PUBLICATIONS & AWARDS


JOURNAL ARTICLES:

  1. C. F. Schreck, C. S. O'Hern, and L. E. Silbert, "Tuning jammed frictionless disk packings from isostatic to hyperstatic," submitted to Physical Review E (2010). [pdf]

  2. R. Hoy and C. S. O'Hern, "Minimal energy packings and collapse of sticky tangent hard-sphere polymers," submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. (2010). [pdf]

  3. R. S. Hoy and C. S. O'Hern, ``Viscoplasticity and large-scale chain relaxation in glassy-polymeric strain hardening,'' submitted to Phys. Rev. E (2010). [pdf]

  4. P. Pal, J. Blawzdziewicz, and C. S. O'Hern, "Quasi-one-dimensional models for glassy dynamics", submitted to Phys. Rev. E (2010).

  5. C. F. Schreck, N. Xu, and C. S. O'Hern, "A comparison of jamming behavior in systems composed of dimer- and ellipse-shaped particles", Soft Matter 6 (2010) 2960. [pdf]

  6. J. D. Forster, H. Noh, S. F. Liew, V. Saranathan, C. Schreck, L. Yang, J.-G. Park, R. O. Prum, C. S. O'Hern, S. G. J. Mochrie, H. Cao, and E. R. Dufresne, "Biomimetic isotropic nanostructures for structural coloration", to appear in Advanced Materials (2010).[pdf]

  7. G. Lois, J. Blawzdziewicz, and C. S. O'Hern, "Protein folding on rugged energy landscapes: Conformational diffusion on fractal networks", Phys. Rev. E 81 (2010) 051907. [pdf]

  8. G.-J. Gao, J. Blawzdziewicz, and C. S. O'Hern, "Geometrical families of mechanically stable granular packings", Phys. Rev. E 80 (2009) 061303.[pdf]

  9. G. Lois, J. Xie, T. Majmudar, S. Henkes, B. Chakraborty, C. S. O'Hern, and R. P. Behringer, "Stress correlations in granular materials: An entropic formulation", Phys. Rev. E 80 (2009) 060303(R).[pdf]

  10. G.-J. Gao, J. Blawzdziewicz, C. S. O'Hern, and M. Shattuck, "Experimental demonstration of nonuniform frequency distributions of granular packings", Phys. Rev. E 80 (2009) 061304.[pdf]

  11. M. Mailman, C. F. Schreck, B. Chakraborty, and C. S. O'Hern, "Jamming in Systems Composed of Frictionless Ellipse-Shaped Particles", Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) 255501.[pdf]

  12. G. Lois, J. Blawzdziewicz, and C. S. O'Hern, "Percolation Model for Slow Dynamics in Glass-Forming Materials", Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) 015702.[pdf]

  13. M. Lundberg, K. Krishan, N. Xu, C. S. O'Hern, and M. Dennin, "Comparison of low-amplitude oscillatory shear in experimental and computational studies of model foams", Phys. Rev. E 79 (2009) 041405. [pdf]

  14. A. L. Cortajarena, G. Lois, E. Sherman, C. S. O'Hern, L. Regan, and G. Haran, "Non-random-coil behavior as a consequence of extensive PPII structure in the denatured state", J. Mol. Biol. 382 (2008) 203. [pdf]

  15. P. Pal, C. S. O'Hern, J. Blawzdziewicz, E. R. Dufresne, and R. Stinchcombe, "Minimal model for kinetic arrest", Phys. Rev. E 78 (2008) 011111. [pdf]

  16. G. Lois, J. Blawzdziewicz, and C. S. O'Hern, "Reliable Protein Folding on Complex Energy Landscapes: The Free Energy Reaction Path", Biophys. J. 95 (2008) 2692. [pdf]

  17. M. Lundberg, K. Krishan, N. Xu, C. S. O'Hern, and M. Dennin, "Reversible plastic events in amorphous materials", Phys. Rev. E 77 (2008) 041505. [pdf]

  18. G. Lois, J. Blawzdziewicz, and C. S. O'Hern, "Jamming Transition and New Percolation Universality Classes in Particulate Systems with Attraction", Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 (2008) 028001. [pdf]

  19. S. Henkes, C. S. O'Hern, and B. Chakraborty, "Entropy and Temperature of a Static Granular Assembly: An Ab Initio Approach", Phys. Rev. Lett. 99 (2007) 038002. [pdf]

  20. G.-J. Gao, J. Blawzdziewicz, and C. S. O'Hern, "Enumeration of distinct mechanically stable disk packings in small systems", Phil. Mag. B 87 (2007) 425. [pdf]

  21. G.-J. Gao, J. Blawzdziewicz, and C. S. O'Hern, "Frequency distribution of mechanically stable disk packings", Phys. Rev. E 74 (2006) 061304. [pdf]

  22. N. Xu and C. S. O'Hern, "Measurements of the yield stress in frictionless granular systems", Phys. Rev. E 73 (2006) 061303. [pdf]

  23. N. Xu, C. S. O'Hern, and L. Kondic, "Stabilization of nonlinear velocity profiles in athermal systems undergoing planar shear flow", Phys. Rev. E 72 (2005) 041504. [pdf]

  24. N. Xu, J. Blawzdziewicz, and C. S. O'Hern, "Random close packing revisited: Ways to pack frictionless disks", Phys. Rev. E 71 (2005) 061306. [pdf]

  25. N. Xu and C. S. O'Hern, "Effective Temperature in Athermal Systems Sheared at Fixed Normal Load", Phys. Rev. Lett. 94 (2005) 055701. [pdf]

  26. N. Xu, C. S. O'Hern, and L. Kondic, "Velocity Profiles in Repulsive Athermal Systems under Shear", Phys. Rev. Lett. 94 (2005) 016001. [pdf]

  27. C. S. O'Hern, A. J. Liu, and S. R. Nagel, "Effective Temperatures in Driven Systems: Static Versus Time-Dependent Relations", Phys. Rev. Lett. 93 (2004) 165702. [pdf]

  28. C. S. O'Hern, L. E. Silbert, A. J. Liu, and S. R. Nagel, "Jamming at zero temperature and zero applied stress: The epitome of disorder", Phys. Rev. E 68 (2003) 011306. [pdf]

  29. I. K. Ono, C.S. O'Hern, D. J. Durian, S. A. Langer, A. J. Liu, and S. R. Nagel, "Effective Temperatures of a Driven System Near Jamming", Phys. Rev. Lett. 89 (2002) 095703. [pdf]

  30. C.S. O'Hern, S. A. Langer, A. J. Liu, and S. R. Nagel, "Random Packings of Frictionless Particles", Phys. Rev. Lett. 88 (2002) 075507. [pdf]

  31. C.S. O'Hern, S. A. Langer, A. J. Liu, and S. R. Nagel, "Force Distributions near Jamming and Glass Transitions'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 86(2001) 111. [pdf]

  32. L. Golubovic, T. C. Lubensky, and C. S. O'Hern. "Structural properties of the sliding columnar phase in layered liquid crystalline systems'', Phys. Rev. E 62 (2000) 1069. [pdf]

  33. C.S. O'Hern, T. C. Lubensky, and J. Toner, "Sliding Phases in XY Models, Crystals, and Cationic Lipid-DNA Complexes'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 83 (1999) 2745. [pdf]

  34. C. S. O'Hern and T.C. Lubensky, "Sliding Columnar Phase of DNA-Lipid Complexes'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 80 (1998) 4345. [pdf]

  35. C.S. O'Hern and T. C. Lubensky, "Nonlinear elasticity of the sliding columnar phase'', Phys. Rev. E 58 (1998) 5948. [pdf]

  36. C. S. O'Hern, R. D. Kamien, T.C. Lubensky, and P. Nelson, "Elasticity theory of a twisted stack of plates'', European Physical Journal B 1 (1998) 95. [pdf]

  37. R. D. Kamien, T.C. Lubensky, C. S. O'Hern, and Philip Nelson, "Direct determination of DNA twist-stretch coupling'', Europhys. Lett. 38 (1997) 237. [pdf]

  38. C. S. O'Hern, D. A. Egolf, and H. S. Greenside, "Lyapunov spectral analysis of a nonequilibrium Ising-like transition'', Phys. Rev. E 53 (1996) 3374. [pdf]

  39. Brian Miller, C. O'Hern, and R. P. Behringer, "Stress Fluctuations for Continuously Sheared Granular Materials'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 77 (1996) 3110. [pdf]


PROCEEDINGS:

  1. L. Kondic, C. S. O'Hern, and R. P. Behringer, ``Dense granular systems: From theory to Applications'', Siam News, 40 (2007) 13.

  2. G.-J. Gao, J. Blawzdziewicz, and C. S. O'Hern, ``Testing the equal-probability assumption for jammed particle packings'', Reports of the Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, 19 (2007) 23.

  3. N. Xu and C. S. O'Hern, ``Effective temperatures in repulsive glasses sheared at fixed normal load'', Powders and Grains, eds. R. Garcia-Rojo, H. J. Hermann, and S. McNamara, (A. A. Balkema, Leiden, 2005).

  4. C.S. O'Hern, Stephen A. Langer, Andrea J. Liu, and S. R. Nagel, ``Jamming in liquids and granular materials'', Materials Research Society Proceedings, The Granular State, 627 (2000) BB1.1.

  5. C. S. O'Hern, R. D. Kamien, T. C. Lubensky, and P. Nelson, ``Twist-stretch elasticity of DNA'', Materials Research Society Proceedings, Statistical Mechanics in Physics and Biology, 463 (1997) 43. [pdf]

BOOK CHAPTERS:

  1. C. F. Schreck and C. S. O'Hern, "Computational methods to study jammed systems", in Experimental and Computational Techniques in Soft Condensed Matter Physics, ed. by J. S. Olafsen, (Cambridge University Press, New York, 2010). [pdf]

AWARDS:

  • 2009: Elected Vice-Chair of the Topical Group on Nonlinear and Statistical Physics

  • 2008-2012:  NSF Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation Award

  • 2005-2010:  NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award

  • 2002:  Finalist, University of California  Chancellor's Award for Postdoctoral Research

  • 1999: Granted National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associateship at the Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC (declined)

  • 1994: Graduated summa cum laude and with highest distinction in Physics from Duke University

  • 1994: Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, Duke University

Prof. Corey O'Hern | Department of Mechanical Engineering | Department of Physics | Yale University

Email: corey.ohern [at] yale.edu | Url: http://jamming.research.yale.edu | Office Phone: 203-432-4258 | Lab Phone: 203-436-1318 | Fax: 203-432-7654

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