Principal Investigator
Mohamed Amine Gharbi
Assistant Professor of Physics
PhD, University of Montpellier, France
Phone: 617 287 5997
Graduate Students
Vajra Sabhapathy Badha
PhD Candidate
Background: Bioengineering
Project: Active Matter
Period: Spring 2021 - present
Changshuo Fu
PhD Candidate
Background: Physics
Project: Confinement of LCs
Period: Fall 2021 - present
John Rolleri
Master's student
Background: Physics
Project: Active Matter
Period: Fall 2022 - present
Undergraduate Students
Meghann Dunn
Undergraduate Student
Background: Physics
Project: Liquid crystal foam
Period: Spring 2022 - present
Kyle Anderson
Undergraduate Student
Background: Engineering Physics
Project: Liquid crystal foam
Period: Spring 2023 - present
Rachel N Nere
Undergraduate Student
Background: Physics
Project: Confinement of liquid crystals
Period: Fall 2021 - present
Group Picture, May 2023
From left to right: John, Rachel, Mohamed Amine, Changshuo, and Vajra
Group Picture, May 2022
From left to right: Changshuo, Meghann, Rachel, Vajra, and Mohamed Amine
Group Picture, November 2021
From left to right: Hongjie, Changshuo, Rachel, Vajra, and Mohamed Amine
Group Picture, July 2021
Group Picture, March 2019
From left to right: Ryan, Charlotte, Erik, William, Elizabeth, Edward, Bassma, and Mohamed Amine
Group Picture, October 2018
From left to right: Mohamed Amine, Charlotte, Erik, Bassma, and Elizabeth
Group Picture, July 2018
From left to right: Erik, Elizabeth, Himani, and Mohamed Amine
We are always seeking motivated undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs interested in soft matter and biophysics research. Contact Prof. Gharbi about possible opportunities.
Lab Alumni
12- Hongjie Lin, Undergraduate Student (Spring 2020-Fall 2021)
11- Mackenzie O'Keefe, Master's Graduate Student (Spring 2020-Spring 2021)
11- Roy Varon Weinryb, Undergraduate Student (Spring 2021)
10- Ryan Preusse, Master's Graduate Student (Fall 2018-Spring 2020)
09- Charlotte Kyeremah, Master's Graduate Student (Fall 2018-Spring 2020)
08- Zhihan Xing (Spring 2020)
07- Abeco Rwakabuba, Undergraduate Student (Summer 2019-Fall 2019)
06- Elizabeth R George, Undergraduate Student (Fall 2018-Fall 2019)
05- Erik Drybread, Undergraduate Student (Fall 2018-Spring 2019)
04- William Emery, Undergraduate Student (Spring 2019)
03- Bassma S Bawazeer, Undergraduate Student (Fall 2018-Spring 2019)
02- Himani Pandita, Master's Graduate Student (Summer 2018)
01- Godsgift Omere, Undergraduate Student (Spring 2018)