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SoftMatterTheory Residency at the University of New South Wales 2018

November 19, 2018November 19, 2020 Mathew Q. Giso

This summer, SoftMatterTheory members Tim, Zhaoyu and I visited Patrick Spicer’s lab at University of New South Wales (UNSW) in

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Conferences Research 

Soft Matter Day at UMass

August 7, 2018 Mathew Q. Giso

University of Massachusetts Soft Matter Day has been running for three years. This was the first time the soft matter

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UMass Summer School on Soft Solids and Complex Fluids

July 1, 2018August 7, 2018 Mathew Q. Giso

The methods used in soft matter theory are not found in your standard graduate school courses. This can make it

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Publications Research 

New Publication: Computing equilibrium states of cholesteric liquid crystals in elliptical channels with deflation algorithms

August 22, 2017August 22, 2017 Timothy Atherton

We’re delighted to announce the publication of a new paper in collaboration with Applied Mathematicians at Tufts, Oxford and Memorial

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Education News Research 

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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Softmattertheory at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 Timothy Atherton

  The Kavli Institute is one of the most renowned centers for Theoretical Physics in the world. Located at the University of

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New publication: “Competition of lattice and basis for alignment of nematic liquid crystals”

October 5, 2015October 5, 2015 Andrew A. DeBenedictis

Graduate student Andrew DeBenedictis has just published his paper “Competition of lattice and basis for alignment of nematic liquid crystals”

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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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Research 

Tim Atherton Awarded Cottrell Scholarship

March 1, 2015May 26, 2015 Timothy Atherton

The Research Corporation for Science Advancement today announced that Tim Atherton would receive the prestigious Cottrell Scholarship. Atherton was one of fifteen

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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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