Learning from non-equilibrium excursions
We develop and use tools of equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics to understand the behavior of complex systems in physical chemistry, soft condensed matter physics, and biophysics. Specific research directions include: Statistical mechanics of driven systems and self assembly out of equilibrium, information processing and control in biology, and studies of aqueous fluctuations in heterogeneous environments with the goal of developing coarse grained models for efficient multiscale chemical and biophysical simulations.
Recent News
- Nov/Dec 2023: Agnish's work on how associative memory properties may be improved by activity/active dynamics accepted for publication at Physical Review X !
- Nov 2023: New work by Lissa Rennert on a thermodynamic theory for the adpative behavior of branced actin networks has been posted on the bioRxv !
- Oct 2023: New collaborative work with the Anderson group is now out in Jacs ! Agnish proposed a percolation like theory to explain some of the phenomenology seen in experiments. Check it out !
- Oct 2023: Check out work by Cal Floyd on how ``odd" viscoelasticity helps support a new mechanism for pattern formation ! Posted on the arxiv !
- Oct 2023: Check out new work by Yuqing Qiu (in collaboration with the Dinner group) showing how representation learning helps inform a minimal physical theory for flows in actin networks due to active stresses and turnover ! Posted on the arxiv !
- July 2023: Check out new work by Matt Du on how activity modulates retrieval dynamics. Posted on the arxiv !
- June 2023: Check out new work by Frank Gao (in collaboration with the Riesenfeld group) on a new method to extract meaningful cell transition data from RNA velocities ! Posted on the bioRxv !
- June 2023: Cal's work with the Bhamla group on a model for the dynamics of ultrafast contraction in systems with myonemes is now out on in PNAS !
- 2023: Collaborative projects with the Park group and the Talapin group published in JACS and Science !
- Feb 2023: Suri was awarded the ACS PHYS early career prize in theoretical chemistry !!
- April 2023: Suri gave a KITP Chalk talk on active associative memory. Check it out here: Youtube link
- Many new people in the group ! Welcome Jordan, Deb, Matt and Aditya !
Postdoctoral positions available. Email svaikunt@uchicago.edu for details