Research Highlights
Research Bar
Single Bond Formation Detection Single Bond Formation Detection
Brownian Motion in a Force Field Brownian Motion in a Force Field
Dynamics of Static Friction Dynamics of Static Friction
Population structure and antibiotic resistence Population structure and antibiotic resistence
Swimming driven by a Helical Flagellum Swimming driven by a Helical Flagellum
Super-resolution Imaging Super-resolution Imaging
Virtual Seafloor Virtual Seafloor
Adhering biological membranes Adhering biological membranes
Non-Diffusive and Ballistic Brownian Motion Non-Diffusive and Ballistic Brownian Motion

Recent Publications

Coupling and sharing when life is hard
Vernita Gordon, 356 6338583-584 (2017) pdf
Mechanosensing of shear by Pseudomonas aeruginosa leads to increased levels of the cyclic-di-GMP signal initiating biofilm development
Christopher A. Rodesney, Brian Roman, Numa Dhamani, Benjamin J. Cooley, Ahmed Touhami and Vernita D. Gordon, PNAS 114 235906 – 5911 (2017) pdf
Evolutionary adaptations of biofilms infecting cystic fibrosis lungs promote mechanical toughness by adjusting polysaccharide production
Kristin Kovach, Megan Davis-Fields, Yasuhiko Irie, Kanishk Jain, Shashvat Doorwar, Katherine Vuong, Numa Dhamani, Kishore Mohanty, Ahmed Touhami & Vernita D Gordon, 1 (2017) pdf
Biofilms and mechanics: a review of experimental techniques and findings
Vernita D Gordon, Megan Davis-Fields, Kristin Kovach, and Christopher A Rodesney, 50 22 (2017) pdf
Internal wave generation by tidal flow over periodically and randomly distributed seamounts
Likun Zhang, Maarten C. Buijsman, Eva Comino, and Harry L. Swinney, (2017) pdf
Nucleation of athermal hard spheres
Frank Rietz, Charles Radin, Harry L. Swinney, Matthias Schröter, (2017) pdf
Topographic height dependence of internal wave generation by tidal flow over random topography
Jiajun Zhao, Likun Zhang, Harry L. Swinney, Geophysical Research Letters 42 8081'8087 (2015) pdf
Specific adhesion of membranes simultaneously supports dual heterogeneities in lipids and proteins
O. Shindell, N. Mica, M. Ritzner and V. D. Gordon, PCCP1-10 (2015) pdf
Metascreen-Based Acoustic Passive Phased Array
Yong Li, Xue Jiang, Bin Liang, Jian-chun Cheng, and Likun Zhang, Physical Review Applied 4 024003 (2015) pdf
A Low-Cost, Hands-on Module to Characterize Antimicrobial Compounds Using an Interdisciplinary, Biophysical Approach
Karishma S. Kaushik, Ashley Kessel, Nalin Ratnayeke, Vernita D. Gordon, 13 e100200441-11 (2015) pdf
Measuring the mechanics of biofilms at multiple lengthscales
Kristin Kovach, Megan Davis-Fields, Christopher Rodesney and Vernita Gordon, Sensing & Measurement1-4 (2015) pdf
Membrane adhesion and the formation of heterogeneities: biology, biophysics, and biotechnology
V. D. Gordon, T. J. O'Halloran, and O. Shindell, PCCP1-12 (2015) pdf