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    Elijah Avery


    Holographic optical tweezers
    Started on September, 2024

    Research themes with our lab

    Colloidal Fluids

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    Presentations while with our group

    Quantifying Transport in Crowded, Complex Systems Modeled by Holographic Optical Tweezers through Differential Dynamic Microscopy
    *Elijah Avery*, *Fermin Martinez*, *Esme Illing*, *Ryan McGorty*
    Presented at APS Global Physics Summit 2026, March 2026 (see published abstract)
    Research themes: Differential Dynamic Microscopy
    Characterizing diffusion in complex environments created by optical force fields using particle tracking and differential dynamic microscopy
    *Elijah Avery*, *Anindya Chowdhury*, *Ryan McGorty*
    Presented at APS March Meeting, March 2025 (see published abstract)
    Research themes: Differential Dynamic Microscopy
    Spatiotemporal mapping of non-equilibrium dynamics and mechanics in active cytoskeleton composites
    Aysan Razzaghi, *Elijah Avery*, Megan Valentine, *Ryan McGorty*, Rae Robertson-Anderson
    Presented at APS March Meeting, March 2025 (see published abstract)
    Research themes: Differential Dynamic Microscopy, Rheology

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