David Head

Well done to @KalilaCook for presenting her work on Modelling Network Formation in Protein Hydrogels by Cluster Aggregation Kinetics at the @SOFI_CDT Showcase.

Happy to get this one in @PhysRevLett: A numerical study of the viscoelasticity of spring networks that are both isostatic (marginally rigid) and fractal. journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/1…

Well done to @SOFI_CDT PhD student Kalila Cook @KalilaCook who presented her work today at the Molecular Graphics and Modelling Society, Young Modellers’ Forum #YMF2022 'Modelling Network Formation in Protein Hydrogels by Cluster Aggregation Kinetics'

Well done to @SOFI_CDT PhD student Kalila Cook @KalilaCook for being selected to give a talk at the Young Modellers Forum #YMF2022 'Modelling Network Formation in Protein Hydrogels by Cluster Aggregation Kinetics'

Geometric, nonlinear rigidity in #SoftMatter: A floppy, random spring network develops a finite shear modulus μ when length-preserving (non-affine) bond rotations can no longer accommodate an imposed strain γ and load-bearing paths (states of self-stress, SSS) are 'pulled taut'.

20 funded PhD places in the Soft Matter and Functional Interfaces (SOFI) are available with places in Leeds, Durham and Edinburgh. Application deadline Nov. 28th; please see for info: soficdt.webspace.durham.ac.uk/how-to-apply/

So happy to be at an institution that values and supports public engagement. The annual Be Curious festival celebrates research from all across the Uni & provides opportunities to explore the creativity & innovation of research. #BeCurious21

Looking forward to presenting our group's new work at the Multiscale mechanochemistry & mechanobiology virtual seminar series @mcb2021_virtual 👇

Honoured to have won best Oral presentation along with @BTRosier at the European Oral Microbiology Workshop. Thanks for a lovely few days, was great to hear everyone’s work! 🥳 #EOMW2021

With @dolfweijers, we offer an exciting biophysics postdoc (up to 3y) at the interface of plant mechanobiology, mechanochemistry and physics to unravel the plant mechanostat. Join our cross-departmental mechanobiology team @WUR More info: dropbox.com/sh/gl21pxcyhbe… Please RT

Great PhD studentship opportunity: phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/1014-d… Deadline on the 29th April 2021. Stipend will be topped up by GSK to £18,285 per year, for up to 4 years. Please apply!

#PhDposition in using nanomaterials to control fission and fusion of giant vesicle "artificial cells" based at @UniversityLeeds @BraggRoyceLeeds. Application deadline: 3rd May Eligible for UK applicants only. phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/816-co… #softmatter #SynBio #SynCell #Biophysics

We are exploring the networks that form in cross-linked protein hydrogels and the 'space' around the network. In the image from @BenTriesToTweet below the aqua coloured spheres illustrate the pores surrounding the protein network. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Consider the blurred lines between living and non-living matter and the ethical implications for synthetic biology and beyond. Read more in writer @caitlinstobie & scientist @BealesLab @BraggRoyceLeeds Creative Labs project blurredlinesleeds.co.uk Image by Zexi Xu.

NEW: PhD studentship opportunity! Structuring Role of Confined Water in Biointerfaces under Extreme Conditions With colleagues Michael Rappolt, @NotAnElf and I. Please retweet. findaphd.com/phds/project/s…

Are you looking for a biophysics PhD in a welcoming multidisciplinary team? The Koenderink lab@TUD is hiring a PhD student (4 yr) to study the physics of collective cancer cell invasion using quantitative microscopy. Spread the word and please retweet. jobrxiv.org/job/delft-univ…

I would wish everyone a Merry Christmas, but given the situation (in Europe at least), here's a picture of a bacterial biofilm coloured to look a bit like a snowy forest instead ...

Hierarchical biomechanics: a new PhD project with @DavidHead100 & @SOFI_CDT Deadline 10th Dec. For more info 👇 dur.ac.uk/resources/soft…

It's paper time again! How far can we get modelling protein networks as pseudo-colloidal systems? Hopefully a bit further if we include explicit binding sites on the protein surface! Read our paper in Macromolecules @MacroJrnls_ACS @ACSPublications pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…