Tine Curk

Tine Curk is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, specializing in computational modeling of soft materials. His research bridges physics, chemistry, and biomedical applications through molecular simulations and algorithm development.

• Education: BS/MS in Physics (University of Maribor, 2012), PhD in Chemistry (University of Cambridge, 2016)
• Appointments: Postdoctoral Fellow (Chinese Academy of Sciences, Northwestern University), Assistant Professor (JHU, 2023–present)

His work focuses on charge-structure coupling in soft matter, computational design of biomaterials, and kinetic modeling of self-assembly. Recent publications reveal trends in neuromorphic soft electronics, RNA-lipid nanoparticle assembly, and TLR activation mechanisms.

• Scientific Awards: Herchel Smith Scholarship, CAS President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Marie Curie Fellowship

The Computational Soft Matter Lab at JHU includes postdocs (Vicente Munizaga, Turash Haque Pial), PhD candidates (Vid Ravnik, Ziyun Miao), and MS students (Xuanhao Lin). Collaborations with experimentalists (Hai-Quan Mao, Erik Luijten) and grants like NSF CBET-2402407 drive interdisciplinary projects in drug delivery, nanoscale charge transport, and intelligent soft materials.