Prof. Joost J. Vlassak — Research Profile
Harvard University · Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
Graduate application deadlines
Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering
PhD in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026 17:00
Source: gsas.harvard.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026
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Prof. Joost J. Vlassak at Harvard University Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering lists Materials, Soft Matter, Solid Mechanics, Surface and Interface Science as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Dynamic fracture and catastrophic crack branching in highly entangled hydrogelsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 17
- A pico-calorimeter for cellular metabolism and antimicrobial susceptibility testingProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 15
- State-dependent energy conversion produces degenerate dissipation in active actomyosin networksPreprintbioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Apr 25
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