Research

My primary research area is biomolecular computing and algorithmic self-assembly, although I also have a broad interest in automata theory, computability, and formal languages. My recent work has focused on tile models of molecular self-assembly, particularly on DNA based tiling, recursion and self-similar growth.

I completed my Ph.D. in mathematics in May 2015 with Natasha Jonoska at USF as part of the Discrete and Topological Models for DNA Assembly research group.

For related work, see Ned Seeman's DNA Nanotech Lab at NYU and Erik Winfree's DNA and Natural Algorithms Group at Caltech.

CV (updated 12/2014)

Links to Papers:

1. Active Tile Self-assembly, Part 1: Universality at Temperature 1
2. Active Tile Self-assembly, Part 2: Self-similar Structures and Structural Recursion