Professor of Physics
- Address:
- GCIS E037
- Phone:
- (773) 702-6074
- Email:
- h-jaeger@uchicago.edu
- Visit the Group
- https://www.jaegerlab.com/
Research
A main theme of my research is the investigation of materials under conditions far from equilibrium. Such conditions give rise to a wealth of complex phenomena, while the insights gained can be used to control properties as well as design new classes of smart materials. One of our focuses is macroscopic granular matter, which exists almost exclusively under far-from-equilibrium conditions. The jamming/unjamming transition of macroscopic granular matter has become a model for understanding glassy behavior while also providing a path to discovering new types of high-efficiency particulate materials and enabling novel soft robotic systems. We also focus on the rheology of dense suspensions. Our third focus is drying-mediated self-assembly of nanoparticles, a process that we use to produce freestanding nanoparticle monolayer sheets. Such sheets can form ultrathin membranes with a tunable pore size.
Topics: Nanoparticle, Suspension, Colloid, Self-Assembly, Electron Microscopy, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Video Imaging, Particle Tracking, 3D Printing, Lithography, Rheology, X-Ray Tomography, Ultrasound
News & Highlights
- MRSEC teams discover method for direct measurement of non-Newtonian fluids, December 20, 2023
- Takeout noodles inspire Tian, Jaeger, and Tokmakoff groups to invent remarkable synthetic tissue, February 18, 2020
- Three JFI Faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences, April 18, 2018
- JaegerFest: In Honor of Heinrich Jaeger’s 60th Birthday, June 5, 2017
- Heinrich Jaeger receives 2016 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring, June 2, 2016