Joshua Socolar

Joshua Socolar is a Professor of Physics at Duke University, affiliated with the Physics department. His research interests include collective behavior in condensed matter and dynamical systems, with current focus areas such as limit-periodic structures, quasicrystals, packing problems, tiling theory, self-assembly, shear jamming, complex networks, and topological elasticity. He is also involved in grant-funded projects related to granular materials and computational biology. His work has been published in journals such as Physical Review and EPJ Web of Conferences, and he maintains an active profile at Scholars@Duke.

Joshua Socolar is a Professor of Physics at Duke University, specializing in Condensed Matter Physics and Nonlinear Dynamics. His research explores complex systems, including quasicrystals, nonlinear oscillations, and control of chaotic dynamics. He investigates phenomena such as phonons, phasons, and dislocations in quasicrystals, as well as methods for stabilizing unstable periodic orbits in fast dynamical systems. His work also addresses the interplay between nonlinear dynamics and biological systems, such as the control of cell-cycle transcription through coupled oscillators. Socolar's research integrates theoretical and experimental approaches to understand the behavior of complex, nonlinear systems.