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Jenny Magnes is a Professor of Physics and Chair of the Physics and Astronomy department at Vassar College since 2007. She earned her BA from the University of Maryland-College Park, BS from Delaware State University, and MA/PhD from Temple University. Her research focuses on chaos and complexity, diffraction, quantum optics, and optomechanical techniques applied to microorganism analysis. She pioneered optical diffraction methods to study C. elegans locomotion, revealing chaotic dynamics through Lyapunov exponent measurements and nonlinear systems analysis.
Her work integrates education and research, mentoring undergraduates in experimental biophysics and optics. Notable collaborations include the West Point Initiative to share scientific infrastructure, including Vassar’s quantum computer. She has published extensively on optical techniques for biological systems, including Fourier-based diffraction analysis and biomimetic modeling of locomotion patterns.
Research interests span biophotonics, diatomic spectroscopy, and applying chaos theory to biological systems. Her lab develops tools like single-wavelength shadow imaging and reaction-diffusion neural models to study undulatory motion. Current projects investigate three-dimensional chaotic locomotion markers and Leidenfrost droplet dynamics.
