Faculty

  Contact Information Area of Expertise
aparna

Aparna Baskaran
Abelson 306
(781) 736-2866
aparna@brandeis.edu


Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, biophysics



bulbul chakraborty Bulbul Chakraborty
Abelson 345/346
(781) 736-2843
bulbul@brandeis.edu
 
Condensed matter theory, especially systems far from equilibrium; glassy dynamics in supercooled liquids; granular media and the jamming of granular flows; modelling the dynamical instability in microtubules. Also see Chakraborty Group.
zvonimir dogic Zvonimir Dogic
Abelson 206
(781) 736-2167
zdogic@brandeis.edu
Complex fluids and biological physics; understanding and controling the self-assembly of matter on a colloidal length scale; assembly, phase transitions and dynamics of colloidal systems under nonequilibrium conditions.
Irving Epstein Irving R. Epstein
Edison-Lecks 118a
(781) 736-2503
epstein@brandeis.edu
Oscillatory chemical reactions, spatial pattern formation, dynamical systems, and neurobiology.
seth fraden Seth Fraden
Abelson 222
(781) 736-2888
fraden@brandeis.edu
Complex fluids: interparticle interactions and phase transitions in colloidal suspensions; entropy driven disorder-to-order transitions; physics of protein crystallization and the development of microfluidic-based, high-throughput crystallization devices
Jeff Gelles
Jeff Gelles
Kosow-Wolfson 208
(781) 736-2377
gelles@brandeis.edu
Macromolecular motion, motor enzymes, visualization of nanometer-scale movements and individual chemical reactions in single enzyme molecules.
Bruce Goode
Bruce Goode
Kosow-Wolfson 208
(781) 736-2451
goode@brandeis.edu
Cell mobility, endocytosis, vesicle and organelle transport, and cytokinesis. Study of actin cytoskeleton regulation and functional cooperation of cytoskeletal elements.
michael hagan Michael Hagan
Abelson 350
(781) 736-2845
hagan@brandeis.edu
Quantitative biology. and Hagan Group :Assembly and dynamic pattern formation in biological and biomimetic systems; computational and theoretical methods; viral capsids and other large protein complexes; rational design of novel materials with biomimetic function.
haber
James Haber
Rosenstiel 302
(781) 736-2462
haber@brandeis.ed
Biology, Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology. Haber Lab
Jané kondev Jané Kondev
Abelson 301
(781) 736-2812
kondev@brandeis.edu
Condensed matter theory; biological physics; mechanical properties of polymers; regulation of gene expression and DNA packing in viruses; effect of confinement and constraints on the equilibrium structure and dynamics of fluctuating lines and surfaces.
Melissa
Melissa Kosinski-Collins 
(Biology)
Shapiro Science Ctr 0-16A
MRSEC Outreach Education Programs
(781) 736-3126
kosinski@brandeis.edu

Biology, Physics, and Science Education               



robert b. meyer Robert B. Meyer
Abelson 216
(781) 736-2870
meyer@brandeis.edu
Liquid crystals and complex fluids; patterns formed in two-dimensional systems; liquid crystal gels; basic science of these systems and possible practical applications.
nicastro Daniela Nicastro
Rosenstiel 449
(781) 736-2408
nicastro@brandeis.edu
Study of three-dimensional structure of macromolecular machines, organelles, and cells using cryo-electron tomography. >>See Nicastro Laboratory 
oldenbourg Rudolph Oldenbourg
Marine Biology Lab (Woods hole)
(508) 289-7426
rudolfo@mbl.edu
The study of architectural dynamics in living cells. Development of  a new microsope for the analysis of molecular order directly in living cells with unprecedented sensitivity, resolution and speed
Robert Pelcovits

Robert Pelcovits
Brown University
(401) 863-1432

 
Theoretical liquid crystal physics, including large-scale simulations on parallel machines and scientific visual animations
rodal
Avital Rodal

Brandeis University
Rosenstiel 528
(781) 736-2459
arodal@brandeis.edu





Neuronal membrane traffic and synapse morphology. Dissection of multi-protein machines that drive lipid deformation at intracellular compartments.



azadeh samadani Azadeh Samadani
Abelson 221
(781) 736-2857
azadeh@brandeis.edu
Soft condensed matter and biological physics. Study of biological questions at the systems level, e.g., directional sensing mechanisms in eukaryotic cells; swimming microorganisms; population dynamics, pattern formation, predator-prey interaction.
storey Brian D. Storey
Olin College
(781) 292-2579
brian.storey@olin.edu




Fluid mechanics, computational science, electrokinetic flow in microfluidics




thomas
Christine Thomas
Edison-Lecks 307
(781) 736-2576
thomasc@brandeis.edu



Synthesis of new ligands and transition metal complexes. Uncovering new approaches to catalytic activation & functionalization of small molecules relevant to renewable energy.
Bing Xu Bing Xu
Edison-Lecks EL320
(781) 736-5201
bxu@brandeis.edu
Materials Chemistry; biomaterials; polymer chemistry and surface chemistry; synthesis and fabrication of functional molecular nanomaterials. >>Research group