Welcome to the Department of Nonlinear Phenomena
Rapid technological breakthroughs and challenges humanity faces in the environment, energy, and health care make research on complex physical, chemical, and biological systems have become of paramount interest to the scientific community. In our department, we explore the effects of nonlinearity and self-assembly in various soft condensed matter and biological systems. Using various experimental techniques, we explore the physical properties of soft and biological matter and investigate the ways to design novel multifunctional and nano-structural materials.
Our department has a broad research spectrum from liquid crystals and colloids, granular matter to active matter and intercellular communication. On this website, you will find detailed information on ongoing research projects and offered courses and study programs. Students of physics and bio-system technology are welcome to participate in our research and conduct their bachelor and master projects at our department.
Research
- Active colloids and microswimmers
- Biophysics of intercellular communication and transport
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Physics of liquid crystals
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Multifunctional smart soft materials
- Photoswitchable interfaces
- Hydrodynamics in reduced geometry: thin films and interfaces
- Dynamics of topological defects
- Magnetic colloids and ferromagnetic liquid crystals
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Experiments in microgravitation