Bio and Soft Matter Physics

Presentations

• Computational study of a nanoparticle-rich domain formation in a nematic liquid crystal

  ORAL

  Nov. 4, 2017, 5:00 PM – Nov. 4, 2017, 5:12 PM

  Authors

  • Charles Melton

    University of California Merced

  • C. Jennings

    Stanford University, None, none, Univ of California - Merced, Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte & ECAP, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, NASA GSFC, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Goddard Space Flight Center-NASA, University of Nevada, Reno, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6021, New Zealand, Penn State, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Boise State University, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Naval Research Laboratory, Independent Researcher, Cornell University, UC Santa Cruz, Middle Georgia State University, University of California, Merced, Stanford University, California, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore; Stanford University, California, University of California Merced, Kent State University, ORNL, UC Berkeley, LLNL, Physics, Hokkaido University, Japan, Physics, UC San Diego, Physics, California State University, Fresno, Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California 90840, USA, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzen 518055, China, Virginia Tech, Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc., Univ of California - Santa Cruz, College of Staten Island, UC Irvine, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, University of California, Merced CA 95343

  • C. Jennings

    Stanford University, None, none, Univ of California - Merced, Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte & ECAP, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, NASA GSFC, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Goddard Space Flight Center-NASA, University of Nevada, Reno, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6021, New Zealand, Penn State, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Boise State University, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Naval Research Laboratory, Independent Researcher, Cornell University, UC Santa Cruz, Middle Georgia State University, University of California, Merced, Stanford University, California, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore; Stanford University, California, University of California Merced, Kent State University, ORNL, UC Berkeley, LLNL, Physics, Hokkaido University, Japan, Physics, UC San Diego, Physics, California State University, Fresno, Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California 90840, USA, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzen 518055, China, Virginia Tech, Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc., Univ of California - Santa Cruz, College of Staten Island, UC Irvine, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, University of California, Merced CA 95343

  • C. Jennings

    Stanford University, None, none, Univ of California - Merced, Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte & ECAP, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, NASA GSFC, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Goddard Space Flight Center-NASA, University of Nevada, Reno, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6021, New Zealand, Penn State, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Boise State University, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Naval Research Laboratory, Independent Researcher, Cornell University, UC Santa Cruz, Middle Georgia State University, University of California, Merced, Stanford University, California, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore; Stanford University, California, University of California Merced, Kent State University, ORNL, UC Berkeley, LLNL, Physics, Hokkaido University, Japan, Physics, UC San Diego, Physics, California State University, Fresno, Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California 90840, USA, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzen 518055, China, Virginia Tech, Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc., Univ of California - Santa Cruz, College of Staten Island, UC Irvine, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, University of California, Merced CA 95343

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• Investigating the mixing quality of a biological active nematic

  ORAL

  Nov. 4, 2017, 5:12 PM – Nov. 4, 2017, 5:24 PM

  Authors

  • Amanda Tan

    Univ of California - Merced

  • Eric Roberts

    Univ of California - Merced, University of California, Merced

  • Kevin Mitchell

    Univ of California - Merced

  • Linda Hirst

    University of California - Merced, University of California, Merced, Univ of California - Merced

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• Designing Liquid Crystalline Ligands for Increased QD Photovoltaic Efficiency

  ORAL

  Nov. 4, 2017, 5:24 PM – Nov. 4, 2017, 5:36 PM

  Authors

  • Sheida.T Riahinasab

    University of California, Merced

  • Amir Keshavarz

    University of California, Merced

  • Benjamin J. Stokes

    University of California, Merced

  • Linda Hirst

    University of California - Merced, University of California, Merced, Univ of California - Merced

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• Substrate mobility produces velocity time dependence in microtubule gliding

  ORAL

  Nov. 4, 2017, 5:36 PM – Nov. 4, 2017, 5:48 PM

  Authors

  • Joseph Lopes

    University of California - Merced

  • David Quint

    University of California - Merced

  • Dail Chapman

    University of California - Irvine

  • Ajay Gopinathan

    Univ of California - Merced, University of California Merced

  • Linda Hirst

    University of California - Merced, University of California, Merced, Univ of California - Merced

  • Jing Xu

    University of California - Merced

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• Run and Tumble of \textit{Escherichia coli} in Micropillar Arrays

  ORAL

  Nov. 4, 2017, 5:48 PM – Nov. 4, 2017, 6:00 PM

  Authors

  • Pooja Chopra

    Univ of California - Merced

  • Bin Liu

    UC Merced, University of California Merced, Univ of California - Merced

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• Active motility in bimodular bacterial aggregates

  ORAL

  Nov. 4, 2017, 6:00 PM – Nov. 4, 2017, 6:12 PM

  Authors

  • Yu Zeng

    University of California Merced

  • Bin Liu

    UC Merced, University of California Merced, Univ of California - Merced

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• Non-perturbative manipulation through a 3D microfluidic treadmill

  ORAL

  Nov. 4, 2017, 6:12 PM – Nov. 4, 2017, 6:24 PM

  Authors

  • Jeremias Gonzalez

    UC Merced

  • Bin Liu

    UC Merced, University of California Merced, Univ of California - Merced

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• Fingering instabilities in bacterial community phototaxis

  ORAL

  Nov. 4, 2017, 6:24 PM – Nov. 4, 2017, 6:36 PM

  Authors

  • Ritwika VPS

    University of California, Merced

  • C. Jennings

    Stanford University, None, none, Univ of California - Merced, Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte & ECAP, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, NASA GSFC, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Goddard Space Flight Center-NASA, University of Nevada, Reno, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6021, New Zealand, Penn State, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Boise State University, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Naval Research Laboratory, Independent Researcher, Cornell University, UC Santa Cruz, Middle Georgia State University, University of California, Merced, Stanford University, California, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore; Stanford University, California, University of California Merced, Kent State University, ORNL, UC Berkeley, LLNL, Physics, Hokkaido University, Japan, Physics, UC San Diego, Physics, California State University, Fresno, Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California 90840, USA, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzen 518055, China, Virginia Tech, Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc., Univ of California - Santa Cruz, College of Staten Island, UC Irvine, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, University of California, Merced CA 95343

  • C. Jennings

    Stanford University, None, none, Univ of California - Merced, Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte & ECAP, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, NASA GSFC, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Goddard Space Flight Center-NASA, University of Nevada, Reno, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6021, New Zealand, Penn State, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Boise State University, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Naval Research Laboratory, Independent Researcher, Cornell University, UC Santa Cruz, Middle Georgia State University, University of California, Merced, Stanford University, California, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore; Stanford University, California, University of California Merced, Kent State University, ORNL, UC Berkeley, LLNL, Physics, Hokkaido University, Japan, Physics, UC San Diego, Physics, California State University, Fresno, Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California 90840, USA, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzen 518055, China, Virginia Tech, Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc., Univ of California - Santa Cruz, College of Staten Island, UC Irvine, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, University of California, Merced CA 95343

  • C. Jennings

    Stanford University, None, none, Univ of California - Merced, Dr. Remeis-Sternwarte & ECAP, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, NASA GSFC, Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Goddard Space Flight Center-NASA, University of Nevada, Reno, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington 6021, New Zealand, Penn State, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Physics, Boise State University, Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Micron School of Materials Science & Engineering, Boise State University, Naval Research Laboratory, Independent Researcher, Cornell University, UC Santa Cruz, Middle Georgia State University, University of California, Merced, Stanford University, California, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore; Stanford University, California, University of California Merced, Kent State University, ORNL, UC Berkeley, LLNL, Physics, Hokkaido University, Japan, Physics, UC San Diego, Physics, California State University, Fresno, Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California 90840, USA, Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA, Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzen 518055, China, Virginia Tech, Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc., Univ of California - Santa Cruz, College of Staten Island, UC Irvine, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, University of California, Merced CA 95343

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• Optimizing success of random searches in various search environments

  ORAL

  Nov. 4, 2017, 6:36 PM – Nov. 4, 2017, 6:48 PM

  Authors

  • Farnaz Golnaraghi

    Univ of California - Merced

  • Ajay Gopinathan

    Univ of California - Merced, University of California Merced

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