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Professor, Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Computational Materials and Biomaterials Research
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Department of Chemistry and Department of Applied Mathematics, Western University, London,
Ontario, Canada
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Cross-appointed at the Department of Physics
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Adjunct Professor
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Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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Physics, Tampere University Tampere, Finland
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Affiliate of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Canada
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Postdoctoral Fellow: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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PhD (1999): Theoretical Materials Physics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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MSc (1993): Physics (minors: Math, Medical Eng.), Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Research in a nutshell:
Computational biological & soft matter. My research geared towards the
interface between materials science, biology & biomedical sciences. I am
interested in problems such as lipid diffusion, sterols, bacterial toxins,
membrane proteins, antibiotics, translocation of DNA, peptides and
sugars. I am also working on magentic materials, pattern formation and
non-equilibrium dynamics. Typically, I employ theory and large scale
computer simulations.
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Proteins: Intrinsically disordered proteins
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Multiscale methods and coarse-graining
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Cell division and cellular motility
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Active matter & non-equilibrium phenomena
Collaborate?
Many of the projects are done in collaboration with both experimental
and theory groups or/and industry. If you are interested in a
collaboration, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Selected Awards:
Canada Research Chair Tier 1
Ontario Early Reseachers Award
NSERC Discovery Accelerator
EU DEISA Extreme Computing
Distinguished Research Professor
Academy of Finland Fellowship
Studentships, visitors & postdoctoral fellowships:
Check my group’s web page first. If nothing is announced, contact me. If
interested in applying for a scholarship (Marie Curie, Banting, HFSP etc),
please contact me early.
Visitors: My group has hosted extended stays by visitors from ~17
countries over the years. If interested, please contact me early.
SOCIAL
CONTACT
Offices: MC268 & CHB072
Mail: mkarttu [at] uwo dot ca
Web: www.softsimu.net
Phone: email preferred.