Dr. Akhil Varma

Profile

Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsFluid Mechanics,Biophysics
KeywordsSelf-organization, Boundary Element Methods, Biophysics, Active fluids
Honours and awards

2014: DAAD-IIT sandwich scholarship

Current contact address

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Christina KurzthalerMax-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden
Prof. Dr. Frank JülicherMax-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2024

Programme(s)

2023Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2026Ursy Makanga, Akhil Varma, and Panayiota Katsamba: Instability and self-propulsion of flexible autophoretic filaments. In: Physical Review Fluids, 2026,
2025Sagnik Garai, Ursy Makanga, Akhil Varma and Christina Kurzthaler: Hydroelastic scattering and trapping of microswimmers. In: Physical Review E, 7, 2025, 1-7