Post-doctoral associate, Applied Physics, Harvard University

Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, MIT

B.S., Materials Science and Enginering, Cornell University

I did my PhD with Ned Thomas at MIT studying structure-property relationships in self-assembled block copolymers, after which I worked at a startup company, Surface Logix Inc. on surface modification of microfluidic devices for cell-based assays. My post-doctoral research was in the Weitzlab at Harvard on dynamics of colloidal gels. The research in my lab here is centered on the structure and dynamics of soft functional materials. We primarily use x-ray scattering, rheology and microfluidics as tools to study complex fluids, polymer melts and biomimetic materials. We focus on basic science, but in some cases, these systems may have interesting applications as functional materials, for example as sensors, controlled release agents or in photovoltaics and nanomaterials synthesis.