Aaron Barrett

Assistant Professor

Education

Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

B.S. in Mathematics, Tulane University

Research Interest

From microorganism motility to blood clot formation on moving valves, my research focuses on how structures interact with biological fluids. These fluids, such as mucus, contain complex polymer networks that stretch and bend, giving them elastic "sticky" behaviors. My research aims to develop models that describe motion through these networks. I develop computational tools that can efficiently and accurately approximate these models, and then use these tools to answer biological questions.