 3, 2015June 11, 2015 Andrew A. DeBenedictis

Group member Andrew DeBenedictis has been selected by the Tufts University GSAS (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) Dean’s Office

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Chelsea High School Science Fair

February 27, 2014March 12, 2014 Timothy Atherton

It was with great pleasure that I went to Chelsea High School today to be a judge for their annual

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Group Holiday Lunch 2013

December 19, 2013January 6, 2014 Timothy Atherton

Group members Tim Atherton, Badel Mbanga, Chris Burke, Kate Voorhes and Ian Hunter got together today for a wonderful holiday

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Fenway High School Science Fair at the Boston Museum of Science

December 9, 2013December 16, 2013 Timothy Atherton

I was delighted to spend the morning today at the Boston Museum of Science judging high school senior science projects from Fenway

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Recent Blog Posts on Education

  • New publication “Developing a project-based computational physics course grounded in expert practice”
  • Video projects from Physics 12 Fall 2016
  • New publication: “Predicting the influence of plate geometry on the eddy-current pendulum”
  • Tim Atherton’s Teaching Highlighted in a Video
  • Physics 12 Video Projects Fall 2015

Recent Blog Posts about Publications

  • SoftMatterTheory Residency at the University of New South Wales 2018
  • New Publication: Computing equilibrium states of cholesteric liquid crystals in elliptical channels with deflation algorithms
  • New publication: “Predicting the influence of plate geometry on the eddy-current pendulum”
  • New publication: “Shape minimisation problems in liquid crystals”
  • New publication: “Competition of lattice and basis for alignment of nematic liquid crystals”

Recent Blog Posts

  • Summer Research in the softmattertheory group
  • Postdoctoral Scholar/Programmer Opportunity
  • Postdoctoral Scholar Job Opportunity
  • New Publication: “Crystal Comets: A Geometric Model for Sculpting Anisotropic Particles from Emulsions”
  • Physics 12 Video Projects Fall 2018

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