Erik Luijten, Computational Soft Matter Lab Expertise: colloidal system, electrostatially driven self-assembly, polymeric materials, algorithm development Lines of research: ♦ Seeking novel dielectric directed structures and patterns using efficient algorithms for simulating dielectric effects ♦ Dynamics and structure of colloidal aggregates under microchannel flow ♦ Multi-scale molecular simulation studies on siRNA and polycation complexation for gene delivery ♦ Dynamic modeling of the interplay of colloidal polarization and ionic motions