Zoey S. Davidson
Department of Physical Intelligence
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
70569 Stuttgart, Germany
Email: zoey@__________
Web: http://zsdavidson.com
Education
Ph.D.
Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2017
Dissertation:
Assembly, Elasticity, and Structure of
Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystals and Disordered Colloids
Committee:
T.C. Lubensky (chair), A.G. Yodh (advisor), P.J. Collings, D. Durian, J.S. Karp
M.S.
Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2013
B.A.
Physics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2010
Academic Appointments
2019-
Postdoctoral Research Fellow,
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge
2017- 2019
Postdoctoral Scholar & Alexander von Humboldt Visiting Scientist,
Department of Physical Intelligence, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart
2010- 2011
Research Assistant, Physics and Instrumentation Group
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Research Interests
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Soft matter physics, fundamentals & applications. Materials science, polymers, artificial muscles
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Traditional and modern fabrication; machining, 3D printing, cleanroom microfabrication processing
Fellowships, and Awards
2017
Postdoctoral
Research
Fellowship,
A.v.
Humboldt
Foundation
2013
Chair's Teaching Award, Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Pennsylvania
2011
Valentin T. Jordanov Radiation Instrumentation Travel Grant, IEEE NSS-MIC
Publications (* indicates equal contribution)
Peer Reviewed Publications
2019
Xiaoguang Ma,
Z.S. Davidson
*,
et al.,
"Heterogeneous activation, local structure, and softness in supercooled colloidal liquids,"
Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 112, no. 2, p. 028001
2017
Z.S. Davidson
, Y. Huang, A. Gross,
et al.,
"Deposition and drying dynamics of liquid crystal droplets,"
Nat. Commun. , vol. 8, no. 15642
2017
E.D. Cubuk, R.J.S. Ivancic, S.S. Schoenholz, D.J. Strickland, A. Basu,
Z.S. Davidson
,
et al.,
"Structure-property relationships from universal signatures of plasticity in disordered solids,"
Science , vol. 358, pp. 1033-1037
2016
M.D. Gratale, X. Ma,
Z.S. Davidson
,
et al.,
"Vibrational properties of quasi-two-dimensional colloidal glasses with varying interparticle attraction,"
Phys. Rev. E. , vol. 94, no. 4, p. 042606
2016
M.D. Gratale, T. Still, C. Matyas,
Z.S. Davidson
,
et al.,
"Tunable depletion potentials driven by shape variation of surfactant micelles,"
Phys. Rev. E. , vol. 93, no. 3, p. 050601
2015
T. Still, P.J. Yunker, K. Hanson,
Z.S. Davidson
,
et al.,
"Temperature-Sensitive Hydrogel-Particle Films from Evaporating Drops,"
Adv. Mater. Interfaces , vol. 2,
2015
Z.S. Davidson
*, L. Kang, J. Jeong,
et al.,
"Chiral structures and defects of lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals induced by saddle-splay elasticity,"
Phys. Rev. E. , vol. 91, p. 050501
2015
J. Jeong, L. Kang,
Z.S. Davidson
,
et al.,
"Chiral structures from achiral liquid crystals in cylindrical capillaries,"
PNAS , vol. 112, pp. E1837-1844
2014
M.A. Lohr, T. Still, R. Ganti, M.D. Gratale,
Z.S. Davidson
,
et al.,
"Vibrational and structural signatures of the crossover between dense glassy and sparse gel-like attractive colloidal packings,"
Phys. Rev. E. , vol. 91, p. 050501
2014
J. Jeong,
Z.S. Davidson
,
et al.,
"Chiral symmetry breaking and surface faceting in chromonic liquid crystal droplets with giant elastic anisotropy ,"
PNAS , vol. 111, pp. 1742-1747
2012
W. Ashmanskas,
Z.S. Davidson
,
et al.,
"Combined analog/digital approach to performance optimization for the LAPET whole-body TOF PET scanner,"
2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference , pp. 3496-3500
2011
Z.S. Davidson
, R. Wiener,
et al.,
"High voltage photodetector calibration for improved timing resolution with scintillation detectors for TOF-PET imaging,"
2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, pp. 2338-2341
Service
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Reviewer:
Physical Review Letters,
Langmuir,
Soft Matter,
MRS Communications
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Chair, Liquid Crystals Gordon-Kennan Research Seminar 2015
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Exhibitor and Outreach at Philly Materials Day and Philadelphia Science Festival, 2012-2016
Teaching Experience, University of Pennsylvania
2015
CTL Teaching Certificate, Center For Teaching & Learning,
University of Pennsylvania,
2015F
Classical Mechanics
2014S
Modern Physics, Lab TA
2012F
Laboratory Electronics for Physicists,
Lab TA (and 2014F)
2011-2
Physics for Architects (and 2013-4)
2011F
Physics for Engineers, Lab TA
2009F
Introduction to Computer Architecture