Research

My laboratory works at the intersection of physics, biology, and engineering. A focus is on developing techniques to probe systems with many degrees of freedom, such as polymers, based on nanofabricated environments and image analysis. In all cases we seek to find a quantitative description which elucidates a causal relationship, and not merely a coincidence.

Specific Projects

DNA physics – Controlling DNA using confinement and electric fields

DNA compaction by proteins

Plasmonic sensor for bioanalytics

Collective ant behaviors during intercolony interactions.

Spin selective transport in chiral molecules.

Upconverting nanophosphors.

Prior Topics

Epigenetic analysis – Single molecule epigenetics

Flow stabilized solids – Colloids at the verge of stability

Electric detection of DNA in nanofluidics.