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Frans A. Spaepen

John C and Helen F Franklin Professor of Applied Physics

Harvard University

Affiliations

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Applied Physics

Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

Frans A. Spaepen is currently serving as an Applied Physics John C and Helen F Franklin Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard University.

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Frans A. Spaepen

Harvard University

John C and Helen F Franklin Professor of Applied Physics

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materials science applied physics condensed matter physics mechanical engineering materials engineering thin films physics mechanics of materials condensed matter mechanical science advanced materials surface science solid mechanics material research deformation crystal growth electronic materials solid-state electronics structural relaxation semiconductor materials metals amorphous solid colloid chemistry interface science defect formation amorphous metals crystal nucleation thin film processing colloidal systems metal processing layered materials epitaxial growth ion implantation metallurgical process surface characterization metallic glass metallic glasses amorphous si amorphous silicon thermal engineering laser science semiconductor nanostructures semiconductor technology glass material transformation kinetics amorphous te alloys electronics metallurgical interaction laser processing technology dislocation interaction colloidal crystals fracture mechanics tribology engineering science metal forming surface nanotechnology interfacial phenomena material modeling elasticity (physics) material analysis homogeneous flow elastic constants transition metal chemistry material chemistry instrumentation engineering aluminum gallium nitride semiconductor devices structural model calorimetric measurements grain growth grain boundaries crystal-melt interfacial tension temperature dependence composite science interfacial studies strain localization interface phenomenon interface (matter)

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Biomolecular Condensates With Complex Architectures via Controlled Nucleation. Nature Chemical Engineering (2024)

Nadia A. ErkampMadelief A. M. VerwielDaoyuan QianTomas SneiderisFrans A. SpaepenDavid A. WeitzJan C. M. van HestTuomas P. J. Knowles

biomolecular condensatesbiomolecular engineeringbiological engineeringcomplex architecturesmolecular engineeringnanotechnologychemical engineering

Mechanical Testing of Colloidal Solids With Millipascal Stress and Single-Particle Strain Resolution. Physical review. E (2024)

J. Zsolt TerdikDavid A. WeitzFrans Spaepen

mechanical behaviormechanical testingcolloidal solidssingle-particle strain resolutionmillipascal stressmechanical engineering

Propagation of Extended Fractures by Local Nucleation and Rapid Transverse Expansion of Crack-Front Distortion. Nature Physics (2024)

T. CochardI. SvetlizkyG. AlbertiniR. C. ViescaS. M. RubinsteinF. SpaepenC. YuanM. DenolleY-Q. SongL. XiaoD. A. Weitz

crack-front distortionmaterials sciencemechanics of materialsapplied physicsstructural mechanicsphysicslocal nucleationrapid transverse expansion

Ultrasoft Silicone Gels With Tunable Refractive Index for Traction Force Microscopy. Soft Matter (2024)

J. Zsolt TerdikDavid A. WeitzFrans Spaepen

microscopyultrasoft silicone gelsbiomedical engineeringmaterials sciencepolymer sciencesoft mattertraction force microscopytunable refractive indexbiomaterialsmechanical engineering

Work Hardening in Colloidal Crystals. Nature (2024)

Seongsoo KimIlya SvetlizkyDavid A. WeitzFrans Spaepen

work hardeningcolloid chemistryengineeringcolloidal crystalscondensed matter physicscondensed mattermaterials sciencemechanics of materialsapplied physics

Dislocation Interactions During Plastic Relaxation of Epitaxial Colloidal Crystals. Nature Communications (2023)

Ilya SvetlizkySeongsoo KimDavid A. WeitzFrans Spaepen

biophysicssurface sciencecolloid chemistryplastic relaxationcolloidal systemsfragmentation effectmechanical sciencecondensed matter physicscondensed mattermaterials sciencemechanics of materialsapplied physicssolid mechanicssoft matterepitaxial colloidal crystals

Kinetics of Formation of a Macroscale Binary Coulombic Material. Physical Review Materials (2023)

Sarah BattatAmit A. NagarkarFrans SpaepenDavid A. WeitzGeorge M. Whitesides

chemical kineticscondensed matter physicstransformation kineticsmaterials scienceapplied physicsphysics

Unexpected Dynamics in the Propagation of Fracture Fronts. Research Square (2023)

Thomas CochardIlya SvetlizkyGabriele AlbertiniRobert ViescaShmuel RubinsteinF SpaepenCongcong YuanMarine DenolleYi-Qiao SongLizhi XiaoDavid Weitz

fracture frontsmaterials scienceapplied physicsstructural mechanicsunexpected dynamicsmechanical engineering

Correlation Tracking: Using Simulations to Interpolate Highly Correlated Particle Tracks. Physical review. E (2022)

Ella M. KingZizhao WangDavid A. WeitzFrans SpaepenMichael P. Brenner

particle physicscorrelation trackingphysics

Improved Tracking of Particles With Highly Correlated Motion. arXiv (Cornell University) (2022)

King, Ella M.Wang, ZizhaoWeitz, David A.Spaepen, FransBrenner, Michael P.

object trackingparticle methodsparticulate mattertracking systemsparticle technologyparticle physics

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Frans A. Spaepen

John C and Helen F Franklin Professor of Applied Physics

Harvard University

Affiliations

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Applied Physics

Materials Science & Mechanical Engineering

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

Frans A. Spaepen is currently serving as an Applied Physics John C and Helen F Franklin Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Frans A. Spaepen

Harvard University

John C and Helen F Franklin Professor of Applied Physics

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Biomolecular Condensates With Complex Architectures via Controlled Nucleation. Nature Chemical Engineering (2024)

Nadia A. ErkampMadelief A. M. VerwielDaoyuan QianTomas SneiderisFrans A. SpaepenDavid A. WeitzJan C. M. van HestTuomas P. J. Knowles

biomolecular condensatesbiomolecular engineeringbiological engineeringcomplex architecturesmolecular engineeringnanotechnologychemical engineering

Mechanical Testing of Colloidal Solids With Millipascal Stress and Single-Particle Strain Resolution. Physical review. E (2024)

J. Zsolt TerdikDavid A. WeitzFrans Spaepen

mechanical behaviormechanical testingcolloidal solidssingle-particle strain resolutionmillipascal stressmechanical engineering

Propagation of Extended Fractures by Local Nucleation and Rapid Transverse Expansion of Crack-Front Distortion. Nature Physics (2024)

T. CochardI. SvetlizkyG. AlbertiniR. C. ViescaS. M. RubinsteinF. SpaepenC. YuanM. DenolleY-Q. SongL. XiaoD. A. Weitz

crack-front distortionmaterials sciencemechanics of materialsapplied physicsstructural mechanicsphysicslocal nucleationrapid transverse expansion

Ultrasoft Silicone Gels With Tunable Refractive Index for Traction Force Microscopy. Soft Matter (2024)

J. Zsolt TerdikDavid A. WeitzFrans Spaepen

microscopyultrasoft silicone gelsbiomedical engineeringmaterials sciencepolymer sciencesoft mattertraction force microscopytunable refractive indexbiomaterialsmechanical engineering

Work Hardening in Colloidal Crystals. Nature (2024)

Seongsoo KimIlya SvetlizkyDavid A. WeitzFrans Spaepen

work hardeningcolloid chemistryengineeringcolloidal crystalscondensed matter physicscondensed mattermaterials sciencemechanics of materialsapplied physics

Dislocation Interactions During Plastic Relaxation of Epitaxial Colloidal Crystals. Nature Communications (2023)

Ilya SvetlizkySeongsoo KimDavid A. WeitzFrans Spaepen

Kinetics of Formation of a Macroscale Binary Coulombic Material. Physical Review Materials (2023)

Sarah BattatAmit A. NagarkarFrans SpaepenDavid A. WeitzGeorge M. Whitesides

chemical kineticscondensed matter physicstransformation kineticsmaterials scienceapplied physicsphysics

Unexpected Dynamics in the Propagation of Fracture Fronts. Research Square (2023)

Thomas CochardIlya SvetlizkyGabriele AlbertiniRobert ViescaShmuel RubinsteinF SpaepenCongcong YuanMarine DenolleYi-Qiao SongLizhi XiaoDavid Weitz

fracture frontsmaterials scienceapplied physicsstructural mechanicsunexpected dynamicsmechanical engineering

Correlation Tracking: Using Simulations to Interpolate Highly Correlated Particle Tracks. Physical review. E (2022)

Ella M. KingZizhao WangDavid A. WeitzFrans SpaepenMichael P. Brenner

particle physicscorrelation trackingphysics

Improved Tracking of Particles With Highly Correlated Motion. arXiv (Cornell University) (2022)

King, Ella M.Wang, ZizhaoWeitz, David A.Spaepen, FransBrenner, Michael P.

object trackingparticle methodsparticulate mattertracking systemsparticle technologyparticle physics

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