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@ayusmansen
Verne M. Willaman Professor of Chemistry Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering The Pennsylvania State University
We are on our way to designing intelligent communicating systems involving particle populations that carry out different tasks. Non-reciprocal chemotactic movement in enzyme cascade under flow-free conditions: Cell Reports Physical Science cell.com/cell-reports-p…
Happy to be part of this exciting conference in a spectacular setting!
conference on Intelligent Active Matter. We still have some open slots for attending this small scale workshop and presenting posters. Please send an email to [email protected] iam.physik.lmu.de
One does not simply compute the equation of state of a suspension of active colloids. But with sedimentation equilibrium… one might. 🧪 Recent preprint from our group — excellent work by Parvin, Yunhee, and Elijah! 📄 arxiv.org/abs/2506.17428
Please join us in congratulating Philip Bevilacqua, distinguished professor of chemistry and of biochemistry and molecular biology, for receiving the 2025 Edward W. Morley Medal by the Cleveland Section of the @AmerChemSociety! Read more about him at bit.ly/3HMyvIQ
This is so true and vital to our technological leadership in the world. I hope the politicians who care about this country pay attention. Science Magazine - US must support chemistry research sciencemagazinedigital.org/sciencemagazin…
Indeed, one should be careful about using gels to study chemotaxis because of the associated flows generated by solute concentration differences. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
In our recent paper by Lin, @shuqinchen3 👇 We study 3 parameters that are important when studying #chemotaxis in #activematter #nanomotors that many papers overlook. E.g. it's not the same to track near the surface or at the top of the channel...@IBECBarcelona @icreacommunity
Collective Dynamics of Urease‐Based Nanomotors in a Chemical Gradient - Lin - Small - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sm…
A must read!
🥳Our review on #Swarming Intelligence in #nanomotors, idea conceived years ago, the basis of my @ERC_Research CoG (i-Nanoswarms), is now published in @NatRevMater nature.com/articles/s4157… Great collaboration with @ayusmansen @ahortelao @ShuqinChen5 @tania_patino_
Fun collaboration across the Atlantic Ocean! A swarm of ants can overcome the fiercest animal 😆
🥳Our review on #Swarming Intelligence in #nanomotors, idea conceived years ago, the basis of my @ERC_Research CoG (i-Nanoswarms), is now published in @NatRevMater nature.com/articles/s4157… Great collaboration with @ayusmansen @ahortelao @ShuqinChen5 @tania_patino_
Mallory, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical engineering, and his lab are focused on solving single file dynamics, which can be thought of as the time it takes for you to wait in line and get your morning coffee. Read the article at bit.ly/4mUehgc
This competition celebrates the quality of research in materials at Penn State and promotes awareness of materials science through visualization. Check out more about our winners at bit.ly/43mC94J #PennStateChemistry #PennStatePhysics
We are so proud of Ben Lear, professor of chemistry, and Russell DeForest, associate teaching professor of mathematics, for receiving the 2025 C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching! Read more about our award winners at bit.ly/3HbjG29
Active matter is an emerging field that is looking toward the microscale to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Stewart Mallory, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical engineering, studies the collective behavior of self-propelled microscopic particles.
Congrats to @phil_bevilacqua for receiving the 2025 Edward W. Morley Medal, which recognizes outstanding contributions to chemistry in research, teaching, engineering, administration, public service, and service to humanity or to industrial progress! bit.ly/4mw8U6Y
Two of our chemistry faculty members have received 2025 Faculty Scholar Medals for Outstanding Achievement — congratulations to Joseph Cotruvo Jr. and Lauren Zarzar! Read more about them at bit.ly/3RG8tc0 #PennStateChemistry @psu_chemistry
Highlighting wonderful work by my colleague, @StuMallory @psu_chemistry earth.com/news/tiny-part…
We are now accepting applications for the 2025 Postdoc to PI Symposium! It's a two-day professional development event for postdocs, simulating a faculty interview with research talks, faculty meetings, and optional future research presentations. bit.ly/3YkINFC
🚶♂️ Hate waiting in line? So do active particles! Our new @JChemPhys paper shows how self-propulsion reshapes single-file diffusion. Great work by Akin Akintunde, Parvin Bayati, and @HyeongjooRow. 🔗 doi.org/10.1063/5.0248… #ActiveMatter #SoftMatter #Physics
Great interview by my colleague @StewMallory @psu_chemistry psu.edu/news/research/…