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Ayusman Sen
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Titles and Affiliations
Distinguished Professor, Chemistry

Research Summary

Research interests include catalytic hydrocarbon conversion and waste remediation; environmental chemistry; synthetic and mechanistic organotransition metal chemistry; nanocrystals and solid state materials; and homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, polymeric materials, nanomotors and nanofluids. His active research projects include catalytically-driven nanomotors, polymer synthesis, bottom-up assembly of ordered metamaterials and novel antimicrobial polymers and composites.

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Research Keywords

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Palladium
Alkene
Copolymerization
Carbon Monoxide
Catalyst
Ethylene
Nanomotors
Micromotors
Polymerization
Catalysis
Dioxygen
Formation
Chemotaxis
Copolymer
Hydrogen Peroxide
Ethene
Collective Behavior
Palladium-catalyzed
Alkenes
Fluid Flow

Recent Publications

Nonequilibrium surfactant partitioning into microdroplets generates local phase inversion conditions and interfacial instability

Birrer, S. G., Krishna Mani, S., Kaehr, B., Sen, A. & Zarzar, L. D., Jan 28 2026, In: Soft matter. 22, 4, p. 1008-1019 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Emergent Nonlinearity in Active Molecular Chemotaxis

Lu, X., Sen, A. & Astumian, R. D., May 26 2026, In: ACS nano. 20, 20, p. 14775-14784 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Molecular Active Matter, Kinetic Asymmetry, and Non-Reciprocal Interactions

Mandal, N. S., Lu, X., Sen, A. & Astumian, R. D., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Small.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Chemotaxis of ATPase-Powered Nanoparticles up Extra- and Intracellular ATP Gradients

Shandilya, E., Lu, X., Sen, A. & Butler, P. J., Jun 3 2026, In: Nano letters. 26, 21, p. 6828-6838 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Macroscopic Convective Fluid Flows Arising From Binding of Ions and Small Molecules to Proteins

Shrestha, S. B., Song, J., Heydari, A., Aranson, I. S. & Sen, A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Small.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Uncovering Chemical Principles Governing Nanophase Formation in Ternary Solvents

Ashfaq, B., Sen, A. & Zarzar, L. D., May 19 2025, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 64, 21, e202421167.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A roadmap for next-generation nanomotors

Chen, S., Fan, D. E., Fischer, P., Ghosh, A., Göpfrich, K., Golestanian, R., Hess, H., Ma, X., Nelson, B. J., Patiño Padial, T., Tang, J., Villa, K., Wang, W., Zhang, L., Sen, A. & Sánchez, S., Aug 2025, In: Nature nanotechnology. 20, 8, p. 990-1000 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Ionic gradients in flow to control transport of emissive ions

Fillbrook, L. L., Middleton, I. A., Rashidnejad, H., Sapre, A., Schmidt, T. W., Sen, A. & Beves, J. E., Jan 31 2025, In: Chemical Communications. 61, 16, p. 3367-3370 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Technology Roadmap of Micro/Nanorobots

Ju, X., Chen, C., Oral, C. M., Sevim, S., Golestanian, R., Sun, M., Bouzari, N., Lin, X., Urso, M., Nam, J. S., Cho, Y., Peng, X., Landers, F. C., Yang, S., Adibi, A., Taz, N., Wittkowski, R., Ahmed, D., Wang, W. & Magdanz, V. & 83 others, Medina-Sánchez, M., Guix, M., Bari, N., Behkam, B., Kapral, R., Huang, Y., Tang, J., Wang, B., Morozov, K., Leshansky, A., Abbasi, S. A., Choi, H., Ghosh, S., Borges Fernandes, B., Battaglia, G., Fischer, P., Ghosh, A., Jurado Sánchez, B., Escarpa, A., Martinet, Q., Palacci, J., Lauga, E., Moran, J., Ramos-Docampo, M. A., Städler, B., Herrera Restrepo, R. S., Yossifon, G., Nicholas, J. D., Ignés-Mullol, J., Puigmartí-Luis, J., Liu, Y., Zarzar, L. D., Shields, C. W., Li, L., Li, S., Ma, X., Gracias, D. H., Velev, O., Sánchez, S., Esplandiu, M. J., Simmchen, J., Lobosco, A., Misra, S., Wu, Z., Li, J., Kuhn, A., Nourhani, A., Maric, T., Xiong, Z., Aghakhani, A., Mei, Y., Tu, Y., Peng, F., Diller, E., Sakar, M. S., Sen, A., Law, J., Sun, Y., Pena-Francesch, A., Villa, K., Li, H., Fan, D. E., Liang, K., Huang, T. J., Chen, X. Z., Tang, S., Zhang, X., Cui, J., Wang, H., Gao, W., Kumar Bandari, V., Schmidt, O. G., Wu, X., Guan, J., Sitti, M., Nelson, B. J., Pané, S., Zhang, L., Shahsavan, H., He, Q., Kim, I. D., Wang, J. & Pumera, M., Jul 15 2025, In: ACS nano. 19, 27, p. 24174-24334 161 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Droplets as Cell Models: Chemical Gradient-Induced Directional Filopodia Formation

Krishna Mani, S., Lazinski, L., Birrer, S. G., Sapre, A., Zarzar, L. D. & Sen, A., Dec 31 2025, In: Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147, 52, p. 47942-47953 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Swarming intelligence in self-propelled micromotors and nanomotors

Patiño Padial, T., Chen, S., Hortelão, A. C., Sen, A. & Sánchez, S., Dec 2025, In: Nature Reviews Materials. 10, 12, p. 947-963 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Non-reciprocal chemotactic movement in enzyme cascade under flow-free conditions

Sapre, A., Lu, X., Tseng, Y. C., Mansour, M., Mandal, N. S. & Sen, A., Jul 16 2025, In: Cell Reports Physical Science. 6, 7, 102666.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Pattern formation in isothermal miscible protein-sugar systems driven by Marangoni effects and evaporation

Tseng, Y. C., Goonetilleke, C. I., Lu, X., Mandal, N. S., Borhan, A. & Sen, A., Dec 2025, In: Communications Physics. 8, 1, 412.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

H2O2-sensitized single-component TiO2 micromotors: blue-light-driven propulsion and collective cell manipulation

Zhang, J., Song, J., Fang, Y., Cao, P., Mou, F., Guan, J. & Sen, A., May 21 2025, In: Chemical Communications. 61, 52, p. 9428-9431 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Dynamic Oscillation and Motion of Oil-in-Water Emulsion Droplets

Krishna Mani, S., Al-Tooqi, S., Song, J., Sapre, A., Zarzar, L. D. & Sen, A., Feb 5 2024, In: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 63, 6, e202316242.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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