Welcome to the Soft Matter and Interfacial Phenomena Lab (SaIL)!
We are a group of researchers studying soft matter physics and interfacial science in synthetic and biological systems.
microscale fluid mechanics
colloidal transport
active matter
membranes and vesicles
If you are interested in our research, feel free to contact our group members or visit our lab located at 201 Bell Hall and 409 Furnas Hall.
SaIL
xinyong@bufflo.edu
Recent News
- 2026-10-09: Srujan received a travel award to attend the 2026 ASME IMECE NSF Student Research Poster Competition.
- 2026-09-25: Congratulations to Ifti on defending his MS thesis. Best of luck for his next chapter in industry.
- 2026-09-22: Pragya presented a poster at the UB Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium.
- 2026-09-21: Joid and Nawfel joined the lab to work on algae-in-drop project.
- 2026-09-01: Nanda joined the lab as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome!
- 2026-08-03: Didarul defended his PhD dissertation. Congratulations and best wishes to his new journey at the University of Michigan!
- 2026-07-24: Sean and Adam presented their posters at 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.
- 2026-07-21: Congratulations to Didarul on his 2025 paper featured in Soft Matter Recent HOT Articles!
- 2026-07-15: A new paper in collaboration with Dr. Ke's group was published in Environ. Health.
- 2026-07-04: Emad's perspective article on microscopic stress in biomembranes was published in JCTC.
- 2026-05-26: Adam joined the lab as a SURE intern. Welcome!
- 2026-04-24: A new paper in collaboration with Dr. Cheng's group was published in PRX.
University at Buffalo
201 Bell Hall / 409 Furnas Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
Phone: (716) 645-7452
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