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Publications  (# graduate student,   * undergraduate student)

2013
  1. C. Guven, E. Rericha, E. Ott, and W. Losert, "Modeling and Measuring Signal Relay in Noisy Directed Migration of Cell Groups" PLOS Computational Biology 9(5): e1003041 (2013).
  2. C. Wang, S. Chowdhury, S.K. Gupta, and W. Losert, "Optical micromanipulation of active cells with minimal perturbations: direct and indirect pushing" Journal of biomedical optics 18 (4), 045001-045001 (2013).
  3. M.C. Weiger, V. Vedham, C.H. Stuelten, K. Shou, M. Herrera, M. Sato, W. Losert, and C.A. Parent, "Real-Time Motion Analysis Reveals Cell Directionality as an Indicator of Breast Cancer Progression" PloS one 8 (3), e58859 (2013).
  4. J. Parker, E. Sherman, M. van de Raa, D. van der Meer, L.E. Samelson, and W. Losert, "Automatic sorting of point pattern sets using Minkowski Functionals" arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.1121 (2013).
  5. M. Harrington, J.H. Weijs, and W. Losert, "Suppression and emergence of granular segregation under cyclic shear, arXiv preprint arXiv:1302.3788 (2013).
  6. R.M. Lee, D.H. Kelley, K.N. Nordstrom, N.T. Ouellette, and W. Losert, "Quantifying stretching and rearrangement in epithelial sheet migration" New Journal of Physics 15 (2), 025036 (2013).
  7. N. Murdoch, B. Rozitis, K. Nordstrom, S.F. Green, P. Michel, T.L. de Lophem, and W. Losert, "Granular convection in microgravity" Physical review letters 110 (1), 018307 (2013).
  8. T.R. Kießling, M. Herrera, K.D. Nnetu, E.M. Balzer, M. Girvan, A.W. Fritsch, S.S. Martin, J.A. Käs, and W. Losert, "Analysis of multiple physical parameters for mechanical phenotyping of living cells" European Biophysics Journal 42, 383-394 (2013).
  9. N. Murdoch, B. Rozitis, S.F. Green, T.L. de Lophem, P. Michel, and W. Losert, "Granular shear flow in varying gravitational environments" Granular Matter 15, 129-137 (2013).

2012
  1. J.A. Dijksman#,  F. Rietz, K.A. Loerincz, M. van Hecke, and W. Losert, “Refractive Index Matched Scanning of Dense Granular Materials" Review of Scientific Instruments (Invited Review) 83, 011301 (2012).
  2. S. Slotterback, K.Ronaszegi, M. Mailman, W. D. Updegraff, M.v. Hecke, M. Girvan, and W. Losert, “Onset of Irreversibility in Cyclic Shear of Granular Packings” Phys. Rev E  85, 021309 (2012).
  3. M.K. Driscoll, J. Albanese, Z-M Xiong, M. Mailman, W. Losert, and K. Cao, “A novel automated image analysis of nuclear shape: What can we learn from a prematurely aged cell?” Aging 4, 119-132 (2012).
  4. N. Murdoch, P.Michel, D.C. Richardson, K. Nordstrom, C.R. Berardi, S.F. Green, and W. Losert “Numerical simulations of granular dynamics II. Particle dynamics in a shaken granular material” Icarus 219, 321-325 (2012).
  5. K. Glass, E. Ott, W. Losert; M. Girvan, “Implications of Functional Similarity for Gene Regulatory Interactions” Interface (2012).
  6. M.K. Driscoll, C.P. McCann, R. Kopace, T. Homan, J.T. Fourkas, C.A. Parent, and W. Losert “Cell Shape Dynamics:  From Waves to Migration” PLOS Computational Biology 8, e1002392 (2012).
  7. L. Kondic, X. Fang, W. Losert, C.S.O'Hern, and R.P. Behringer, “Microstructure evolution during impact on granular matter” Physical Review E 85, 011305 (2012).
  8. P.V. Afonso, M. Janka-Junttila, Y.J. Lee, C.P. McCann, C.M. Oliver, K.A. Aamer, W. Losert, M.T. Cicerone, and C.A. Parent, “LTB4 is a Signal Relay Molecule for neutrophil chemotaxis” Developmental Cell (2012).
  9. A. G. Banerjee, S. Chowdhury, W. Losert, and S. K. Gupta, "Real-Time Path Planning for Coordinated Transport of Multiple Particles using Optical Tweezers" IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 9(4): 669-678 (2012).
  10. S. Chowdhury, P. Svec, C. Wang, W. Losert, and S. K. Gupta, "Gripper Synthesis for Indirect Manipulation of Cells using Holographic Optical Tweezers" IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA '12), St. Paul, Minnesota, May 14-18, (2012).
  11. A. Thakur, S. Chowdhury, C. Wang,  P. Svec, W. Losert, and S. K. Gupta, "Automated Indirect Optical Micromanipulation Of Biological Cells Using Indirect Pushing To Minimize Photo-Damage" ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (CIE),  (2012).
  12. S. Chowdhury, A. Thakur, C. Wang, P.  Svec, W. Losert, and S. K. Gupta, "Automated Indirect Transport of Biological Cells Using Planar Gripper Formations" IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE’12), Seoul, Korea
  13. S. Chowdhury, P. Svec, C. Wang, K.T. Seale, J.P. Wikswo, W. Losert, and S.K. Gupta, "Automated Cell Transport in Optical Tweezers-Assisted Microfluidic Chamber" IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Accepted for publication.

2011
  1. H. Zhou, B. Burrola Gabilondo, W. Losert, and W. van de Water, “Stretching and relaxation of vesicles”, Physical Review E 83, 011905 (2011).
  2. B. Koss, S. Chowdhury, T. Aabo, SK Gupta, and W. Losert, “Indirect Optical Gripping with Triplet Traps”, Journal of the Optical Society of America B 28, 982-985 (2011).
  3. A. G. Banerjee, S. Chowdhury, W. Losert, and S.K. Gupta, “A Survey on Indirect Optical Manipulation of Cells, Nucleic Acids, and Motor Proteins”, Journal of Biomedical Optics 16, 051302  (2011).
  4. M. Herrera, S. McCarthy, S. Slotterback, E. Cephas, W. Losert, and M. Girvan, “The path to fracture: dynamics of contact networks in granular flows”, Physical Review E 83, 061303 (2011).
  5. M.K. Driscoll, J.T. Fourkas, and W. Losert, “Local and global measures of shape dynamics”, Physical Biology 8, 055001 (2011).
  6. K.W. Desmond, U. Villa, M. Newey, and W. Losert, “Characterizing the Rheology of Fluidized Granular Matter”, submitted to Physical Review Letters (2011).
  7. S. Chowdhury, P. Svec, C. Wang, K. Seale, J. P. Wikswo, W. Losert, and S. K. Gupta, "Investigation of Automated Cell Manipulation in Optical Tweezers-Assisted Microfluidic Chamber Using Simulations" ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, (2011).

2010
  1. S. Han#, E. Makareeva, N.V. Kuznetsova, A.M. DeRidder, M.B. Sutter, W. Losert, C.L. Phillips, R. Visse, H. Nagase, and S. Leikin, "Molecular Mechanism of Type I Collagen Homotrimer Resistance to Mammalian Collagenases" Journal of Biological Chemistry 285, 22276-22281 (2010).
  2. C. P. McCann#, P. W. Kriebel, C. A. Parent, W. Losert, “Cell Speeds, Persistence, and Information Transmission during Signal Relay and Collective Migration” Journal of Cell Science 123, 1724-1731 (2010).
  3. C.R. Berardi*, K. Barros, J.F. Douglas, and W. Losert, “Direct observation of string-like collective motion in a two-dimensional driven granular fluid” Physical Review E 81, 041301 (2010).
  4. L. Liu, S. Das, W. Losert, and C.A. Parent, “mTORC2-mediated AC9 activation is required for chemoattractant induced cAMP production and chemotaxis in neutrophils” Developmental Cell 19, 845-857 (2010). Previewed in Developmental Cell 19, 795 (2010), Editors Choice Science Signalling 3, 387 (2010).
  5. J. Galanis, R. Nossal, W. Losert, and D. Harries, “Nematic order in small systems: Measuring the elastic and wall anchoring constants in vibrofluidized granular rods” Physical Review Letters 105, 168001  (2010).
  6. J.A. Dijksman#, E. Wandersman, S. Slotterback#, C. Berardi*, W.D. Updegraff*, M. van Hecke, W. Losert, “From Frictional to Newtonian Flows: Three Dimensional Imaging and Rheology of Gravitational Suspensions" Physical Review E 82, 060301 (2010).

2009
  1. A.G. Banerjee, A. Pomerance#, W. Losert, and S.K. Gupta, “Developing a Stochastic Dynamic Programming Framework for Optical Tweezer based Automated Particle Transport Operations” IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering (2009).
  2. A. Pomerance#, E. Ott, M. Girvan and W. Losert, “The Effect of Network Topology on the Stability of Discrete State Models of Genetic Control” PNAS 106, 8209-8214 (2009).
  3. M. Driscoll#, R. Kopace*, L. Li, C. McCann#, J. Watts*, J.T. Fourkas, and W. Losert, “The Adventures of Dicty the Dictyostelium Cell“ Chaos 19, 041110, (2009).

2008
  1. S. Slotterback#, M. Toiya#, L. Goff*, J. Douglas, W. Losert, “Correlation between Particle Motion and Voronoi-Cell-Shape Fluctuations during the Compaction of Granular Matter” Physical Review Letters 101, 258001 (2008).
  2. S. Han#; D.J. McBride; W. Losert, and S. Leikin, “Segregation of type I collagen homo- and heterotrimers in fibrils“ Journal of Molecular Biology 383(1): 122-132. (2008).
  3. L. Li, M. Driscoll#, G. Kumi, R. Hernandez, K. J. Gaskell, W. Losert, and J. T. Fourkas, Binary and Gray-Scale Patterning of Chemical Functionality on Polymer Films” Journal of American Chemical Society 130, 13512-13513 (2008).

2007
  1. R. Skupsky#, C. McCann#, R. Nossal, and W. Losert “Bias in the Gradient Sensing Response of Chemotactic Cells” Journal of Theoretical Biology 247, 242-258 (2007).
  2. Luo R, Ahvazi B, Amarei D, Shroder D, Burrola B#, Losert W, Randazzo PA. “Kinetic analysis of GTP hydrolysis catalyzed by the Arf1.GTP.ASAP1 complex” Biochemical Journal 402, 439–447 (2007).
  3. M. Toiya#, J. Hettinga*, and W. Losert, "3D Imaging of Particle Motion During Penetrometer Testing" Granular Matter 9, 323-329 (2007).
  4. A. J. Pons, A. Karma, S. Akamatsu, M. Newey#, A. Pomerance#,  H. Singer,  and W. Losert, “Feedback control of unstable cellular solidification fronts” Physical Review E 75, 021602 (2007).

2001-2006
  1. J.W. Kim, J.Y. Vaishnav, E. Ott, S.C. Venkataramani, and W. Losert, "Front Propagation of Spatio-temporal Chaos" Physical Review E 64, 016215 (5 pages) (2001).
  2. W. Losert and G. Kwon*, "Transient and steady state dynamics of granular shear flows" Advances in Complex Systems 4,369 -377 (2001).
  3. S.J. Friedmann, G. Kwon*, and W. Losert “Granular memory and its effect on the triggering and distribution of rock-avalanche events” J. Geophys. Res. 108, No. B8, 2380-2391 (2003).
  4. J. Stambaugh#, D.P. Lathrop, E. Ott, and W. Losert, “Pattern Formation in a Monolayer of Magnetic Spheres” Physical Review E 68, 026207 (5 pages) (2003).
  5. N. Taberlet#, P. Richard, A. Valance, R. Delannay, W. Losert, J-M. Pasini, and J.T. Jenkins, “Super Stable Heap in a thin channel” Physical Review Letters 91, 264301 (4 pages) (2003).
  6. M. Newey#, S. Van der Meer#, J. Ozik, E. Ott, W. Losert, "Band-in-band segregation of multidisperse granular mixtures" Europhysics Letters 66,205-211 (2004). 
  7. K. Lee# and W. Losert, "Local control of the dendritic microstructure through perturbations" Journal of Crystal Growth 269, 592-598 (2004).
  8. J. Stambaugh#, Z. Smith*, E. Ott, and W. Losert, “Segregation in a monolayer of magnetic spheres” Physical Review E  70, 031304 (6 pages) (2004).
  9. M. Toiya#, J. Stambaugh#, and W. Losert, "Transient and oscillatory granular shear flow" Physical Review Letters 83, 088001 (4 pages) (2004). 
  10. N. Taberlet#, P. Richard, and W. Losert, “Understanding the dynamics of segregation bands of simulated granular material in a rotating drum” Europhysics Letters 68, 522-528 (2004).
  11. L.-Q. Wu, K. Lee#, X. Wang, D.S. English, W. Losert, and G.F. Payne “Chitosan-mediated and spatially selective electrodeposition of nano-scale particles” Langmuir  21, 3641-3646 (2005).
  12. K. Lee# and W. Losert, “Controlled dynamics of grain boundaries in binary alloys” Acta Materialia 53, 3503-3510  (2005).
  13. A. Pomerance#, J. Matthews, M. Ferguson#, J.S. Urbach, and W. Losert, “Actin polymerization in a thermal gradient” Macromolecular Symposia 227, 231-242 (2005).
  14. R. Skupsky#, W. Losert, and R. Nossal, “Distinguishing modes of Eucaryotic Gradient Sensing” Biophysical Journal 89, 2806-2823 (2005).
  15. J. Stambaugh#, K. Van Workum, J. Douglas, and W. Losert, “Polymerization Transitions in Two-Dimensional Systems of Dipolar Spheres” Physical Review E. 72 031301 (2005).
  16. P. Ribiere, P. Richard, M. Toya#, W. Losert, R. Delannay and D. Bideau “Effect of rare events on out of equilibrium relaxation”, Physical Review Letters 95, 268001 (2005).
  17. N. Taberlet#, W. Losert “Rock avalanche dynamics: Insights from granular physics experiments” International Journal of Earth Sciences 95, Issue 5, pp.911-919 (2006).
  18. S. Akamatsu, K. Lee#, and W. Losert, “Control of eutectic solidification microstructures through laser spot perturbations” Journal of Crystal Growth 289, 331 (2006).
  19. J. Galanis, D. Harris, D. Sackett, W. Losert, and R. Nossal, “Spontaneous patterning of confined granular rods” Physical Review Letters 96 028002 (2006).
  20. N. Taberlet#, M. Newey#, P. Richard and W. Losert "On axial segregation in a tumbler: an experimental and numerical study" Journal of Statistical Mechanics P07013  (2006).

Last updated by Can on Apr 22, 2013.  Please contact cguven @ umd.edu for updates to this page and wlosert @ umd.edu for questions about the Dynamics of Complex Systems lab.