Dr. Robertson-Anderson was interviewed on The Conversation
Check out the interview clip here.
Congratulations to Katarina Matic for earning an NSF GRFP Award!
For more details on the NSF GRFP and this year’s recipients of the GRFP award, see the NSF announcement here.
Post-baccalaureate researcher Ian Lillie wins an award for his poster at APS DSOFT’s Gallery of Soft Matter!
Check out Ian’s poster submission, alongside all other entries at the 2026 Gallery of Soft Matter, at the link here.
Dr. Robertson-Anderson was elected as Vice Chair of 2028 Colloidal, Macromolecular, and Polyelectroylte Solutions GRC.
Take a look at the most recent conference details here.
Dr. Robertson-Anderson was awarded a Cottrell SEED Award.
See the list of all awardees here.
Dr. Robertson-Anderson was featured on the podcast The Academic Minute.
Listen to the podcast here.
Robertson-Anderson talks about the mysteries of soft matter on Unexplainable
Listen to the podcast here.
University of San Diego hosts Frontiers in Soft Matter and Macromolecular Networks (FISMMN) Conference
We hosted the 6th annual Frontiers in Soft Matter and Macromolecular Networks symposium at University of San Diego on Friday October 25, 2024. The symposium welcomed 125 participants from 35 different institutions, including keynote speakers, Sujit Datta (CalTech) and Sarah Keller (Washington U). 10 early career faculty members gave lightning talks and 55 students and postdocs presented posters, including 6 of our trainees.
TikTok channel @physics_mamma goes to Germany!
Robertson-Anderson was invited to give a series of lectures on using social media for science communication and outreach at the Fulbright-Cottrell Teaching Science Communication Workshop in Saarbrucken, Germany. She spoke about her...
Undergraduate student Katarina Matic was awarded a prestigious Beckman Scholars Program Award
Katarina Matic was awarded the Beckman Scholars Program Award for the experience of exceptional undergraduate students in chemistry, biological sciences, or interdisciplinary research. Check out more information here!
Dr. Robertson-Anderson received a research award through the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Dr. Rae Robertson-Anderson was awarded the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Pyramid Award for her leadership and service to the Beckman Young Investigator Program.
Maya Hendija awarded the SPS Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research
Maya Hendija (Physics BS, '23) was awarded a prestigious Society of Physics Students Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award for her research on active cytoskeleton composites in Dr. Robertson-Anderson's lab and her leadership of USD's SPS Chapter.
Please access the full details here.