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Bulbul Chakraborty is the Enid and Nate Ancell Professor of Physics at the Martin A. Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University. Her research focuses on condensed matter theory, particularly systems far from equilibrium, granular materials, and non-thermal systems. She holds a PhD from Stony Brook University (1979) and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (2009) and a Simons Fellow in Theoretical Physics (2018).
Her work addresses emergent phenomena in granular solids, shear jamming, and the statistical mechanics of athermal systems. Key contributions include frameworks for understanding rigidity in granular systems and discontinuous shear thickening in suspensions. She leads the Chakraborty Group, which explores granular networks, active matter, and jamming transitions.
Notable awards include the Enid and Nate Ancell Chair (2009), AAAS Fellowship (2020), and recognition as an Outstanding Reviewer by the Royal Society of Chemistry (2022). Her research is supported by grants from the NSF and the W.M. Keck Foundation. Students in her group have pursued diverse careers in academia, industry, and research institutions.
Her lab’s work spans granular flows, active networks, and the interplay between stress and microstructure in complex materials. Collaborations with institutions like Duke University and Yale University have driven advances in understanding collective behavior in macroscopic systems.
