Current Appointments & Affiliations
Hertha Sponer Distinguished Professor of Physics
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2018 - Present
Physics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Physics
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2018 - Present
Physics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Co-Director of the Duke Materials Initiative
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2024 - Present
Physics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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2019 - Present
Biomedical Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Professor of Biology
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2019 - Present
Biology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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2023 - Present
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Publications
Nonlinear continuum description of the E. coli cell wall under high turgor pressure.
Journal Article Physical review. E · June 2025 The principal stress-bearing component of bacterial cell walls is the tough, covalently linked peptidoglycan network. This active material maintains the shape and integrity of bacterial cells in the presence of high turgor pressures while constantly growin ... Full text CiteTension doesn’t always propagate in a biological cell membrane
Journal Article Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics · March 31, 2025 Full text CiteNonlinear continuum description of the E. coli cell wall under high turgor pressure
Preprint · January 22, 2025 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Mechanism of epidermal coordination during development and regeneration in zebrafish
ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases · 2023 - 2028University Training Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 1994 - 2027Mechanosensitivity of Membrane-Actin Cortex Adhesion
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Technical University of Munich (Germany) ·
1988
D.R.