Atul Parikh

Professor Atul N. Parikh is a distinguished faculty member at the University of California, Davis, affiliated with both the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. His research bridges physical sciences and biological systems, focusing on dynamic self-assemblies and non-equilibrium materials.

• Current research explores lipid-lipid phase separation, membrane remodeling, and synthetic cell design.
• Recent work emphasizes osmotically driven vesicle dynamics and energy-dissipative systems.
• Has advised PhD students like Pallavi (2024 graduate).

His lab investigates how biological systems achieve complex functions through spatio-temporal organization, aiming to translate these principles into synthetic materials with adaptive properties.