Associate Professor,

2008-

Johns Hopkins University


Assistant Professor,

2003-2008

Johns Hopkins University


Ph.D. Theoretical Chemistry, 1998

University of California, Berkeley


BS. Chemistry and Physics, 1994

Pennsylvania State University



Affiliations

Mechanical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Institute of NanoBioTechnology

HHMI Training Program



Contact

ssun(AT)jhu.edu

105 Latrobe Hall

3400 N. Charles St

Baltimore MD 21218


(410)-516-4003




Research Publications Group Classes Movies Misc Publications.htmlPublications.htmlGroup.htmlClass.htmlMovies.htmlMisc.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5

Broadly speaking, we are interested in how cells generate mechanical force. Tools from statistical mechanics and continuum mechanics are used to explain diverse phenomena such as molecular motors, cell motility and protein elasticity. We are also interested in the temporal organization of biomolecular ensembles and the fundamental statistical mechanics of soft biological materials.

Biological Force Generation

Molecular Motors

Cell Division