Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 14/07/20261926: Van der Pol writes down the "relaxation oscillator" — slow build-up, sudden discharge, on repeat. 1297: Washburn describes "salt creeping" — crystals crawling out of an evaporating salt solution. Turns out they're the same story. 🧵 👇 111
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 04/07/2026We have an open PhD position at @pcc-wur.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social on Printing of Complex Fluids. Please follow the link below for further details: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...wur.nlPhD in Printing of Complex FluidsDo you have a passion for understanding complex, multicomponent fluid flows at the microscale and at very high speeds? Are you driven by the challenge of pushing technology innovation to the next leve... 000
Reposted by Udo SenNaomi Chrispijn-Steenbeek @naomichrispijn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Join the NWO Physics of Life Seminar on 19 June at Utrecht Science Park Talks by Anna Erzberger (EMBL), Christian Kaiser (UU), Felix Frey (TU/e), Justin Tauber (WUR) Iris Smokers (MPI-CBG) Register <15 June shorturl.at/0VGb7 Organized by @floberger.bsky.social and @uddaloksen.bsky.socialshorturl.atNWO Physics of Life seminar | NWOThe NWO physics of life research community committee welcomes you for a new seminar on June 19, 2026, at Utrecht Science Park. The seminar has an international keynote speaker, dr. Anna Erzberger (EMB... 022
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 18/04/2026We have an open PhD and an open Postdoc position at @pcc-wur.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social on Printing of Complex Fluids. Please follow the links below for further details: Phd: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p... Postdoc: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...wur.nlPhD in Printing of Complex FluidsDo you have a passion for understanding complex, multicomponent fluid flows at the microscale and at very high speeds? Are you driven by the challenge of pushing technology innovation to the next leve... 000
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 07/04/2026We have an open PhD position at @pcc-wur.bsky.social @w-u-r.bsky.social on Printing of Complex Fluids. Please follow the link below for further details and application procedure: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...wur.nlPhD in Printing of Complex FluidsDo you have a passion for understanding complex, multicomponent fluid flows at the microscale and at very high speeds? Are you driven by the challenge of pushing technology innovation to the next leve... 022
Reposted by Udo SenAgathe Chaigne @agathechaigne.bsky.social · 18/12/2025My lab is hiring a postdoc (ERC funded)! If you're interested, get in touch! 35966
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Still a few more days left to apply for this PhD position at @pcc-wur.bsky.social 023
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 02/09/2025We have an open PhD position at @pcc-wur.bsky.social on self-assembly dynamics at fluid-fluid interfaces. Please see here for further details and application link: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...wur.nlPhD position in Evaporation-driven self-assembly at fluid-fluid interfaces 044
Reposted by Udo SenNaomi Chrispijn-Steenbeek @naomichrispijn.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Save the date! 🔈Physics of life seminar with a keynote talk by Sonia Antoranz Contera @oxfordphysics.bsky.social 📆Friday 28 Nov 📍Trippenhuis, Amsterdam 🌐Info will be published here: nwobiophysics.nl/nwo-pol-comm... ✉️Get your invitation by registering here: www.nwo.nl/en/register-...nwo.nlRegister for Research Community for Physics | NWOYou can register for membership for one or two research communities. Registration is possible at any time. 131
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Pretty decent views from the office-for-the-next-few-months. 030
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 16/07/2025As part of his magnificent M.Sc thesis at @pcc-wur.bsky.social , Christoph shows how to harness viscoelasticity to control spontaneous self-emulsification of multicomponent droplets. More in the open access article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 0224
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Last few spots for this exciting summer school are still open! 022
Reposted by Udo SenAlban Sauret @albansauret.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Excited to share our new paper in @pnas.org doi.org/10.1073/pnas...! Ice cubes often appear cloudy because, as water freezes, air bubbles get trapped and scatter light. But how does freezing rate affect the shape of the bubbles? 13412
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Are you enthusiastic about interdisciplinary research at the interface of physics and biology, and using state-of-the-art experimental and theoretical tools to unravel the biophysical mechanisms of immune cell functioning? Then we might have an open PhD position for you! www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...wur.nlPhD position in 'Biophysical mechanics of immune cell functioning 033
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The next edition of the Han-sur-Lesse summerschool on Soft Matter and Biological Physics is now finalised, with lectures on 6 exciting topics! Join us this summer in the Belgian Ardennes for 5 days of science and socialising. Seats are limited, so hurry! #softmatter #biophysics hslwinterschool.comhslwinterschool.comHan sur LesseWinterschool 041
Reposted by Udo SenPhysical Chemistry and Soft Matter (PCC-WUR) @pcc-wur.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Breaking Barriers in Polymer Materials Design Last October we had a great time at the Lorentz Center in Leiden, discussing how to break barriers in polymer materials design! (1/6) 121
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Welcome @pcc-wur.bsky.social to this blue place. #softmatter #physical-chemistry 000
Reposted by Udo SenJohannes Hohlbein @hohlbeinlab.bsky.social · 29/01/2025#Jobs We are looking for a new colleague! Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Biophysics in the domains of functional imaging and biophysics. More info here: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/a...wur.nlAssistant Professor in Biophysics 02321
Reposted by Udo SenMarkus Deserno @markusdeserno.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Here’s a Christmas present for y’all: a new physics post! I’ve done these things on “the other side”—let’s see how many people are interested on 🦋! I’ll be talking about a famous principle in classical mechanics: that of “least action.” And I’ll tell you why it’s a misnomer! Buckle up! 1/26 610633
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 24/11/2024We have an open interdisciplinary PhD position on using experiments and theory to unravel the biophysical mechanisms of immune cell functioning @w-u-r.bsky.social. www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...wur.nlPhD position in 'Biophysical mechanics of immune cell functioning 011
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 23/11/2024As someone on the reader side, I might even add how badly such a review was needed, and how enlightening it has been to read this. 010
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Are you a theoretical/computational (bio/soft matter) physicist interested in studying how plant tissues respond to mechanical forces? Then we may have an open PhD position for you: www.wur.nl/en/vacancy/p...wur.nlPhD in Modelling mechanical stress patterns in plant tissues 030
Udo Sen @uddaloksen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Moved over from that other place. Seems like a good decision already! 040