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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

Career

  • 2026 - present:  Associate Professor in Biological Physics & Fluid Dynamics, DAMTP, University of Cambridge
  • 2025 - present:  Associate Professor in Soft Matter, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam
  • 2021 - 2025: Assistant Professor in Soft Matter, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam
  • 2019-2021: Wellcome Trust Interdisciplinary & Leverhulme Early Career Postdoc Fellow, DAMTP, University of Cambridge 
  • 2017-2019: Postdoc, Physics of Fluids Group, University of Twente
  • 2012-2017: Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia

 

My research mainly focuses on fluid dynamics, soft matter, and biological physics. Our team combines experiments, computation, and theory to study the flow of complex fluids and the biophysics of living organisms, addressing industrial, medical, and environmental challenges. Please see my personal webpage for more information: https://www.fluidlab.nl/

 

 

Publications

Bouncing microdroplets on hydrophobic surfaces.
J McLauchlan, JS Walker, V Sanjay, M Jalaal, JP Reid, AM Squires, A Souslov
– Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
(2025)
122,
e2507309122
Laser-driven droplet deformation at low Weber numbers
M Kharbedia, HL França, HK Schubert, DJ Engels, M Jalaal, OO Versolato
(2025)
Glandular trichome rupture in tomato plants is an ultra-fast and sensitive defense mechanism against insects.
J Popowski, L Warma, A Abarca Cifuentes, P Bleeker, M Jalaal
– Journal of Experimental Botany
(2025)
76,
6508
Bouncing microdroplets on hydrophobic surfaces
J Mclauchlan, JS Walker, V Sanjay, M Jalaal, JP Reid, AM Squires, A Souslov
(2025)
Frozen by Heating: Temperature Controlled Dynamic States in Droplet Microswimmers.
P Ramesh, Y Chen, P Räder, S Morsbach, M Jalaal, CC Maass
– Advanced Materials
(2025)
37,
2416813
Fragmentation and aggregation of cyanobacterial colonies
YZ Sinzato, R Uittenbogaard, PM Visser, J Huisman, M Jalaal
(2025)
Glandular Trichome Rupture in Tomato Plants is an Ultra-Fast & Sensitive Defense Mechanism Against Insects
J Popowski, L Warma, AA Cifuentes, P Bleeker, M Jalaal
(2024)
Bursting bubble in an elastoviscoplastic medium
AG Balasubramanian, V Sanjay, M Jalaal, R Vinuesa, O Tammisola
– Journal of Fluid Mechanics
(2024)
1001,
a9
Light-regulated chloroplast morphodynamics in a single-celled dinoflagellate.
N Schramma, GC Canales, M Jalaal
– Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
(2024)
121,
e2411725121
Bursting bubble in an elasto-viscoplastic medium
AG Balasubramanian, V Sanjay, M Jalaal, R Vinuesa, O Tammisola
(2024)
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Research Groups

Biological Physics and Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics
Solid Mechanics
Theoretical Geophysics

Room

H0.12

Telephone

01223 764043

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