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Joshua Socolar

Professor of Physics
Physics
Box 90305, 107 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708-0305
096 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Grants


Stick-slip dynamics and failure in granular materials

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2018 - 2022

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2021

Structure, Response, and Flow of Dense Granular Materials

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2018 - 2021

The Dynamical Logic of Regulatory Networks

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2015

Duke Center for Systems Biology - Core A

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2013

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Seed Grant: Creating and Sustaining an Anti-racist Culture in the Duke Physics Department · 2021 Lead · Awarded by: Duke Office for Faculty Advancement This project seeks to improve the department’s collective ability to recognize racism within its walls and respond to it effectively through a series of events. The events will bring department members together for education and training in developing a climate promoting anti-racist principles, and will train faculty to lead future sessions. https://facultyadvancement.duke.edu/2021-faculty-advancement-seed-grants-awardees
Junior Fellow · 1987 - 1990 Awarded by: Harvard Society of Fellows