Plant and Fungal Physics I

Presentations

• Uncovering the Mechanical Tricks of Plants

  ORAL · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Publication: Moulton, D.E., Oliveri, H. and Goriely, A., 2020. Multiscale integration of environmental stimuli in plant tropism produces complex behaviors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(51), pp.32226-32237.
  Moulton, D.E., Oliveri, H., Goriely, A. and Thorogood, C.J., 2023. Mechanics reveals the role of peristome geometry in prey capture in carnivorous pitcher plants (Nepenthes). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(38), p.e2306268120.
  Box, F., Moulton, D.E., Vella, D., Bhagotra, Y., Lowe, T., Goriely, A. and Thorogood, C.J., 2024. Uncovering the mechanical secrets of the squirting cucumber. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(50), p.e2410420121.
  Hofhuis, H., Moulton, D., Lessinnes, T., Routier-Kierzkowska, A.L., Bomphrey, R.J., Mosca, G., Reinhardt, H., Sarchet, P., Gan, X., Tsiantis, M. and Ventikos, Y., 2016. Morphomechanical innovation drives explosive seed dispersal. Cell, 166(1), pp.222-233.

  Presenters

  • Derek E Moulton

    • University of Oxford

  Authors

  • Derek E Moulton

    • University of Oxford

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• Can force Generation in plant cells be predicted with Lockhart's Law?

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Publication: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2024.0204

  Presenters

  • Antonio C Mosciatti Jofré

    • Université Paris Cité

  Authors

  • Antonio C Mosciatti Jofré

    • Université Paris Cité

  • Weiyuan Kong

    • Université Paris Cité

  • David Pereira

    • Université Paris Cité

  • Thierry Savy

    • Université Paris Cité

  • Etienne Couturier

    • Université Paris Cité

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• Epidermal Cell Lobe Formation Occurs via Cell Wall Wrinkling

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Sam Banks

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Sam Banks

    • Yale University

  • Alexander Morand

    • Yale University

  • Adam B Roddy

    • New York University

  • Mark D Shattuck

    • The City College of New York

  • Corey S OHern

    • Yale University

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• Mesophyll Development in 3D: Pressure, Plasticity, and Porosity

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Arthur Kent MacKeith

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Arthur Kent MacKeith

    • Yale University

  • Sam Banks

    • Yale University

  • Adam B Roddy

    • New York University

  • Mark D Shattuck

    • The City College of New York

  • Corey S OHern

    • Yale University

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 19, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:54 PM

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• Mechanics of radial proliferation in plant roots

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Dylan R Fitzmaurice

    • New York University

  Authors

  • Dylan R Fitzmaurice

    • New York University

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• Computational analyses of the structure of epidermal tissues in plants

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Alexander Morand

    • Yale University

  Authors

  • Alexander Morand

    • Yale University

  • Sam Banks

    • Yale University

  • Mark D Shattuck

    • The City College of New York

  • Corey S OHern

    • Yale University

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• Control of rice root circumnutation revealed by direct cell-scale simulation

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Aradhya Rajanala

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Aradhya Rajanala

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Mao Kobayashi

    • Duke University

  • Madison Hales

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Christopher J Pierce

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Medhavinee Mijar

    • Texas A&M University

  • Mingyuan Zhu

    • Texas A&M
    • Cornell University

  • Daniel I Goldman

    • Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Georgia Tech

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 19, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:42 PM

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• Abstract Withdrawn

  ORAL · Withdrawn

  March 19, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:54 PM

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• Investigating Mechanisms of Cytoplasmic Flow in Hyphal Growth

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:54 PM – March 19, 2026, 6:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Maxim Ohairwe Ermoshkin

    • New York University

  Authors

  • Maxim Ohairwe Ermoshkin

    • New York University

  • Enrique Rojas

    • New York University

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• Liverwort Gemmae Interact as Capillary Multipoles

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 6:06 PM – March 19, 2026, 6:18 PM

  Presenters

  • June Han

    • Williams College

  Authors

  • June Han

    • Williams College

  • Katie Lyanne Nath

    • Williams College

  • Anneliese C Silveyra

    • Williams College

  • Alex J Kim

    • Williams College

  • Caroline D Tally

    • Williams College

  • James Fortin

    • Williams College

  • Sophia Millay

    • Williams College

  • Beatrice Pedroni

    • Williams College

  • Mariem Sayahi

    • Williams College

  • Benjamin B Wang

    • Williams College

  • Sydney S Eyestone

    • Williams College

  • Killian Reilly

    • Williams College

  • Ahmed E Moussa

    • Williams College

  • Katharine E Jensen

    • Williams College

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