Research Highlights
Research Bar
Swimming driven by a Helical Flagellum Swimming driven by a Helical Flagellum
Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics
Membrane Fusion Membrane Fusion
Couette-Taylor Instabilities Couette-Taylor Instabilities
Non-Diffusive and Ballistic Brownian Motion Non-Diffusive and Ballistic Brownian Motion
Spatial structure and biofilms Spatial structure and biofilms
Supersonic Cracks Supersonic Cracks
The role of mechanics in biofilm formation The role of mechanics in biofilm formation
2D Thermal Noise Imaging 2D Thermal Noise Imaging

Recent Publications

The ethics perspective of physics department chairs
M. Marder, F. A. Houle, and K. Kirby, Physics Today 77 22-27 (2024)
Geometric changes in the nucleoids of Deinococcus radiodurans reveal involvement of new proteins in recovery from ionizing radiation.
Antonio Cordova, Brandon Niese, Philip Sweet, Pratik Kamat, Jude M Phillip, Vernita Gordon, Lydia M Contreras, (2024)
Breaking fast and slow
M. Marder, Nature Physics 20 546-547 (2024)
From cracks to atoms and back again
M. Marder, Physics Today 77 62–63 (2024)
Structure-preserving fixation allows scanning electron microscopy to reveal biofilm microstructure and interactions with immune cells
Marilyn Wells, Michelle Mikesh, Vernita GOrdon, Langmuir (2024)