Apratim Chatterji is a soft matter physicist at IISER Pune who uses statistical physics and computer simulations to study self-organization in systems of nano- to micron-sized particles. His recent work explores how DNA and macromolecules inside cells organize themselves through Brownian motion, entropy, and stochastic forces, probing what makes cells alive.
In this episode, we discuss why soft and living matter has emerged as a cutting-edge branch of physics that interfaces with biology.
References:
Apratim. ‘Home’. Accessed 4 September 2026. https://apratimchatterji.wixsite.com/apratim.
Apratim. ‘Books & References’. Accessed 4 September 2026. https://apratimchatterji.wixsite.com/apratim/references-and-reviews.
Apratim. ‘Research’. Accessed 4 September 2026. https://apratimchatterji.wixsite.com/apratim/research.
‘Apratim Chatterji’. Accessed 4 September 2026. https://www.iiserpune.ac.in/research/department/physics/people/faculty/regular-faculty/apratim-chatterji/249.
International Centre for Theoretical Sciences. Physics of Life: A Survey from the US National Academy of Sciences by William Bialek. 2022. 01:51:06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfeJ0o9po1A.