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Publications  (# graduate student,   * undergraduate student)

2012
  1. J.A. Dijksman#,  F. Rietz, K.A. Loerincz, M. van Hecke, 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, C.R. Berardi, S.F. Green, and W. LosertNumerical 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, W. LosertCell Shape Dynamics:  From Waves to MigrationPLOS 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 matterPhys. Rev. 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 chemotaxisDevelopmental Cell (2012).

2011
  1. H. Zhou, B. Burrola Gabilondo, W. Losert, and W. van de Water, “Stretching and relaxation of vesicles”, Phys. Rev. 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”, Phys. Rev. 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. E.C. Rericha, A. Pomerance. D. Sisan, J. Urbach, and W. Losert, “Relaxations and Fracture in locally strained actin filament networks”, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. (2011).
  7. K.W. Desmond, U. Villa, M. Newey, and W. Losert, “Characterizing the Rheology of Fluidized Granular Matter”, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. (2011).
  8. T. R. Kießling, M. Herrera, K. D. Nnetu, E. Balzer, M. Girvan, A. Fritsch, S. Martin, J. Kaes, and W. Losert, "Network Analysis of Biomechanical Data” submitted to PNAS (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”, Phys. Rev. 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”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 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", Phys. Rev. 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 CellChaos 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”, Phys. Rev. Lett 101, 258001 (2008).
  2. S. Han#; D.J. McBride; W. Losert, and S. Leikin, “Segregation of type I collagen homo- and heterotrimers in fibrils“, J. Mol. Biol. 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,”  J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 130, 13512-13513 (2008).

2007
  1. R. Skupsky#, C. McCann#, R. Nossal, and W. LosertBias 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”, Biochem J. 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”, Phys. Rev 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", Phys. Rev. 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”, Phys. Rev. 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,” Phys. Rev. Lett 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" Europhys. Lett. 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”, Phys. Rev. E  70, 031304 (6 pages) (2004).
  9. M. Toiya#, J. Stambaugh#, and W. Losert, "Transient and oscillatory granular shear flow" Phys Rev Lett. 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”, Europhys. Lett. 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,” Phys. Rev. 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”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 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”,  Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 028002 (2006).
  20. N. Taberlet#, M. Newey#, P. Richard and W. Losert "On axial segregation in a tumbler: an experimental and numerical study" J Stat. Mech. P07013  (2006).


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