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Bavand Keshavarz is an Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University. His research focuses on the mechanics of soft materials, particularly bioinspired hydrogels and complex fluids, with an emphasis on understanding fluid dynamics and gelation processes. Keshavarz's work integrates interdisciplinary studies that explore the properties of complex fluids and their applications in biomolecular systems. He has a keen interest in the dynamics of complex flows and aims to leverage hydrodynamic instabilities for the fabrication of responsive soft apparatuses that exhibit dynamic functionalities over a wide range of deformation timescales. His notable contributions to the field are reflected in his numerous publications in respected journals, covering topics such as mechanical spectroscopy, rheology, and the hierarchical organization of biological soft structures.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)