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Stewart Mallory is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the Eberly College of Science. His research focuses on computational theoretical materials and active soft matter systems. He addresses fundamental challenges in understanding collective behavior and the mechanical properties of soft active matter systems. By leveraging state-of-the-art simulations and analytical theory, he seeks to characterize and design novel behaviors in self-driven colloidal systems and to develop soft functional materials for microfluidic devices. His work generalizes concepts from classical statistical mechanics and liquid state theory to the realm of active systems, aiming for reliable predictions that are useful in material and biological engineering. Mallory aims to understand the intricate interplay of active, thermal, hydrodynamic, and dispersive forces that drive collective behavior in these systems. He faces significant theoretical challenges in soft condensed matter, particularly related to equilibrium and self-assembly processes. To this end, he is developing new theoretical tools in concert with computer simulations to systematically investigate phase behavior and critical phenomena in active colloidal systems.
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