Marcel developed and analyzed a generalized coarsening model to explain chromosomal crossover placements during meiosis (arxiv.org/abs/2509.09521). This model provides a coherent explanation of experimental data across mutants and species!

Cathelijne discovered that the energy required to maintain Turing patterns can be reduced substantially if the involved molecules repel each other (arxiv.org/abs/2509.05093). This work permits a thermodynamic analysis of this classical reaction-diffusion system!

Oliver looked at the dynamics of phase separation in elastic networks, where non-local effects arrest coarsening and lead to patterns with a well-defined length scale (arxiv.org/abs/2508.09829). These patterns can be realized experimentally to make materials with interesting optical properties!

Yicheng discovered that driven chemical reactions between solvent components can induce a pressure difference at interfaces (arxiv.org/abs/2508.09816). This can lead to fun effects, including self-propulsion, and showcases the surprising versatility of chemically active emulsions.

Congratulations, Anna!

Congratulations! This is very well deserved

That’s a super cool story!