Sharon J. Gerbode is a soft matter physicist[1] and the Iris and Howard Critchell Associate Professor of Physics at Harvey Mudd College. She is recognized for her contributions to the fields of soft matter and biomechanics and is a 2016 Cottrell Scholar, a distinction given to top early career academic scientists by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA).[2]
Education edit
Gerbode obtained her B.S. in physics at the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2003, where she worked on her senior thesis with Bruce Schumm.[3] She earner her Ph.D. in soft condensed matter physics research under the guidance of Itai Cohen at Cornell University.[4] In 2010, Gerbode began working as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University with Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan,[4] where she researched mechanical behaviors observed in coiling tendrils of the cucumber plant.[5]
Academic career edit
In 2012, she joined Harvey Mudd College as the Iris and Howard Critchell assistant professor in the physics department. In 2018, Gerbode was promoted and became an associate professor of physics.[6]
Research and achievements edit
Gerbode works on studying dynamics in experimental two-dimensional colloidal crystals [7][8][9] and plant biomechanics, notably on cucumber tendrils.[10] Her work has been featured in the Cornell Chronicle,[11] the American Physical Society's Physics,[12][13] and NPR.[14] According to Scopus, Gerbode's publications have received over 431 citations and her h-index is 10.[15]
Honors and awards edit
- Cottrell Scholar (2016) by Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA)[2]
References edit
- ^ "Refrigerators of the future may be inspired by the weird physics of rubber". PBS. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ a b "Gerbode named 2016 Cottrell Scholar". Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "UC Santa Cruz - Undergraduate Admissions _ Physics". Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ a b "Sharon J. Gerbode - Physics". Harvey Mudd College. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "The Counterintuitive Behavior of the Cucumber Tendril". August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ "HMC Expert: Sharon Gerbode". Harvey Mudd College. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Cash, Caitlin E.; Wang, Jeremy; Martirossyan, Maya M.; Ludlow, B. Kemper; Baptista, Alejandro E.; Brown, Nina M.; Weissler, Eli J.; Abacousnac, Jatin; Gerbode, Sharon J. (2018). "Local Melting Attracts Grain Boundaries in Colloidal Polycrystals". Physical Review Letters. 120 (1): 018002. arXiv:1711.06780. Bibcode:2018PhRvL.120a8002C. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.018002. PMID 29350950. S2CID 5904155. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Gerbode, Sharon J.; Lee, Stephanie H.; Liddell, Chekesha M.; Cohen, Itai (2008). "Restricted Dislocation Motion in Crystals of Colloidal Dimer Particles". Physical Review Letters. 101 (5): 058302. arXiv:0811.1195. Bibcode:2008PhRvL.101e8302G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.058302. PMID 18764434. S2CID 18045491. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Gerbode, Sharon J.; Agarwal, Umang; Ong, Desmond C.; Liddell, Chekesha M.; Escobedo, Fernando; Cohen, Itai (2010). "Glassy dislocation dynamics in 2D colloidal dimer crystals". Physical Review Letters. 105 (7): 078301. arXiv:1008.1919. Bibcode:2010PhRvL.105g8301G. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.078301. PMID 20868079. S2CID 14301506. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Gerbode, Sharon J.; Puzey, Joshua R.; McCormick, Andrew G.; Mahadevan, L. (2012). "How the Cucumber Tendril Coils and Overwinds". Science. 337 (6098): 1087–1091. Bibcode:2012Sci...337.1087G. doi:10.1126/science.1223304. PMID 22936777. S2CID 17405225. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Watching crystals grow provides clues to making smoother, defect-free thin films". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Ehrenstein, David (5 January 2018). "Focus: How to Sculpt a Crystal". Physics. 11: 1. arXiv:1711.06780. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.018002. PMID 29350950. S2CID 5904155. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ Corté, L.; Gerbode, S. J.; Man, W.; Pine, D. J. (2009). "Synopsis: Gravity organizes sediment". Physical Review Letters. 103 (24). Physics: 248301. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.248301. PMID 20366236. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Unwinding the Cucumber Tendril Mystery". National Public Radio (NPR). Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Scopus: Sharon Gerbode". Retrieved 26 November 2019.
External links edit
- "Sharon J. Gerbode research website". Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Sharon J. Gerbode faculty website". Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Crystal Clear: Sharon Gerbode's lab". YouTube. Harvey Mudd College, videos. June 20, 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- "Mudd Students Accidentally Make Groundbreaking Physics Discovery". The Student Life. February 9, 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-29.