Biological Active Matter II

Presentations

• Emergent mechanics in bacteria-based living matter

  Invited-In-person · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Yilin Wu

    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  Authors

  • Yilin Wu

    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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• Chiral Symmetry Breaking in Bacterial Suspensions

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Youhan XU

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong

  Authors

  • Youhan XU

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Haoran Xu

    • Zhejiang University

  • Yilin Wu

    • The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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• Dynamics of internally driven complex fluids

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Zheyi Wang

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong

  Authors

  • Zheyi Wang

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong

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• Self-driven phase transition in an active glass

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Chenxi LIU

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong

  Authors

  • Chenxi LIU

    • Chinese University of Hong Kong

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• Collective bacterial swarming on rough surfaces

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Magdalen Norland

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Magdalen Norland

    • University of Michigan

  • Suraj Shankar

    • University of Michigan

  • Daniel Duffy

    • University of Michigan

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• Motion Refined Machine Learning Enables Comprehensive Characterization of Bacterial Swarming Dynamics

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Danielle Germann

    • Brown University

  Authors

  • Danielle Germann

    • Brown University

  • Jay Tang

    • Brown University

  • Remi Megret

  • Xilai Xiao

    • Columbia University

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• Capillary spreading governs the formation and healing of holes in Myxococcus xanthus monolayers

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Benjamin Garcia de Figueiredo

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Benjamin Garcia de Figueiredo

    • Princeton University

  • Joshua Shaevitz

    • Princeton University

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• Investigating the Biophysical Mechanism Behind Mechanotaxis in Myxococcus Xanthus

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Marie Riddle

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Marie Riddle

    • Princeton University

  • Benjamin Garcia de Figueiredo

    • Princeton University

  • Joshua Shaevitz

    • Princeton University

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• Topological defects as quantitative probes in bacterial active matter

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Endao Han

    • Nanyang Technological University

  Authors

  • Endao Han

    • Nanyang Technological University

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• Analysis of sperm's flagella and its effect on the cell's movement direction

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 16, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Robert Scott

    • North Carolina A&T State University

  Authors

  • Robert Scott

    • North Carolina A&T State University

  • Ayomide Bolaji

    • North Carolina A&T State University

  • Shobitha Unnikrishnan

    • North Carolina A&T State University

  • Chih-Kuan Tung

    • North Carolina A&T State University

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• Species-Specific Flow Interactions and Environmental Cues Shape Biofilm Dynamics

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 5:54 PM – March 16, 2026, 6:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Richa Karmakar

    • Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  Authors

  • Richa Karmakar

    • Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

  • Anwita Sarkar

    • Indian Institute of Technology Madras

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• Collective Alignment Controls Energy Transfer in Confined Active Matter

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 6:06 PM – March 16, 2026, 6:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Francesco Arceri

    • INFN, Sezione di Padova

  Authors

  • Francesco Arceri

    • INFN, Sezione di Padova

  • Vittoria Sposini

  • Enzo Orlandini

  • Fulvio Baldovin

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• Micro-swimmers in Brinkman flow: coupled dynamics and motion near surfaces

  Oral-In-person

  March 16, 2026, 6:18 PM – March 16, 2026, 6:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Enkeleida Lushi

    • Soft Active Matter Lab

  Authors

  • Yasser Almoteri

    • IMAMU, Saudi Arabia

  • Francisca Guzmán-Lastra

    • Universidad de Chile

  • Enkeleida Lushi

    • Soft Active Matter Lab

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