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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Refrigerators of the future may be inspired by the weird physics of rubber". PBS. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  2. ^ a b "Gerbode named 2016 Cottrell Scholar". Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ "UC Santa Cruz - Undergraduate Admissions _ Physics". Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  4. ^ a b "Sharon J. Gerbode - Physics". Harvey Mudd College. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. ^ "The Counterintuitive Behavior of the Cucumber Tendril". August 31, 2012. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
  6. ^ "HMC Expert: Sharon Gerbode". Harvey Mudd College. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Watching crystals grow provides clues to making smoother, defect-free thin films". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Unwinding the Cucumber Tendril Mystery". National Public Radio (NPR). Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Scopus: Sharon Gerbode". Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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