Nitin Kumar

Living Active Soft Matter,
Associate Professor, Physics Department, IIT Bombay
(Active and Living Matter Lab)

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

Delighted to share my pedagogical article where I introduce active soft condensed matter and its relevance to the biological sciences in clear, accessible language.

Grateful to the Resonance editorial team for the opportunity. @IAScResonance @IAScBng

https://t.co/FuvIj7oj7R

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

I am excited to share that Bibaswan Ghosh, a PhD student from our research group, won the best poster award at the International Soft Matter Conference held at BITS Pilani, Goa.

His research is focused on elucidating decision-making in navigating groups of living organisms.

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

I had a wonderful time interacting with all the members, especially the students for asking insightful questions. I am grateful to Prof. Bhatia for hosting me and for the warm hospitality. And spotting a peacock on campus was a delightful bonus
@IiserMohali

[DPS @ IISER Mohali @DPS_IISERM]

Today, Professor Nitin Kumar from IIT Bombay delivered an engaging departmental seminar on "Exploring the Physics of Living Systems Using Programmable Self-Propelled Robots."

@IiserMohali @iitbombay

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

A brief summary of our recent research work on developing a physical understanding of how motility emerges in a certain class of water-dwelling microorganisms.

[IIT Bombay @iitbombay]

Researchers from the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and School of Physical Sciences, IIT Mandi designed a pair of coupled robots that, for the first time in an artificial setting, accurately replicated the run-and-tumble (RT) motion exhibited by microswimmers such as the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Lead authors, Somnath Paramanick (IIT Bombay) and Umashankar Pardhi (IIT Mandi), worked under the guidance of Prof. Nitin Kumar (IIT Bombay) and Prof. Harsh Soni (IIT Mandi) for this study, which could help us better understand one of the most fundamental aspects of life: motility, or the ability to move. Their study was published in the journal Physical Review Letters.

https://t.co/BRM5jW0AkQ

[IISER Thiruvananthapuram @tvmiiser]

Glimpses from Day 1: Resonance Science Outreach Program at IISER TVM 📸✨

Following the inauguration, the "Science Outreach Program: Connecting the Dots" kicked off with an intellectually stimulating session by Prof. Nitin Kumar from IIT Bombay.

🔬 Topic: "The Physics of Living Matter"

@EduMinOfIndia @IAScResonance @iitbombay
#IISERTVM #IASc #ScienceOutreach #STEM #ConnectingTheDots

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

@tapomoy89 @NCBS_Bangalore @MerckIndia @TIFRScience @DAEIndia @DBTIndia @ANRFIndia Congratulations bhai..well done! 🥳

[Harsh Soni @harshIITMandi]

It is indeed a matter of great joy to spend almost two days with your teacher after five years—and an even greater joy when he goes to your whiteboard, discussing physics and inspiring your students.
Heartfelt thanks to Sriram for a wonderful colloquium at
@iit__mandi

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

Hearty congratulations to @Somnath73831947, on successfully defending his PhD thesis 🥳🎉! I feel immensely proud to have you as my first student. You will be truly missed in the lab. Wishing you the very best in all your future endeavors 😃

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

Thrilled to announce that this work has been published in the journal Physical Review Letters. 🥳
https://t.co/kRaIidSuf3

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

(1/6) 📢Excited to share our latest work in collaboration with @harshIITMandi's group at IIT Mandi on an artificial robotic system 🤖, in experiment and theory, mimicking run-and-tumble (RT) motion seen in microorganisms 🦠. 🧵⏬@Somnath73831947 @iitbombay
https://t.co/hVq2b0xBTS

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

@manohari_gowri Yes! I believe it is a global phenomenon

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

@albert_kao Congratulations 🎉👏🏼

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

@MithunC96527431 @NatureComms @tarak_patra @iitbombay @iitmadras @IITKanpur Congratulations to the team 💐 👏🏼. I never fail to mention your work to my family/friends everytime we visit Marine drive. 😉

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

@TheSquishyLab Congratulations 🎉

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

@iitbombay Congratulations Varun and team 🎉 @starlabiitb

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

@BibhuRanjan @vishwas_vasisht Congratulations to the team 🎉

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

@SunitaSrivast Wow! Congratulations 🎉👏🏼

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

Published in Lagmuir today!
https://t.co/kukSL6NLZ6

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

Preprint alert 📣! We provide an experimental protocol to align clay nanotubes over the entire dried deposit in spite of huge size-polydispersity. Experiments by my postdoc Arun. In collaboration with @PrasherM. Supported by @iitbombay
@IndiaDST
https://t.co/wdd5w3Jggc

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

@JamesTate121 For the physics behind this, see our @PRX_Life paper from last year: https://t.co/wmW6PFQHkH. We used robots to model these navigation trajectories

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

For the physics behind this, see our @PRX_Life paper from last year: https://t.co/wmW6PFRfaf. We used robots to model these navigation trajectories.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

A female falcon was equipped with a GPS tracker during her journey from South Africa to Finland.

She covered approximately 230 km per day, flying in a straight line across African lands until she reached the desert in the north.

She then followed the path of the Nile River over Sudan and Egypt, avoiding flying over the Mediterranean Sea. Instead, she crossed over Syria and Lebanon, also steering clear of the Black Sea—because if she got thirsty, she wouldn’t be able to drink from it.

She continued in a straight line and reached Finland after 42 days.

More details/photos: https://t.co/GjC4VpUzyD

[Nitin Kumar @AllLivingActive]

@Chakrabarti_Lab @ChemResSocIndia Congratulations 👏🏼🎉