People
Principal Investigator

Rana Ashkar ashkar@vt.edu
(540) 231-5243
309 Robeson Hall
850 West Campus Drive,
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Graduate Students

Teshani Omanthika teshani92@vt.edu
Teshani is interested in Membrane Biophysics and Polymer Physics. She is studying collective dynamics in lipid membranes and mechanical properties of cell growth scaffolds.

Hadi Rahmani hrahmani@vt.edu
Hadi is working on simulations of lipid bilayers and on theorertical modeling of scattering data from periodic nanostructures with applications in polymer technology and biophysics.

Chi Chen chi@vt.edu
Chi is intrested in biophysics and condensed matter physics. His research is focused on the physical and mechanical aspects of lipid membranes as 2D self-assembled materials.
Undergraduate Students

Julie Nguyen julie99@vt.edu
Julie is a rising senior in Physics on Pre-med track. Her interests include mechanics and biophysics.
Former Group Members
Postdoctoral Scholars:
Saptarshi Chakraborty
Graduate Students:
Damian Ream
Undergraduate Students:
Alison Gaylord
Liam Weston
Vince Vasudevan
Andy Jackson