Area of research
Condensed Matter Physics · Mechanical Engineering
Research interest
Research interests include Micro and Nano Robotics, Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence, and Advanced Materials and Mechanics.
Control of liquid crystals combining surface acoustic waves, nematic flows, and microfluidic confinement
Logic operations with active topological defects
Spatiotemporal control of liquid crystal structure and dynamics through activity patterning
Autonomous materials systems from active liquid crystals
Active motion of multiphase oil droplets: emergent dynamics of squirmers with evolving internal structure
Defect Spirograph: Dynamical Behavior of Defects in Spatially Patterned Active Nematics
Direct Observation of Liquid Crystal Droplet Configurational Transitions using Optical Tweezers
Emergence of Radial Tree of Bend Stripes in Active Nematics