Kerstin Nordstrom Explained

Kerstin N. Nordstrom
Alma Mater:Bryn Mawr College
University of Pennsylvania
Thesis Title:Jamming and Flow of Soft Particle Suspensions
Thesis Year:2010
Thesis Url:https://repository.upenn.edu/dissertations/AAI3447180/
Website:https://kerstinnordstrom.com/
Awards:NSF Career Award

Kerstin N. Nordstrom is an American physicist who is the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics at Mount Holyoke College. Her research focuses on soft matter physics; her work has been featured in the LA Times[1] and in the BBC News.[2]

Early life and education

Nordstrom completed a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics at Bryn Mawr College in 2004.[3] [4] She joined the University of Pennsylvania as a graduate student, earning a Master of Science in 2006 and a PhD in 2010. Her doctoral thesis focused on the "Jamming and flow of soft particle suspensions."[5] In 2011, Nordstrom joined the University of Maryland, College Park as a postdoctoral researcher. At the University of Maryland, Nordstrom worked on several topics, including how beds of granular materials respond to impact[6] and how razor clams burrow in sand.[7]

Research and career

In 2014, Nordstrom joined Mount Holyoke College as an Assistant Professor.[8] She is interested in complex fluid flows, including the systems of solid particles found in granular materials.[9]

Awards and honors

External media

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RoboClam: Robot inspired by the razor clam's amazing digging powers. Khan. Amina. latimes.com. 2019-03-04.
  2. News: 'RoboClam' could anchor submarines. Morgan. James. 2014-04-10. 2019-03-04. en-GB.
  3. Web site: Kerstin Nordstrom. Kerstin Nordstrom. en. 2019-03-04.
  4. Web site: Physics Colloquium and Dinner with Kerstin Nordstrom '04 Bryn Mawr College. www.brynmawr.edu. 2019-03-04.
  5. Nordstrom. Kerstin N. 2010-01-01. Jamming and flow of soft particle suspensions. Dissertations Available from ProQuest. 1–115.
  6. Nordstrom. K. N.. Lim. E.. Harrington. M.. Losert. W.. 2014-06-06. Granular Dynamics During Impact. Physical Review Letters. 112. 22. 228002. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.228002. 24949789. 1304.6419. 776868.
  7. Web site: Buzz Blog: Can You Dig the RoboClam?. www.physicscentral.com. 2019-03-04.
  8. Web site: Kerstin Nordstrom. 2016-07-11. Mount Holyoke College. en. 2019-03-04.
  9. Web site: Physics is her jam. 2017-10-16. Mount Holyoke College. en. 2019-03-04.
  10. Web site: Media Fellows Train on the Job. www.aps.org. en. 2019-03-04.
  11. Web site: Physics professor wins prestigious award. 2018-02-16. Mount Holyoke College. en. 2019-03-04.
  12. Web site: NSF Award Search: Award#1846991 - CAREER: Mesoscale Analysis of Dense Granular Flows. www.nsf.gov. 2019-03-04.
  13. Web site: MHC professor on "Jeopardy!". 2016-04-04. Mount Holyoke College. en. 2019-03-04.

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