Active Matter I

Presentations

• Bend instability and topological defects in 3D active nematics

  Invited

  March 4, 2019, 2:30 PM – March 4, 2019, 3:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Guillaume Duclos

    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University

  Authors

  • Guillaume Duclos

    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University

  • Daniel Beller

    • Department of Physics, University of California, Merced
    • University of California Merced

  • Pooja Chandrakar

    • University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Minu Varghese

    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Physics Department, Brandeis University

  • Debarghya Banerjee

    • Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
    • Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen

  • Matthew Peterson

    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University

  • Arvind Baskaran

    • Physics, Brandeis University
    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Physics Department, Brandeis University

  • Federico Toschi

    • Eindhoven University of Technology
    • Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology

  • Vincenzo Vitelli

    • University of Chicago
    • Univ of Chicago
    • James Franck Institute and Department of Physics, University of Chicago
    • The James Franck Institute and Department of Physics, University of Chicago

  • Sebastian Streichan

    • Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Robert Alan Pelcovits

    • Brown University
    • Department of Physics and School of Engineering, Brown University

  • Thomas Powers

    • Brown University
    • School of Engineering and Department of Physics, Brown University
    • Department of Physics and School of Engineering, Brown University

  • Aparna Baskaran

    • Brandeis University
    • Physics, Brandeis University
    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Physics Department, Brandeis University

  • Michael F Hagan

    • Chemistry, Brandeis University
    • Physics, Brandeis University
    • Brandeis University
    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Physics Department, Brandeis University

  • Zvonimir Dogic

    • Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara

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• Defect unbinding and a motile Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in active nematics

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 3:06 PM – March 4, 2019, 3:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Suraj Shankar

    • Syracuse University
    • Physics Department and Syracuse Soft and Living Matter Program, Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Suraj Shankar

    • Syracuse University
    • Physics Department and Syracuse Soft and Living Matter Program, Syracuse University

  • Sriram Ramaswamy

    • Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science
    • Indian Institute of Science
    • Centre for Condensed Matter Theory, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science

  • M. Cristina Marchetti

    • Physics, UC Santa Barbara
    • University of California, Santa Barbara
    • University of California Santa Barbara
    • UC Santa Barbara
    • Physics Department, University of California Santa Barbara
    • Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Dept of Physics, UC Santa Barbara

  • Mark Bowick

    • Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

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• Activity driven defect ordering in an active nematic on an anisotropic substrate

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 3:18 PM – March 4, 2019, 3:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Daniel Pearce

    • University of Geneva
    • Dept. Of Physics, University of Geneva

  Authors

  • Daniel Pearce

    • University of Geneva
    • Dept. Of Physics, University of Geneva

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• Self-organized dynamics of confined active nematics

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 3:30 PM – March 4, 2019, 3:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Achini Opathalage

    • Department of Physics, Brandeis University

  Authors

  • Achini Opathalage

    • Department of Physics, Brandeis University

  • Michael Norton

    • Department of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Brandeis University

  • Michael P. N. Juniper

    • Department of Physics, Brandeis University

  • S.Ali Aghvami

    • Department of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Physics, Brandeis University

  • Blake Langeslay

    • Department of Physics, Brandeis University

  • Seth Fraden

    • Physics, Brandeis University
    • Brandeis University
    • Physics Department, Brandeis University
    • Department of Physics, Brandeis University

  • Zvonimir Dogic

    • Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara
    • UC Santa Barbara
    • Physics, University of California Santa Barbara
    • University of California, Santa Barbara
    • UCSB
    • Department of Physics, University of California at Santa Barbara

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• Fractal tree of elastic bands in living liquid crystal

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 3:42 PM – March 4, 2019, 3:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Andrey Sokolov

    • Materials Science Division, Argonne National Lab
    • Argonne National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Andrey Sokolov

    • Materials Science Division, Argonne National Lab
    • Argonne National Laboratory

  • Rui Zhang

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Ali Mozaffari

    • University of Chicago

  • Juan De Pablo

    • University of Chicago
    • Chemical Eng., University of Chicago
    • The Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory

  • Alexey Snezhko

    • Argonne National Laboratory

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• Control of Topological Defects and Spontaneous Flows in Engineered Active Liquid Crystals

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 3:54 PM – March 4, 2019, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Rui Zhang

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Rui Zhang

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Steven Redford

    • University of Chicago
    • James Franck Institute, University of Chicago

  • Paul Ruijgrok

    • Stanford University

  • Nitin Kumar

    • University of Chicago

  • Ali Mozaffari

    • University of Chicago

  • Aaron Dinner

    • University of Chicago

  • Vincenzo Vitelli

    • University of Chicago
    • Univ of Chicago
    • James Franck Institute and Department of Physics, University of Chicago
    • The James Franck Institute and Department of Physics, University of Chicago

  • Zev Bryant

    • Stanford University

  • Margaret Gardel

    • University of Chicago
    • Department of Physics, University of Chicago
    • Physics, The University of Chicago
    • James Franck Institute, University of Chicago

  • Juan De Pablo

    • University of Chicago
    • Chemical Eng., University of Chicago
    • The Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory

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• Instability Driven Pattern Formation in Active Nematics

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 4:06 PM – March 4, 2019, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Ali Mozaffari

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Ali Mozaffari

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Rui Zhang

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Andrey Sokolov

    • Materials Science Division, Argonne National Lab
    • Argonne National Laboratory

  • Alexey Snezhko

    • Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory
    • Materials Science Division, Argonne National Lab

  • Juan De Pablo

    • University of Chicago
    • Chemical Eng., University of Chicago
    • The Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory

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• “Catapulting” of topological defects through elasticity bands in active nematics

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 4:18 PM – March 4, 2019, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Rui Zhang

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Nitin Kumar

    • University of Chicago
    • James Franck Institute, University of Chicago

  • Rui Zhang

    • University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago

  • Steven Redford

    • University of Chicago
    • James Franck Institute, University of Chicago

  • Juan De Pablo

    • University of Chicago
    • Chemical Eng., University of Chicago
    • The Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
    • Institute for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory

  • Margaret Gardel

    • University of Chicago
    • Department of Physics, University of Chicago
    • Physics, The University of Chicago
    • James Franck Institute, University of Chicago

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• Emergent lengthscales in confined 3D Active Incipient Nematics

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 4:30 PM – March 4, 2019, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Minu Varghese

    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Physics Department, Brandeis University

  Authors

  • Minu Varghese

    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Physics Department, Brandeis University

  • Yi Fan

    • Department of Engineering, Brown University

  • Arvind Baskaran

    • Physics, Brandeis University
    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Physics Department, Brandeis University

  • Kun-Ta Wu

    • Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    • Physics Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • Zvonimir Dogic

    • Physics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Seth Fraden

    • Physics, Brandeis University
    • Brandeis University
    • Physics Department, Brandeis University
    • Department of Physics, Brandeis University

  • Michael F Hagan

    • Chemistry, Brandeis University
    • Physics, Brandeis University
    • Brandeis University
    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Physics Department, Brandeis University

  • Kenny Breuer

    • Department of Engineering, Brown University

  • Aparna Baskaran

    • Brandeis University
    • Physics, Brandeis University
    • Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University
    • Physics Department, Brandeis University

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• Avalanches and Clogging in Active Matter Systems

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 4:42 PM – March 4, 2019, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Cynthia Reichhardt

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Cynthia Reichhardt

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • Charles Reichhardt

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory

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• Collective ordering of bacterial vortices controlled by geometry and frustration

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 4:54 PM – March 4, 2019, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Ziane IZRI

    • Department of Physics, Kyushu University
    • Kyushu University

  Authors

  • Kazusa Beppu

    • Department of Physics, Kyushu University

  • Ziane IZRI

    • Department of Physics, Kyushu University
    • Kyushu University

  • Yusuke T. Maeda

    • Kyushu University
    • Department of Physics, Kyushu University

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• Swimming bacteria swirl around nematic attractors

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 5:06 PM – March 4, 2019, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Runa Koizumi

    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State Univeristy

  Authors

  • Runa Koizumi

    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State Univeristy

  • Taras Turiv

    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 44242, USA
    • Advanced Materials Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State Univeristy
    • Kent State University
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University

  • Robert J. Lastowski

    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State Univeristy

  • Hao Yu

    • Kent State University
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 44242, USA
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State Univeristy

  • Qi-Huo Wei

    • Kent State University
    • Advanced Material and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH44242
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 44242, USA
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program and Physics Department, Kent State University
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State Univeristy

  • O D Lavrentovich

    • Kent State University
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 44242, USA
    • Department of Physics and Advanced Materials Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program and Physics Department, Kent State University
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Kent State Univeristy
    • Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute / Department of Physics, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA
    • Department of Physics, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University

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• Kinetics and Order-Disorder Transitions in Hydrodynamically Self-Assembled Magnetotactic Bacteria

  ORAL

  March 4, 2019, 5:18 PM – March 4, 2019, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Christopher Pierce

    • Ohio State University

  Authors

  • Christopher Pierce

    • Ohio State University

  • Hiran Wijesinghe

    • Ohio State University

  • Eric Mumper

    • Ohio State University

  • Brian Lower

    • Ohio State University

  • Steven Lower

    • Ohio State University

  • R Sooryakumar

    • Ohio State University

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