Plant and Fungal Physics II

Presentations

• Robotic imaging reveals the exchange rate of nutrient trade in plant-fungal symbiosis. 

  ORAL · Invited

  March 20, 2026, 8:00 AM – March 20, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Publication: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.12.653230v1

  Presenters

  • Thomas Shimizu

    • AMOLF

  Authors

  • Thomas Shimizu

    • AMOLF

  • Corentin Bisot

    • AMOLF

  • Loreto Oyarte Galvez

    • AMOLF

  • Vasilis Kokkoris

    • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  • Stuart A West

    • Oxford University

  • Christophe Godin

    • École Normale Supérieure de Lyon

  • Toby Kiers

    • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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• Ejection of honeydew droplet by phloem sap-feeding insects: Nymph-to-adult mechanism transition from capillary ratchet to catapult

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 8:36 AM – March 20, 2026, 8:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Nami Ha

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Nami Ha

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Elio J Challita

    • Harvard University, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Jacob S Harrison

    • Morehouse College, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Kendall E Larson

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Elizabeth G Clark

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California Berkeley

  • Miriam Cooperband

    • Forest Pest Methods Laboratory, APHIS Science & Technology of United States Department of Agriculture

  • Saad Bhamla

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Growth, morphology, and mechanical evolution of Candida albicans and Penicillium rubens fungal biofilms on hydrogels with tunable stiffness

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 8:48 AM – March 20, 2026, 9:00 AM

  Publication: Planned paper: Growth, morphology, and mechanical evolution of Candida albicans and Penicillium rubens fungal biofilms on hydrogels with tunable stiffness
  Richa Thakur1, Clarissa Nobile*, Arvind Gopinath*
  ¹Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Merced, 5200 N Lake Rd, Merced, CA 95343, USA

  Presenters

  • Richa S Thakur

    • University of California Merced

  Authors

  • Richa S Thakur

    • University of California Merced

  • Clarissa J Nobile

    • University of California Merced ( School of Natural sciences)
    • University of California, Merced

  • Arvind Gopinath

    • University of California, Merced

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• Molecular and structural contrasts for fungal strain characterization

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 9:00 AM – March 20, 2026, 9:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Jost Stergar

    • Jozef Stefan Institute

  Authors

  • Jost Stergar

    • Jozef Stefan Institute

  • Aljaz Robek

    • Jozef Stefan Institute

  • Martina Modic

    • Institute Jozef Stefan

  • Črt Keber

    • University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics

  • Ivan Stajduhar

    • University of Rijeka

  • Matija Milanic

    • University of Ljubljana

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• Length Distributions of a Model of Filament Growth with Side-Branching

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 9:12 AM – March 20, 2026, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Sergio Eraso

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Sergio Eraso

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Mehran Kardar

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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• Multi-filament clock synchronization in Neurospora Crassa

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 9:24 AM – March 20, 2026, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Shishir Bhusal

    • University of Georgia

  Authors

  • Shishir Bhusal

    • University of Georgia

  • Sirui Zhang

    • University of Georgia

  • Yang Liu

    • University of Georgia

  • Jonathan Arnold

    • University of Georgia

  • Leidong Mao

    • University of Georgia

  • Heinz-Bernd Schüttler

    • University of Georgia

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• Multiscale Mechanics of Maize Stalk Failure Near the Node

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 9:36 AM – March 20, 2026, 9:48 AM

  Publication: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Structural Failure Process

  Presenters

  • Euan G Miller

    • Brigham Young University

  Authors

  • Euan G Miller

    • Brigham Young University

  • Addison McClure

    • Brigham Young University

  • Alyson Burton

    • Brigham Young University

  • Luke Howell

    • Brigham Young University

  • Cole Dunn

    • Brigham Young University

  • Cannon Sechrist

    • Brigham Young University

  • Grace Davis

    • Brigham Young University

  • Kirsten Steele

    • Brigham Young University

  • Andrew Tagg

    • Brigham Young University

  • Brandon Sutherland

    • Brigham Young University

  • Margaret Julias

    • New York University Abu Dhabi

  • Douglas Cook

    • Brigham Young University

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• Feedback control of gravitropism in rice roots

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 9:48 AM – March 20, 2026, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Aradhya Rajanala

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Madison Hales

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Yu Yang

    • Harvard University

  • Aradhya Rajanala

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Christopher J Pierce

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Mingyuan Zhu

    • Texas A&M
    • Cornell University

  • Noah J Cowan

    • Johns Hopkins University

  • Daniel I Goldman

    • Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Georgia Tech

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• Blasting a Light on Urban Mangrove Pollution

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 10:00 AM – March 20, 2026, 10:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Dominique Cederberg

    • Ransom Everglades School

  Authors

  • Dominique Cederberg

    • Ransom Everglades School

  • Emily Grace

    • Ransom Everglades School

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• Dirty Mangroves: Understanding Environmental Impacts on Urban Mangroves' Structure

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 10:12 AM – March 20, 2026, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Oliver K Duwin

    • Ransom Everglades School

  Authors

  • Oliver K Duwin

    • Ransom Everglades School

  • Emily Grace

    • Ransom Everglades School

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• Mangroves + Lasers: Engaging Students in Mangrove Biophysics and Coastal Research

  ORAL

  March 20, 2026, 10:24 AM – March 20, 2026, 10:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Emily Grace

    • Ransom Everglades School

  Authors

  • Emily Grace

    • Ransom Everglades School

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