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Geomimicry, Emergence, and Meta Soil Unit

Geomimicry, Emergence, and Meta Soil Unit re-imagines soil as adaptive matter. We learn nature's microscopic design rules to engineer "meta soils" with tailored composition and function.

Shravan Pradeep

Assistant Professor (Transitional)

Nano-Mechanics, Kinetics, and Sustainable Manufacturing

Nano-Mechanics, Kinetics, and Sustainable Manufacturing Unit

Bridging nano to continuum scales, we develop advanced computational & imaging techniques for designing scalable processes for sustainable materials production and manufacturing.

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Yifan Wang

Assistant Professor

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Droplet and Soft Matter Unit

The Droplet and Soft Matter Unit explores soft matter, droplet, and interfacial physics to do fundamental science that is both beautiful and useful, especially in water-health-energy nexus.

Dan Daniel

Assistant Professor

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Biological Design Unit

The Biological Design Unit investigates what determines biological forms by untangling the evolution of structural functions and organismal development in the changing climate.

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Naomi Nakayama

Professor

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Marine Physics and Engineering Unit

The Marine Physics and Engineering Unit advances the forecast of ocean dynamics and the development of hydrodynamic disaster mitigation alternatives, paving the way for novel ocean technologies.

Amin Chabchoub

Associate Professor

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Micro/ Bio/ Nanofluidics Unit

Micro/Bio/Nanofluidic Unit develops lab-on-a-chip devices to probe fluid flows and discover new flow phenomena in microscopic worlds, with applications in biotechnology.

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Amy Shen

Provost, Professor, and Vice CEO, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

Carbon Capture & Storage

Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit

We work in experimental nonlinear, non-equilibrium and soft matter physics. Our current research focuses on fluids, granular media, fluctuations in renewables and quantitative life sciences.

Mahesh Bandi

Professor

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Fluid Mechanics Unit

The Fluid Mechanics Unit uses theory, experiments, and simulations to seek simple insights into complex flows in nature and engineering.

Pinaki Chakraborty

Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

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Continuum Physics Unit

Continuum Physics Unit members carry out theoretical and experimental research in the mechanics of continuous media, including cellular materials, granular materials, and complex fluids with...

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Gustavo Gioia

Professor

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Quantum Machines Unit

We study in theory and experiments the engineering of quantum devices built from different subsystems that can collectively perform beyond the individual capabilities of their parts.

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Jason Twamley

Professor

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Mechanics and Materials Unit

Research in the Mechanics and Materials Unit is focused on the formulation and analysis of mathematical models for novel systems in the mechanical and material sciences. To derive physically...

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Eliot Fried

Professor

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Complex Fluids and Flows Unit

We study multiscale and multiphysics problems related to fluid dynamics by numerical simulations. Our research is focused on turbulence, non-Newtonian fluids and multiphase flows.

Marco Rosti

Marco Edoardo Rosti

Associate Professor

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