
Publications
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*equal contribution, ccorresponding author
Preprints
- Topological control of spontaneous failure in active nematic solids, S. Chenc, M. Ricci, A. P. Tabatabai, Z. G. Sun,
S. Shankar, M. Nitzan, M. P. Murrellc, 2025 (submitted)
Published articles
2025
- Turbulent mixing controls fixation of growing antagonistic populations
J. Bauermann, R. Benzi, D. R. Nelsonc, S. Shankar, F. Toschi
PNAS 122 (7) e2417075122 (2025)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
2024
- Active hydraulics and odd elasticity of muscle fibers
S. Shankarc, L. Mahadevanc
Nature Physics 20, 1501-1508 (2024)
[DOI] [PDF] [bioRxiv]
- Design rules for controlling active topological defects
S. Shankar*c, L. V. Scharrer*, M. J. Bowick, M. C. Marchettic
PNAS 121 (21) e2400933121 (2024)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
2022
- Optimal transport and control of active drops
S. Shankar*, V. Raju*, L. Mahadevanc
PNAS 119 (35) e2121985119 (2022)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
- Spatial population genetics with fluid flow
R. Benzi, D. R. Nelson, S.Shankarc, F. Toschi, X. Zhu
Rep. Prog. Phys. 85 096601 (2022)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
- Quantifying and mimicking life
S. Shankar
Physics Today 75, 8, 54 (2022)
[DOI] [PDF]
- Boundaries control active channel flows
P. Gulatic, S. Shankar, M. C. Marchetti
Front. Phys. 10:948415 (2022)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
- Visceral organ morphogenesis via calcium-patterned muscle contractions
N. P. Mitchell*, D. J. Cislo*, S. Shankar, Y. Lin, B. I. Shraiman, S. J. Streichanc
eLife 11:e77355 (2022)
[DOI] [PDF] [biorXiv]
- Topological active matter
S. Shankar, A. Souslov, M. J. Bowick, M. C. Marchetti, V. Vitellic
Nat. Rev. Phys. 4, 380-398 (2022)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
- Geometric control of topological dynamics in a singing saw
S. Shankar*, P. Bryde*, L. Mahadevanc
PNAS 119(17) e2117241119 (2022)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
2021
- Thermalized buckling of isotropically compressed thin sheets
S. Shankarc, D. R. Nelson
Phys. Rev. E 104, 054141 (2021)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
- Emergence of dynamic vortex glasses in disordered polar active fluids
A. Chardac*, S. Shankar*, M. C. Marchetti, D. Bartoloc
PNAS 118(10) e20182181182020 (2021)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
- Viscoelastic control of spatiotemporal order in bacterial active matter
S. Liu*, S. Shankar*, M. C. Marchetti, Y. Wuc
Nature 590, 80-84 (2021)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
- Excavating topology to find structure
S. Shankar
Physics 14, 12 (2021)
[PDF]
2020
- Shape and size changes of adherent elastic epithelia
B. Loewe*, F. Serafin*, S. Shankar*c, M. J. Bowick, M. C. Marchetti
Soft Matter 16, 5282-5293 (2020)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
2019
- Hydrodynamics of Active Defects: from order to chaos to defect ordering
S. Shankarc, M. C. Marchetti
Phys. Rev. X 9, 041047 (2019)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
- Kirigami mechanics as stress relief by elastic charges
M. Moshe*c, E. Esposito*, S. Shankar*, B. Bircan, I. Cohen, D. R. Nelson, M. J. Bowick
Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 048001 (2019)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
- Nonlinear mechanics of thin frames
M. Moshe*c, E. Esposito*, S. Shankar*, B. Bircan, I. Cohen, D. R. Nelson, M. J. Bowick
Phys. Rev. E 99, 013002 (2019)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
2018
- Defect unbinding in active nematics
S. Shankarc, S. Ramaswamy, M. C. Marchetti, M. J. Bowick
Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 108002 (2018)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
- Hidden entropy production and work fluctuations in an ideal active gas
S. Shankarc, M. C. Marchetti
Phys. Rev. E 98, 020604(R) (2018)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
- Low-noise phase of a two-dimensional active nematic system
S. Shankarc, S. Ramaswamy, M. C. Marchetti
Phys. Rev. E 97, 012707 (2018) (Editor’s suggestion)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
2017
- Topological sound and flocking on curved surfaces
S. Shankarc, M. J. Bowick, M. C. Marchetti
Phys. Rev. X 7, 031039 (2017)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]
2016
- Probing the shear viscosity of an active nematic film
P. Guillamat, J. Ignés-Mullol, S. Shankar, M. C. Marchetti, F. Saguésc
Phys. Rev. E, 94, 060602(R) (2016)
[DOI] [PDF] [arXiv]