Research
Our group works on the following research areas:
Bacterial Communication
We work on the emergence of collective behavior in bacteria, with Vibrio fischeri as the model system. By making quatitative measurements, we try to understand the effect of chemical signalling and physical crowding on the phenotypes such as luminescence, motility, and biofilm formation. Read More
Granular Materials
Granular or particulate materials are the second most widely used materials in industry (after water). Examples range from fine grains such as cement and pharmaceutical powders to coarser grains such ores and food grains. Our group focuses on building rheological models and understand kinematics of granular systems that can explain their phenomena. Read More
Particle-Liquid Suspensions
In our group, we study the rheology and dynamics of hard, soft and active particle suspensions via analytical, computational and experimental techniques. We confine ourselves to the viscous dominated regime of Stokes flow (Re << 1). Read More
Soft Solids
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