Recent News

October 2024: Our paper on using defects at smectic interfaces to sense bacteria is accepted in Langmuir Journal! Link. 

June 2024: Prof. Gharbi has been awarded the Manning Award for Excellence in Teaching. Congratulations! Link.

January 2024: Prof. Gharbi has been awarded the NSF CAREER Award. Congratulations!

January 2024: Undergraduate students Bhakti and Tanvi joined the Lab! They will work on the dynamics of active materials at complex fluid interfaces. Welcome!

April 2023: Prof. Gharbi has been awarded the Outstanding Service Award from the SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma at the American Institute of Physics. Congratulations!