Suzanne Amador Kane

Associate Professor of Physics

Research

My research interests lie at the interface of soft condensed matter physics and biophysics, including biologically-inspired nanostructures, model membrane systems, self-assembly, liquid crystals and artificial evolution. My students and I approach these problems using a combination of experimental techniques, including optical methods and scanning probe microscopy,and computation. In my research before coming to Haverford, I focused on using scattering techniques (x-ray and optical) in the study of biological membranes and low-dimensional soft matter systems. Among other activities, I am also Director of the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center as well as a member of our local NSF-funded Math Science Partnership of Greater Philadelphia, in which guise I coordinate science education projects that involve our undergraduate physics majors.