PhD scholarship in Biological Fluid Mechanics - DTU Physics

Job description

If you are fascinated by the physical principles that govern living systems and are eager to pursue a career in academic research, this PhD project offers an opportunity to explore how fluids move through complex biological structures. At Department of Physics (DTU Physics), we study how geometry, elasticity, and molecular interactions shape transport processes in living organisms. Our work combines theory, biomimetic experiments, and advanced microscopy to uncover the physical mechanisms that regulate flows in biological systems. In this project, you will study transport in small pores and channels found in nature, with particular emphasis on plasmodesmata—tiny conduits that connect plant cells and enable the exchange of molecules essential for growth and communication. More broadly, the project lies at the interface of biological fluid mechanics and soft matter physics. You will investigate how flow interacts with deformable structures and how elasticity, electrical charge, and fluid motion together regulate transport in slender channels and porous materials. Along the way, the research may also touch on surprising and sometimes playful questions inspired by everyday phenomena, w...