Joshua E. S. Socolar, Associate Professor

Office Location: 096 Physics
Office Phone: (919) 660-2557
Email Address: socolar@phy.duke.edu
Web Page: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~socolar
Specialties:
Nonlinear dynamics and complex systems
Theoretical condensed matter physics
Education:
PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1987
BA, Haverford College, Haverford, PA, 1980
Research Categories: Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Nonlinear Dynamics; Systems Biology
Research Description: Prof. Socolar is interested in the principles that determine
collective behavior in condensed matter and dynamical systems.
His current research interests include:
- Organization and function of complex dynamical networks, especially genetic regulatory networks;.
- The spatial distribution of stresses granular materials (e.g.
bins of sand, coal, pills, or grain) and jamming phenomena;
- Controlling chaos, or understanding feedback mechanisms that can stabilize otherwise unstable ordered behavior in chaotic dynamical systems;
- Quasicrystals, packing problems, and tiling theory.
Areas of Interest:
Theoretical condensed matter physics
Nonlinear dynamics and control theory
Statistical mechanics in nonequilibrium systems
Complex Boolean networks
Genetic regulatory networks
Aperiodic Tilings
Teaching (Fall 2009):
- Physics 143l.001, Optics & modern physics
- Physics 150, MWF 10:20 AM-11:10 AM
- Physics 143l.01l, Optics & modern physics
- Physics 005, W 01:15 PM-03:15 PM
- Physics 143l.02l, Optics & modern physics
- Physics 005, Th 03:30 PM-05:30 PM
- Physics 143l.03l, Optics & modern physics
- Physics 005, F 01:30 PM-03:30 PM
Recent Publications
(More Publications)
- J. Norrell and J.E.S. Socolar, Boolean modeling of collective effects in complex networks,
Physical Review E, vol. 79
(2009),
pp. 061908 [GetabsServlet] [abs].
- J. Norrell and J.E.S. Socolar, Boolean modeling of collective effects in complex networks,
Arxiv preprint
(Submitted, November, 2008) (arXiv:0811.2209.) [2209] [abs].
- D.A. Orlando, C.Y. Lin, A. Bernard, J.Y. Wang, J.E.S. Socolar, E.S. Iversen, A.J. Hartemink, and S.B. Haase, Global control of cell-cycle transcription by coupled CDK and network oscillators,
Nature
(May 7, 2008) [html] .
- A.S. Ribeiro, S.A. Kauffman, J. Lloyd-Price, B. Samuelsson, J.E.S. Socolar, Mutual information in random Boolean models of regulatory networks,
Physical Review E, vol. 77
(2008),
pp. 011901 [GetabsServlet] [abs].
- B.P. Tighe and J.E.S. Socolar, Nonlinear elastic stress response in granular packings,
Physical Review E, vol. 77
(2008),
pp. 031303 [GetabsServlet] [abs].
Bio/Profile
For more information, see
Prof. Socolar's Home Page.
- Current Ph.D. Students
- Postdocs Mentored
- Volkan Sevim (March, 2008 - present)
- Bjorn Samuelsson (November, 2005 - August 31, 2007)