As a co-first author, I'm thrilled to share our latest study on understanding the mechanics behind (dis)entanglement of blackworms. I'm truly grateful for the opportunity to contribute to defining the rules of entangled animal collectives! @BhamlaLab
https://t.co/xITnRTvX3H
Pitch Day Solicitation
DSO aims to create strategic surprise by pushing technology toward its fundamental scientific limits, thereby expanding the art of the possible. **Abstract package deadline: Oct. 27, 2025.**
https://t.co/KQgik9mQac
Thrilled to share that our latest research, "Flotation of Aquatic Worms and Other Hyponeuston", is now published on Interface Focus— and we landed the cover art! 🪱
This project was a collaborative dive into how blackworms and other organisms navigate the air-water interface.
Honored our team won the 2025 IEEE ICRA Best Paper in Mechanisms & Design!
The award was given “for using soft robot worm blobs to elucidate entanglement-mediated coordination, providing a novel test bed for studying emergent behavior in active matter systems.” #entangledmatter
🚨 BEST PAPER FINALIST 🚨
Our work on entangled worm blobs is a finalist at #ICRA2025! 🌟
We combined concepts from living worm blobs and soft robotics to study collective behaviors driven by physical entanglement.
#SoftRobotics#wormblobs#blackworms#activematter#emergence
Ph.D. graduate @TuazonHarry is looking forward to
helping turn science fiction into reality as Tech’s first Innovation Fellow at @DARPA. His journey from Navy submarine to research lab: https://t.co/xLa859BTzH
Thrilled to share that I’m joining the 2025 DARPA Innovation Fellows, becoming the first Georgia Tech PhD to earn this honor! Excited to build on my work in entangled matter & bioengineering, driving high-risk, high-reward ideas with @DARPA "Department of Mad Scientists!"
Excited to share that I passed my PhD defense with flying colors! 🎉 It’s official—Dr. Tuazon here! Huge thanks to everyone who supported me along the way. Onward to new adventures!
Pre-recorded video of my defense:
https://t.co/5YJQrb5TRg
I'm excited to share that I'll be defending my PhD dissertation! 🎓 My research dives into “worm blobs”—tangled structures that adapt to changing environments, escape predators, and float together using surface tension ("worm buoy"). Curious? Send a DM for the Zoom link!
Possibly the most metal story I ever reported for @newscientist, about the gruesome way leeches attack blackworms named "spiral entombment" https://t.co/QSLwxHLvqf
Now free to read:
@BhamlaLab et al’s
#Oxygenation-Controlled Collective Dynamics in Aquatic #Worm Blobs
By
@TuazonHarry, Kaufman, Goldman, Bhamla
https://t.co/PJizFQ0ABD
“Living or active matter collectives are composed of many entities that utilize energy for activity…”
🌊 Dive into our latest research published in @ICB_journal ! See how these freshwater leeches ingeniously use their bodies to entrap fast-escaping blackworms in a spiral embrace. 🌀🐛 Check out our findings and watch the mesmerizing tactics in action! @BhamlaLab
An inside look of the @BhamlaLab worm blobs research with @itiwari93 and @nitesh_arora7!
Full video here: https://t.co/X7qgp6e4i5
This short is part of @GeorgiaTech's Center for Biologically Inspired Design.
@GTChBE@GT_BioE
Thank you Andreas Bausch (@BauschLab), @BhamlaLab @AntoineDeblais and Sara Jabbari for bringing together scientists from Active polymers, filaments and robotics background. It was fun week with enriching talks and group works! @lorentzcenter@MicroRobotLab@SantAnnaPisa
Had the great opportunity for being invited to present my experimental work to active polymer physicists in the Netherlands!
I'm glad my worm photography was used for their advertisement poster too 😁