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The life and death of cracks – Weitz Lab researchers explore how fractures nucleate, propagate and stop, with papers published in Nature Physics and AGU Advances. Congratulations, Thomas, Yiqiao, Lizhi…! January 29, 2024 Here’s a moment that almost everyone has experienced — you drop your phone screen down on a hard surface and hear the…

Weitz Lab Members Present Research at ASCB annual meeting in Boston December 15, 2023 The Weitz Lab is proud to announce that group member Arka recently gave a talk at the CellBio’23, the annual meeting of renowned ASCB (American Society for Cell Biology) in December 2023 in Boston, where he presented his innovative research. The…

Weitz Lab welcomes visitors! December 6, 2023 On Wednesday 10/4/2023, to support the Women+ of Color Project, Weitz Lab opened its doors and organized a special visit for several students guiding them through the world of synthetic and biological materials. On Tuesday 11/28/2023, Mauro Colagreco, Chef and Owner of Mirazur (France) visited Weitz Lab with…

Applying science and engineering in the Navajo Nation – Robinson Tom goes from Navajo Tech summer researcher to SEAS Ph.D. student November 10, 2023 Robinson Tom’s interest in STEM and his passion for giving back to his Navajo Nation community have always been intertwined. Tom, a second-year Ph.D. student in bioengineering at the Harvard John A….

Congrats, Dr. Zhou! Larissa has successfully defended her thesis “Cooking in Space” September 29, 2023 Larissa has successfully defended her thesis “Cooking in Space”. Congratulations, Dr. Zhou! Here is the abstract from her thesis. Abstract The question of how to feed humans in space has persisted since the beginning of space exploration. Tubes of food paste, dehydrated…

Summer interns present various research projects August 15, 2023 Each summer, Weitz lab welcomes many talented young students to explore their research interests. This year, we had the following summer interns. Thanks to the mentors who spent their time guiding them in various research projects! Bravo! Emma Houllegatte (mentor: Kevin Jahnke) Solene Ludwig (mentor: Sijie Sun,…

Weitz Lab Members Present Research at APS March Meeting in Las Vegas March 20, 2023 The Weitz Lab is proud to announce that group members Ben and Sijie recently attended the renowned APS March Meeting 2023 in Las Vegas, where they presented their innovative research. The annual event brings together physicists and researchers to discuss…

Best wishes from the Weitz Lab! January 4, 2023 Warm wishes from the Weitz Lab, seen here during our 2022 holiday party. Secret Santa came to our party, and everyone had lots of fun!  Wishing you a happy and healthy new year in 2023!…

13 people from Weitz lab present their research work at the 93rd New England Complex Fluids Workshop. Bravo! December 2, 2022 The 93rd New England Complex Fluids Workshop was held successfully at Harvard University, Friday, December 6, 2019. Here is the 93rd New England Complex Fluids Workshop schedule. 13 people from Weitz lab presented their research work at the workshop….

David Weitz named Highly Cited Researchers in 2022! November 18, 2022 The honor celebrates researchers who have published papers ranking within the top 1% of citations over the last decade By Lindsay Brownell (BOSTON) — Clarivate has announced its Highly Cited Researchers™ 2022 list, which uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify individuals from across…