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D. Zeb Rocklin is an Associate Professor in the School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2013 and a B.Sc. in Physics Economics from the California Institute of Technology in 2008. His research interests lie in soft condensed matter physics and its adjacent fields, including statistical physics and living systems. He is particularly focused on the relationship between geometric structure and mechanical response in biological and engineered systems, as well as the structure and networks of struts and particles jammed together. His work explores the patterns of creases in thin sheets and the implications for flexibility and strength with minimal weight. Notable research areas include topological mechanics, mechanism mechanics, and origami mechanics, where he investigates the properties arising from symmetry in stretching and bending modes. Rocklin has been recognized with several awards, including the Bethe/KIC fellowship at Cornell in 2016 and the Faculty Paper Award at Georgia Tech in 2021.
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