Bio and Nano Physics

Thomas Franosch

Professor of Theoretical Physics
PhD 1996, University of Munich, Germany

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Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck

Thomas Franosch's research focuses on complex transport phenomena in the fields of biological physics, soft matter and nanophysics. In the combination of analytically solvable models and computer simulations, dynamic processes such as diffusion in heterogeneous environments, for example the cell interior, anomalous transport in nanoporous materials, Brownian motion in connection with hydrodynamic interactions, as well as driven systems far from equilibrium are investigated. Current questions deal with the nonlinear response of systems close to structural arrest, the glass transition or strongly heterogeneous materials close to the percolation threshold. Other topics include the transport of biopolymers in the cytoskeleton, microfluidics in connection with optical traps and self-propelled swimmers.