Wellesley Soft Matter
Wellesley Soft Matter
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Emergent behavior of soft materials
Emergent behavior of soft materials
Welcome to the Teich Lab at Wellesley College! We are interested in the physical mechanisms that give rise to collective behavior in complex systems. We focus primarily on phenomena within soft matter physics, a realm in which collections of particles or other constituents are capable of spontaneous self-organization into a spectacular array of materials ranging from precise crystals to disordered glasses. We use numerical simulation, statistical physics, and network science to create and explore models of these materials, in order to elucidate the relevant fundamental mechanisms at work and ultimately design new soft and responsive materials.
For more detail about our current projects and the amazing members of our lab, take a look at our research and the people who make it happen. If you are curious to learn more or interested in joining the lab, please contact us!
Lab news
Lab news
May 15, 2026: Sylvie and Kamakshi graduate from Wellesley. Congratulations all!
May 4, 2026: Sylvie and Kamakshi successfully defend their senior honors theses. Congratulations all!
March 16, 2026: Erin, Rachael, Sylvie, and Kamakshi present at the APS Global Summit 2026 in Denver, CO!Â
March 11, 2026: Erin gives a presentation on the power of programming to 5th and 6th graders at Adams Elementary School in Boston, in honor of Math Month!
March 6, 2026: Our preprint "Linear control theory for jammed particle systems" is now available on arXiv.
Feb 26, 2026: Erin gives a talk at the MSE Department Seminar at Cornell University
Feb 17, 2026: Erin and Rachael attend a workshop at University College London focused on human collective behavior
Feb 12, 2026: Erin wins the Cottrell Scholar Award!
Feb 2, 2026: Erin gives a talk to the Soft Matter Theory Group at the University of Pennsylvania
January 9, 2026: Our invited review "Local structure characterization in particle systems" is now available on arXiv, and will be published in American Journal of Physics in May.
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