Welcome
Welcome to the Soft Matter Interfaces and Energy Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, headed by Dr. Siddhartha Das. The main research focus of the group is to devise new theoretical and numerical models to explain different fascinating physical phenomena related to soft matter and interfaces. Our research endeavour range from better understanding the colloidal dynamics in an ubiquitous drying coffee drop and the response of an elastomer to surface tension forces to pinpointing the interplay of rheology and electrohydrodynamics in relevant biophysical and micro-nanofluidic problems. The group is also involved in extensive collaborations in several projects with strong experimental components — the main focus of the group for such problems is to clearly identify and hypothesize the central phenomena dictating the experimental observations.
Cheerios Effect (Photo Credit: David Duprey/Associated Press)
September 2025: Paper Accepted in Journal of Materials Chemistry C
In this mini review paper, we review Antenna as Sensor technology. This is both Subad’s…
September 2025: Recognition for Prof. Das in Stanford top 2% scientists ranking
Included in the Stanford University’s list of world’s top 2% scientists based on the citations for the…
August 2025: Paper accepted in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
In this paper, we have developed a theoretical model to explain the elastocapillary effects of…
July 2025: Paper accepted in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
In this paper, we report the discovery of a news type of metal-free 3D printable…
June 2025: Prof. Das gives KEYNOTE Talk at ACS Colloids
Prof. Das delivered a Keynote Talk on “Interactions between Nanoparticles and Soft-Matter-Liquid Interfaces: Towards Developing…
April 2025: Paper Accepted in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
In this paper, we propose a Linear Discriminant Analysis based Machine Learning methods that helps…