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Roya Zandi
Assistant Professor of Physics
Ph.D. 2001,University of California, Los Angeles
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics / Biophysics
E-mail: roya.zandi@ucr.edu
Phone: (951) 827-2096
Fax: (951) 827-4529
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My research interest lies in the fields of statistical mechanics and condensed
matter physics. A principal area of current research is the statistical
mechanics of virus assembly, both equilibrium and nonequilibrium aspects. I
am, in particular, interested in the influences of electrostatic and entropic
mechanisms on the stability of viral structure and on the dynamics of the
self-assembly process. Other current projects include the statistical
mechanics of both neutral and charged polymers, the dynamics of the passage of
polymers through membrane pores, knot theory and Casimir forces in superfluid
films.
Selected Publications
Roya Zandi and David Reguera, "Mechanical properties of viral capsids",
Physical Review E 72, 021917 (2005). cond-mat/0510009
Michael Slutsky, Roya Zandi, Yacov Kantor and Mehran Kardar, "Apex exponents
for polymer--probe interactions", Physical Review Letters 94, 198303
(2005). cond-mat/0409055
Roya Zandi, David Reguera, Robijn Bruinsma, William Gelbart and Joseph Rudnick,
"Origin of icosaheral symmetry in viruses", Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences USA, 101, 15549 (2004).
Roya Zandi, Joseph Rudnick and Mehran Kardar, "Casimir forces, surface
fluctuations and thinning of superfluid films", Physical Review Letters
93, 155302 (2004). cond-mat/0404309
Roya Zandi, Ramin Golestanian, and Joseph Rudnick, "Electromechanical
stiffening of rods and tubes", Applied Physics Letters 84, 5467
(2004).
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