Principal Investigator
DAVID ZEB ROCKLIN – Assistant Professor
(he/him, “Zeb” is pronounced starting like “zoo” and ending like “web”)
Soft matter physicist with a particular interest in geometric and topological methods for flexible structures.
Past institutions: Caltech, Illinois, Michigan, Cornell
Office: N106, Howey School of Physics
zeb.rocklin@physics.gatech.edu
Graduate Students
ANDREW WU
I work on the physics of origami. My current research project is on the topic of characterizing the nonuniform deformation modes of four-parallelogram origami. What interests me the most about origami research is the fact that it is a fun and flexible testbed for realizing cool physics and engineering through geometry and topology, as well as its intriguing correspondences to quantum mechanics, general relativity, and music through symmetry, differential geometry, and wave mechanics, respectively.
Office: E201, Howey School of Physics
andrewmw@gatech.edu
YANXIN FENG
(he/him)
I work in soft matter theory with a focus on topological methods for origami systems.
Office: W503, Howey School of Physics
yfeng345@gatech.edu
NEEL SINGH
(in Hindi: Neel = blue, Singh = lion)
What I do: Analytical modelling of dynamics of mechanical meta-materials with flexible micro-structure to predict their elastic behaviour. I use a first-principles approach and the system’s symmetries to understand the core rules governing the mechanical response of these geometry-based designs.
Past Institutions: IIT Bombay
Office: W503, Howey School of Physics
nsingh324@gatech.edu
Post Doctoral Fellow
WENQIAN (SAUL) SUN
(he/him)
What I do: (to be updated. stay tuned!)
Past Institutions: University of Oregon
Office: N114, Howey School of Physics
wsun361@gatech.edu
Alumni
ADRIEN SAREMI (PhD Student 2016 – 2020)
Thesis: How Topological States Control the Mechanics of Metamaterials
Current Job: Data Scientist at Cognira
At Cognira, a software company, I work on the design, maintenance and deployment of forecasting models for retailers in the promotional space.