Welcome

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We are an experimental soft matter group working primarily in three types of systems: shear-induced deformation and rearrangements of soft particles, collective behaviors of active colloids, and cell-substrate interactions, with goals to develop new methods for material processing, and assemble biological and nonbiological building blocks into high-dimensional hierarchical structures. Whenever possible, we design high-throughput experiments to augment our capacity and bring in statistical and physical models to optimize experimental designs and accelerate scientific discovery.

We are currently seeking post-doctoral scholars, graduate students, undergraduate students and post-baccalaureates to join our efforts. Please read the Open Position page to find out more.

News

June 3, 2026
Our new review articulates why anisotropic structures are essential and why active nematics provide the appropriate framework for thinking about their construction. It offers...
November 27, 2025
This work presents a simplified platform to discern how phenotype and local mechanical heterogeneity impact cellular behavior, through mechanical sensing and feedback....
April 2, 2025
We implement a strategy to embed dermal fibroblasts in collagen in contact with anisotropic hydrogel fibers. These fibroblasts generate traction forces and remodel the...