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Takumi Matsuzawa


Incoming Nanyang Assistant Professor, NTU MAE (Jan 2027) Schmidt Science Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University


Publications

Selected Publications

Biomolecular Condensates and Phase Separation

  1. Susceptibility and regulation of biomolecular condensates by solutes
    T. Matsuzawa et al., Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123, e2604434123 (2026). Link.

  2. Partition Coefficients Reveal Changes in Properties of Low-Contrast Biomolecular Condensates
    K. Varma, D. Matthias, C. B. Shapiro, S. Bailey-Darland, T. Matsuzawa et al., Nature Communications (2026, accepted). Link.

  3. Phase behavior of solvent-nematogen mixtures
    S. Bailey-Darland, T. Matsuzawa, E. R. Dufresne, Soft Matter 22, 5745–5755 (2026). Link.

Turbulence

  1. Nonlinear diffusion and decay of a blob of turbulence spreading into a fluid at rest
    T. Matsuzawa, M. Zhu, N. Goldenfeld, W. T. M. Irvine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 123, e2526858123 (2026). Link.

  2. Creation of an isolated turbulent blob fed by vortex rings
    T. Matsuzawa, N. P. Mitchell, S. Perrard, W. T. M. Irvine, Nature Physics 19, 1193–1200 (2023). Link.

Active Matter

  1. Self-propulsion, flocking and chiral active phases from particles spinning at intermediate Reynolds numbers
    P. Chen, S. Weady, S. Atis, T. Matsuzawa, M. Shelley, W. T. M. Irvine, Nature Physics 21, 146–154 (2025). Link.

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