IPM Positions

Faculty Member , School of Quantum Physics and Matter (2021 - Present )

Past IPM Positions

Head, School of Quantum Physics and Matter (2020 - 2024) Acting Vice Chair, School of Physics (2019 - 2020) Faculty Member , School of Physics (2011 - 2021)

Research Interests

Soft Matter, Biological and Statistical Physics (theoretical and computational) - specifically, Coulomb Fluids, Disordered Charged Systems, Strongly Coupled Soft Matter such as highly charged Colloids, Polymers and Membranes, Electrostatics of DNA, DNA Complexes and Virus-Like Nano-Capsids, Casimir Effect, Disordered Liquid Crystals; more recently, Dynamics of Self-Propelled Particles such as Colloidal and Bacterial Swimmers; previously, Diffusion on Ruffled Elastic Membranes, Charged Polymer Brushes, Electrophoresis of DNA

Research Activities

Soft Matter, Biological and Statistical Physics

Related Papers

1.	M. Sebtosheikh and A. Naji Active osmoticlike pressure on permeable inclusions Phys. Rev. E 109 (2024),   [abstract]

2.	Z. Fazli and A. Naji Rectification of polymer translocation through nanopores by nonchiral and chiral active particles Phys. Rev. E 107 (2023), 024602   [abstract]

3.	M. Sebtosheikh and A. Naji Noncentral forces mediated between two inclusions in a bath of active Brownian rods Scientific Reports 11 (2021),   [abstract]

4.	L. Javidpour, A. BožiÄ�, A. Naji and R. Podgornik Electrostatic interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 virus and a charged electret fibre 17 (2021), 4296-4303  [abstract]

5.	M. Sebtosheikh and A. Naji Effective interactions mediated between two permeable disks in an active fluid Scientific Reports 10 (2020), 15570  [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2020/060

6.	Z. Fazli and A. Naji Active particles with polar alignment in ring-shaped confinement  (Preprint) [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2020/046

7.	F. Karimi Pour Haddadan, A. Naji and R. Podgornik Surface alignment disorder and thermal Casimir forces in smectic-A liquid crystalline films J. Physics: Condens. Matter 32 (2020),   [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2020/042 Note: Published 15 May 2020

8.	M.R. Shabanniya and A. Naji Active dipolar spheroids in shear flow and transverse field: Population splitting, cross-stream migration, and orientational pinning J. Chem. Phys. 152 (2020), 204903  [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2020/038 Note: Published Online: 26 May 2020

9.	F. Karimi Pour Haddadan, A. Naji and R. Podgornik Casimir-like interactions and surface anchoring duality in bookshelf geometry of smectic-A liquid crystals Soft Matter 15 (2019), 2216-2222   [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2019/075 Note: Submitted: 14 Nov 2018. Accepted: 01 Feb 2019. First published: 06 Feb 2019

10.	L. Javidpour, A. LoÅ¡dorfer BožiÄ�, R. Podgornik and A. Naji Role of metallic core for the stability of virus-like particles in strongly coupled electrostatics Scientific Reports 9 (2019), 3884   [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2017/064

11.	M. Mohammadi-Arzanagh, S. Mahdisoltani, R. Podgornik and A. Naji Hydrodynamic stress correlations in fluid films driven by stochastic surface forcing Phys. Rev. Fluids 3 (2018), 064201  [abstract] arXive.org link: 1712.05051 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2018/094 Note: Published 29 June 2018

12.	H. Nili and A. Naji Re-entrant bimodality in spheroidal chiral swimmers in shear flow Scientific Reports 8 (2018), 8328  [abstract] arXive.org link: 1803.02801 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2018/093 Note: Published: 29 May 2018

13.	T. Jamali and A. Naji Active fluids at circular boundaries: swim pressure and anomalous droplet ripening Soft Matter 14 (2018), 4820-4834  [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2018/038

14.	C. Monahan, M. Mohammadi-Arzanagh, A. Naji, B.-S. Lu and R. Podgornik Secondary fluctuation-induced forces in a compressible thermally conducting fluid film  (Preprint) [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2017/084

15.	M. Mohammadi-Arzanagh, S. Mahdisoltani, R. Podgornik and A. Naji Hydrodynamic fluctuation stresses mediated across a randomly driven fluid film  (Preprint) [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2016/060

16.	B.-S. Lu, A. Naji and R. Podgornik Pseudo-Casimir Stresses and Elasticity of a Confined Elastomer Film Soft Matter 12 (2016), 4384  [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2016/018

17.	B.-S. Lu, A. Naji and R. Podgornik Van der Waals Interaction between Polymers with Sequence-Specific Polarizabilities: Stiff polymers and Gaussian coils Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 31 (2016), 1641035  [abstract] arXive.org link: 1509.01996 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2016/002

18.	C. Monahan, A. Naji, R.R. Horgan, B. S. Lu and R. Podgornik Hydrodynamic fluctuation-induced forces in confined fluids Soft Matter 12 (2016), 441  [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2016/001

19.	B. S. Lu, A. Naji and R. Podgornik Molecular Recognition by Van der Waals Interaction between Polymers with Sequence-Specific Polarizabilities J. Chem. Phys. 142 (2015), 214904  [abstract] arXive.org link: 1503.05486 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2015/074

20.	M. Ghodrat, A. Naji, H. Komaie-Moghaddam and R. Podgornik Ion-Mediated Interactions between Net-Neutral Slabs: Weak and strong disorder effects J. Chem. Phys. 143 (2015), 234701  [abstract] arXive.org link: 1509.01744 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2014/024

21.	M. Ghodrat, A. Naji, H. Komaie-Moghaddam and R. Podgornik Strong coupling electrostatics for randomly charged surfaces: Antifragility and effective interactions Soft Matter 11 (2015), 3441   [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1412.6799 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2014/023

22.	D.S. Dean, J. Dobnikar, A. Naji and R. Podgornik (Eds) Electrostatics of Soft and Disordered Matter  (Books) [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2014/030

23.	A. Naji, M. Ghodrat, H. Komaie-Moghaddam and R. Podgornik Asymmetric Coulomb fluids at randomly charged dielectric interfaces: Anti-fragility, overcharging and charge inversion J. Chem. Phys. 141 (2014), 174704   [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1409.2609 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2014/022

24.	A. Basu, A. Naji and R. Pandit Structure-function Hierarchies and von-Karman-Howarth Relations for Turbulence in Magnetohydrodynamical Equations Phys. Rev. E 89 (2014), 012117  [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2013/052

25.	F. Karimi Pour Haddadan, A. Naji, A.Kh. Seifi and R. Podgornik Pseudo-Casimir Interactions across Nematic Films with Disordered Anchoring Axis J. Physics: Condens. Matter 26 (2014), 075103  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1310.8501 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2013/050

26.	F. Karimi Pour Haddadan, A. Naji, N. Shirzadiani and R. Podgornik Fluctuation-Induced Interactions in Nematics with Disordered Anchoring Energy J. Physics: Condens. Matter 26 (2014), 505101  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1407.1382 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2014/052

27.	H. Boroudjerdi, A. Naji and R.R. Netz Global Analysis of the Ground-State Wrapping Conformation of a Charged Polymer on an Oppositely Charged Nano-Spheres Eur. Phys. J. E 37 (2014), 21  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1311.5384 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2013/048

28.	R.R. Horgan, D.S. Dean, V. Démery, T.C. Hammant, A. Naji and R. Podgornik Aspects of One-Dimensional Coulomb Gases (contributed chapter in the book: Electrostatics of Soft and Disordered Matter)  (Books) [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1209.3514 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2012/045

29.	D.S. Dean, A. Naji, R.R. Horgan, J. Sarabadani and R. Podgornik Coulomb Interactions between Disordered Charge Distributions (contributed chapter in the book: Electrostatics of Soft and Disordered Matter)  (Books) [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1209.3515 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2012/044

30.	A. Naji, M. Kanduc, J. Forsman and R. Podgornik Perspective: Coulomb fluids-Weak coupling, strong coupling, in between and beyond J. Chem. Phys. 139 (2013), 150901  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1307.5130 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2013/053

31.	L. Javidpour, A. Losdorfer Bozic, A. Naji and R. Podgornik Multivalent Ion Effects on Electrostatic Stability of Virus-Like Nano-Shells J. Chem. Phys. 139 (2013), 154709  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1212.0731 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2013/047

32.	L. Javidpour, A. Losdorfer Bozic, A. Naji and R. Podgornik Electrostatic Stability and Encapsidation of Charged Nano-Droplets Soft Matter 9 (2013), 11357  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1308.1942 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2013/046

33.	A. Naji, J. Sarabadani, D.S. Dean and R. Podgornik Sample-to-Sample Torque Fluctuations in a System of Coaxial Randomly Charged Surfaces Eur. Phys. J. E 35 (2012), 24  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1112.2263 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2012/043

34.	V. Rezvani, J. Sarabadani, A. Naji and R. Podgornik Electromagnetic Fluctuation-Induced Interactions in Randomly Charged Slabs J. Chem. Phys. 137 (2012), 114704  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1207.4573 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2012/042

35.	D.S. Dean, T.C. Hammant, R.R. Horgan, A. Naji and R. Podgornik Wrapping Transition and Wrapping-Mediated Interactions for Discrete Binding along an Elastic Filament: An Exact Solution J. Chem. Phys. 137 (2012), 144904  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1207.4576 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2012/041

36.	M. Kanduc, A. Naji, J. Forsman and R. Podgornik Attraction between Neutral Dielectrics Mediated by Multivalent Ions in an Asymmetric Ionic Fluid J. Chem. Phys. 137 (2012), 174704  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1208.3579 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2012/040

37.	M. Kanduc, A. Naji, J. Forsman and R. Podgornik Dressed Counterions: Polyvalent and Monovalent Ions at Charged Dielectric Interfaces Phys. Rev. E 84 (2011), 011502  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1101.1362 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2011/023

38.	H. Boroudjerdi, A. Naji and R.R. Netz Salt Modulated Structure of Polyelectrolyte-Macroion Complex Fibers Eur. Phys. J. E 34 (2011), 72  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1101.5760 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2011/022

39.	J. Sarabadani, A. Naji, R. Asgari and R. Podgornik Many-Body Effects in Van Der Waals-Casimir Interaction between Graphene Layers Phys. Rev. B 84 (2011), 155407  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:1105.4241 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2011/015

40.	M. Neek-Amal, N. Abedpour, S.N. Rasuli, A. Naji and M.R. Ejtehadi Diffusive Motion of C60 on a Graphene Sheet Phys. Rev. E 82 (2010), 051605   [abstract] Code: IPM/P-2010/052

41.	A. Naji, David S. Dean, J. Sarabadani, Ron R. Horgan and R. Podgornik Fluctuation-Induced Interaction between Randomly Charged Dielectrics Phys. Rev. Lett. 104 (2010), 060601  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:0908.1337 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2009/030

42.	David S. Dean, Ron R. Horgan, A. Naji and R. Podgornik The Effects of Dielectric Disorder on Van Der Waals Interactions in Slab Geometries Phys. Rev. E 81 (2010), 051117  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:0907.3113 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2009/029

43.	M. Kanduc, A. Naji, Y.S. Jho, P.A. Pincus and R. Podgornic Role of Multipoles in Counterion-Mediated Interactions between Charged Surfaces: Strong and Weak Coupling J. Physics: Condens. Matter 21 (2009), 424103  [abstract] arXive.org link: arXiv:0905.3322 [ abs, src, ps, others], cited by Code: IPM/P-2009/028