Roster of Participants

I am a theorist, currently a PhD candidate in applied mathematics. I work on transition to turbulence in shear flows. I routinely use tools from scientific computing, bifurcation theory and numerical continuation in my research. I also use ideas from asymptotics, group theory and nonlinear dynamics, for example, normal form theory. Previously I have worked on the compressible Taylor-Couette flow. An overarching theme of my research so far is pattern formation and nonlinear dynamics of rotating, stratified and/or sheared flows. In future, I would like to explore applications of these ideas in geophysical and astrophysical contexts.

I am a theorist. I am a Ph.D. student working on turbulence by theory and direct numerical simulations. I am interested in the quasi-cyclic temporal evolution of fully developed turbulence and its relation with the energy cascade mechanism. In particular, I have been working on the low-dimensional modeling of temporal cyclicity of turbulence. Recently, I am also working on the following topics:

• The spatial locality of turbulence.
• Scaling correction to the Kolmogorov 1941 via spatial inhomogeneity (not intermittency).
• Information-theoretic characterization of energy cascade.

I am a condensed matter theorist, and a postdoc, focussing on ultracold quantum fluids such as Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). I am currently researching the influence that dipole-dipole interactions have on the properties of quantum turbulence in ‘magnetic’ BECs; examples of these include those of chromium, dysprosium and erbium. I am also interested in the inducement and structure of vortex lattices in these systems.

I am an experimentalist studying chaotic flow instabilities of polymer solutions in disordered 3D porous media. I am interested in elastic, active, and chaotic flows, hydrogel mechanics, and percolation.

I am a theorist. I’m interested in theoretical plasma physics, with a focus on magnetic confinement fusion. I’m currently studying plasma turbulence in a stochastic magnetic field, which is critical to the trade-off between good confinement and good power handling in a tokamak.

I am a theorist. I work on dynamical properties of cytoskeletal network, including non-equilibrium force generation without motors, and viscoelasticity of transiently or permanently crosslinked networks.

I am a condensed matter theorist. I have spent the past 10 years in administration, now returning to research. My prior research focused on soft quantum matter (nematic, smectic, and crystalline phases of two dimensional electrons), hydrodynamics of supersolids, pattern formation in nonequilibrium systems, and transport and structure of vortex phases in superconductors.

In the current state of my thesis, we proposed a theoretical method to derive amplitude equations governing the weakly nonlinear evolution of complex and nonnormal systems, subject to harmonic forcing and/or transient growth, and possibly very far from a bifurcation. The state-space of such systems typically includes a very high number of degrees of freedom, and application cases of the method eminently include fluid flows. I currently work on the generalization of this method to stochastically forced systems. Namely, we aim at proposing analytically a weakly nonlinear continuation of the linear stochastic frequency/gain curve.

I am a theorist. I study hydrodynamics in quantum systems and its effects. In particular, right now I’m interested in hydrodynamic theories that describe fluids with exotic symmetry groups.

I am a theorist interested in non-equilibrium many-body physics. My current research focuses on the characterization of dynamical quantum phase transitions in out-of-equilibrium systems.

I am a theorist. My research is about the transition to turbulence in shear flows, and the application of strategies from statistical mechanics to the strongly anisotropic and localized turbulence that emerges in those flows.

I am a theoretical / computational Ph.D. student in soft matter physics. My research focuses on colloidal suspensions in passive and active nematics and developing mesoscopic algorithms to simulate liquid crystalline phases.

I am a theorist. My research interest relies on the rheological behavior of suspended particles, with a focus on magnetic colloids and ferrofluid droplets.

I am a theorist. I work on strongly correlated and topological systems, including electron hydrodynamics. I am interested in applications and extensions of hydrodynamic ideas in the electron context, most recently that of thermal noise signatures.

I am a theorist. I am a Ph.D. student interested in the hydrodynamics and statistical mechanics of active fluids. My current research focuses on the effect of odd viscosity on fluid flow.

I am a theorist interested in biological and soft matter physics.

I am a theorist. I am interested in brain networks, causal entropic force and topology in fluids. Topology plays an important role in many classical systems. I am currently working on the role of topology in evolution.

I am an experimentalist. I am interested in understanding how complex systems produce extraordinary collective responses under ordinary circumstances. For example, a spilled drop of tea will organize its particulates to dry in a distinctive ring formation at the edge of the drop. Likewise, jammed packings of soft spheres subjected to cyclic shear organize themselves into repeating series of particle rearrangements. My work combines experiments with simple simulations.

I am a theorist. I study transport in topological semimetals using kinetic theory, hydrodynamics, and field-theoretical techniques.

I am an experimentalist interested in theory and experiments of active and granular matter, including biological organisms.

I am a theorist. I am interested in an array of statistical mechanics topics including: charge and heat flow in disordered potential landscapes, electron hydrodynamics, the thermalization transition in fracton systems, and pandemic dynamics.

I am a theorist. The joy of trying to understand the physical world around me through minimalistic mathematical models is why I am in science. I have been mostly working on interfacial fluid dynamics problems in porous materials.

I am a theorist. I study the energy pathway and energetics of ocean using coarse graining technique.

I am a theorist and PhD candidate in condensed matter and AMO physics. My research investigates the thermodynamics of quantum fluids in novel geometries which has relevance to physics on both microscopic and astronomic length scales, and directly connects to experiments taking place aboard the International Space Station. Recently, I have started working on the prospect of using cold atom systems to probe models of cosmology.

I am theorist working on the dynamics of topological defects in two dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates and active matter. I am studying how the defects are influencing the flow and what determines their motion.

I am a PhD Student in Condensed Matter theory, with a focus on superfluidity and superconductivity in confined systems where new phases and properties arise due to boundary effects. The phases of superfluid Helium-3 in the near-2D and 1D regimes are of particular interest to me.

I am a theorist. I am interested in biophysics with current focus on population dynamics, genetics, and evolution.

I am a theorist. : I work on DNS of different problems involving instability-driven turbulence, including rotating convection and active turbulence.

I am a theorist interested in conformal field theory and quantum many-body physics.

I am a theorist. I am currently studying the interaction between the ocean surface waves and the marine atmospheric boundary layer (wind), through a combination of theoretical and numerical approaches.

I am a theorist. I study the geostrophic turbulence induced by boundary buoyancy anomalies and how the ocean’s vertical structure modifies the surface expression of upper ocean turbulence.

Radzihovsky’s theoretical research interests span a broad spectrum of classical and quantum condensed matter. These range from entropy-dominated liquid crystals, colloids, membranes, rubber and other “soft” matter to quantum matter, such as superconductors, magnets, degenerate atomic gases, quantum Hall and other topological states of matter. He aims to understand the nature of phases and phase transitions exhibited by these systems, with the unifying theme of collective universal behavior that emerges at long scales and low energies, driven by a combination of strong interactions, fluctuations, and/or local heterogeneity.

I am a theorist. I am interested in Geophysical turbulence, pattern formation, and transport and applications to meteorology, oceanography, and climate.

I am a theorist. Unlike the groundbreaking work of Boltzmann and Gibbs, there is no well-established overarching framework for non-equilibrium statistical mechanics (NESM), not even for stationary states. Yet, almost all of nature - in particular, all forms of life on our planet - evolves in the context of NESM. At present, successful attempts to understand the behavior of NESM systems relies on the specifics of each system. My research focuses on simple model systems which are typically motivated by complex natural phenomena (in biological, social, economic, and climate sciences). From these studies, I hope to extract some essential properties that can provide insights into fundamental issues in NESM, with the distant goal of formulating a universal framework for NESM.

Freddy Bouchet leads the Climate and Statistical Mechanics group at ENS de Lyon. He aims at

1. Studying climate dynamics phenomena, specifically related to turbulence, climate extremes, and large scale dynamics of atmospheres and oceans.
2. Developing algorithms aimed at computing rare events in complex dynamical systems, like climate dynamics or turbulent flows, based on large deviation theory and statistical mechanics.
3. Studying fundamental questions in statistical mechanics and dynamical systems theory, often using large deviation theory, bridging from mathematical physics to modeling and applications

He is a theorist.

I am a theorist interested in theoretical and computational statistical mechanics and rheology (deformation and flow properties) of soft materials and complex fluids such as colloids, emulsions, foams, microgels, surfactants, liquid crystals, and polymers, and their biological counterparts such as bioactive fluids and biological tissues.

I am a theorist interested in condensed matter theory, turbulence, and physics of living systems.

I am a theorist. My group’s work spans multiple disciplines of theoretical and mathematical physics, including condensed matter, hydrodynamics, statistical physics, high energy physics, atomic physics and quantum information.

I am a theorist. I work on theoretical aspects of fluid mechanics, particularly problems involving turbulence, rotation, stratification, shear, and other features with geophysical (and occasional astrophysical) applications. Most of my work uses tools from statistical mechanics and non-equilibrium physics to interpret numerical simulations.

I am a theoretical physicist with research interests spanning condensed matter physics, quantum field theory, astrophysics to quantum information. I am particularly interested in the conceptual frameworks common to condensed matter physics, particle physics, field theory and cosmology - spontaneous symmetry breaking, phase transitions and emergent topology - from the ultra-temperature phases of quantum liquids and gases to phase transitions in the early universe.

I am a theorist. I work in many different areas of theoretical physics: fractional quantum Hall effect, ultra cold atomic gases, gauge/gravity duality, nuclear physics etc.

I am a theorist. I conduct research into the interaction of fluid turbulence with rotation, stratification and magnetic fields in astrophysics and geophysics; in particular, the generation of magnetic fields via dynamo action and the interaction of mean flows with turbulence. Of great interest currently is the description of these phenomena via methods and theories from non-equilibrium statistical mechanics. I am also interested in constraining theories using data-driven methods.

I am a theorist. My work is motivated by geophysical flows. With colleagues, I apply nonlinear physics, statistical mechanics ideas, and tools from topology to planetary scale dynamics. I am particularly interested in the interactions between waves, turbulence and atmospheric winds or oceanic currents.