4 faculty and 0 courses in Physics at University of California, Merced.
- Bin Liu, Assistant Professor h-index 28
Transport of microorganisms in complex environments; mechanics of biological media and mechanical metamaterials
Notable: “Origami structures with a critical transition to bistability arising from hidden degrees of freedom” (2015) · 486 citations
- Ajay Gopinathan, Professor h-index 25
Theory and computation to understand intracellular transport, regulation of cell shape and assemblies, and collective migration of cells; Mathematical Biology, Computational Biology, Physical Biology
Notable: “A Bimodal Distribution of Two Distinct Categories of Intrinsically Disordered Structures with Separate Functions in FG Nucleoporins” (2010) · 349 citations
- Linda Hirst, Professor h-index 24
Developing and investigating new soft materials inspired by nano-science and biology; Experimental soft matter physics and biophysics
Notable: “Structure of Actin Cross-Linked withα-Actinin: A Network of Bundles” (2003) · 112 citations
- Jing Xu, Associate Professor h-index 6
Experimental and computational approaches to study how disease-associated changes in lipid membranes impact motor protein function and intracellular transport; Biophysics, Single Molecule, Optical Trapping
Notable: “Assessment choices to target higher order learning outcomes: the power of academic empowerment” (2012) · 40 citations
Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.