Computational physics of materials: Simulations of

jamming of materials, or dynamics of self-propelled particles

Amy Graves 2014 Summer research activities

In collaboration with Andrea Liu group at U Penn

Seeking 1 student with interests/experience in programming/computation

for 8 weeks in summer (plus continuation during 2014-15)

Jamming in the presence of constraints C++ simulations

How does quenched disorder in form of pinned particle lattice affect jamming phase transition?���

Granular flow Java simulations

How do size and placement of exits affect flow of particles or people?

Self propelled particles Java (or Python?) simulations

How do different rules and different goals for sub-populations affect pattern of motion?

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