Research Highlights
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Granular Media Nucleation Granular Media Nucleation
Pattern formation in adhering lipid membranes Pattern formation in adhering lipid membranes
The role of mechanics in biofilm formation The role of mechanics in biofilm formation
Non-Diffusive and Ballistic Brownian Motion Non-Diffusive and Ballistic Brownian Motion
Dynamics of Static Friction Dynamics of Static Friction
Internal Wave Reflection Internal Wave Reflection
Mechanical Contact Spectroscopy Mechanical Contact Spectroscopy
Biofilm mechanics Biofilm mechanics
Deadly Competition Deadly Competition

Recent Publications

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
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
Space-saving tips to lower stress
Vernita Gordon, (2017)
Space-saving tips to lower stress
Vernita Gordon, (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
Sound propagation in a continuously stratified laboratory ocean model
Likun Zhang, and H. L. Swinney, 141 3186 (2017) pdf
Coupling and sharing when life is hard
Vernita Gordon, 356 6338583-584 (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