We are a group of biophysicists, physicists, chemists and microbiologists at UCL. We study artificial and biological soft active matter. We are interested in its fundamental behaviours and its applications to healthcare and materials science. We are always looking for bright people to join us at any level. Get in touch!
We use a combination of techniques from soft matter, microscopy, photonics, statistical physics and nanofabrication. We are part of the UCL Soft Materials and Antimicrobial Resistance Networks. Recent research highlights are detailed below.
Ann-Céline’s project focuses on developing a physics-informed AI framework for protein folding, which should enable faster and more reliable simulations of the protein folding process.…
Continue reading → Welcome to Gautam, a new PhD student in the group
Aligne−d is a tile-based puzzle game in which players must join two electrodes on a hexagonal grid using a selection of organic molecules. Players are scored…
Guillermo Camacho Villar Research Associate Guillermo will be studying the self-organisation of social active colloids. He will focus on understanding how collective behaviours can be…
Continue reading → Welcome to Guillermo, a new postdoc in the group
A new project funded by the Leverhulme Trust to study how active colloids can develop collective behaviours that are social, similar to what some social…
Our lab has been re-awarded a Gold Medal for Sustainability within the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF). Thank you to Jaume for leading our efforts…
Continue reading → 3rd Gold Leaf award for sustainability to our lab
Droplet scientists push the boundary between living and non-living matter Joe, Rob and I discuss the past, present and future of animating droplets in this…
Continue reading → Physicsworld podcast on our recent EPL perspective
Towards animate droplets: Active, adaptive, and autonomous Joe Forth, Robert Malinowski & Giorgio Volpe Droplets, sub-millilitre liquid volumes with at least one interface, have traditionally…
Continue reading → Our perspective on “Animate Droplets” out in EPL
Anomalous Dynamics of Superparamagnetic Colloidal Microrobots with Tailored Statistics Alessia Gentili, Rainer Klages & Giorgio Volpe Living organisms have developed advanced motion strategies for efficient…
Maks Pecnik Bambic PhD Student (2021-2025) Maks completed his PhD in Computational Soft Matter. During his PhD, Maks studied the effect of environmentally induced torques…
Continue reading → Congratulations to Maks for successfully passing his PhD viva
