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Preprints

1. M. M. Norton, and P. Grover. “Mechanochemical Topological Defects in an Active Nematic,” arXiv:2210.03796. Under revision. Movies: S1, S2. Supplement.

Journal Papers

1. T. E. Bate, M. E. Varney, E. H. Taylor, J. H. Dickie, C.-C. Chueh, M. M. Norton, and K.-T. Wu. “Self-mixing in microtubule-kinesin active fluid from nonuniform to uniform distribution of activity,” Nature Communications, 2022.

2. C. Wagner, M. M. Norton, J. S. Park, and P. Grover. “Exact Coherent Structures and Phase Space Geometry of Preturbulent 2D Active Nematic Channel Flow,” Physical Review Letters, 2022. Editor’s Suggestion.

3. I. Hunter*, M. M. Norton*, B. Chen, C. Simonetti, M. Moustaka, J. Touboul, and S. Fraden. “Pattern formation in a four-ring reaction-diffusion network with heterogeneity,” Physical Review E, 2022. *Equal Contribution.

4. L. M. Lemma, M. M. Norton, A. Tayar, S. DeCamp, S. A. Aghvami, S. Fraden, M. F. Hagan, and Z. Dogic. “Multiscale Dynamics in Two Dimensional Active Nematics,” Physical Review Letters, 2021. Editor’s Suggestion.

5. M. Moustaka, M. M. Norton, B. Blanc, V. Horvath, S. A. Aghvami, and S. Fraden. “Reaction, Diffusion Coefficients of Bromine in Elastomeric Polydimethylsiloxane,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2021.

6. P. Ssentongo, C. Fronterre, A. Geronimo, P. O. Omadi, S. A. Sinnar, A. J. Whalen, S J. Greybush, Y. Wang, O. T. Bernard, Sarah Nahalamba, P. K. Mbabazi, J. Muvawala, A. J. B. Muwanguzi, H. Greatrex, M. M. Norton, P. Diggle, and S. J. Schiff. "Pan-African evolution of within- and between-country COVID-19 dynamics," PNAS, 2021.

7. M. M. Norton, P. Grover, M.F. Hagan, and S. Fraden, “Optimal Control of Active Nematics,” Physical Review Letters, 2020. Editor’s Suggestion. Movies: S1, S2, S3, S4. Supplement.

8. Z. Zhou, C. Joshi, R. Liu, M. M. Norton, L. Lemma, Z. Dogic, M. F. Hagan, S. Fraden, and P. Hong. “Machine Learning Forecasting of Active Nematics,” Soft Matter, 2020.

9. M. M. Norton*, N. Tompkins*, M. C. Cambria, J. Held, and S. Fraden. “Dynamics of Reaction-Diffusion Oscillators in Star and other Networks with Cyclic Symmetries Exhibiting Multiple Clusters,” Physical Review Letters, 2019. *Equal Contribution.

10. A. Opathalage*, M. M. Norton*, M. Juniper, B. Langeslay, S. A. Aghavmi, S. Fraden, and Z. Dogic, Z., "Self-organized dynamics and the transition to turbulence of confined active nematics," PNAS, 2019, *Equal Contribution.

11. M. M. Norton, A. Baskaran, A. Opathalage, B. Langeslay, S. Fraden, A. Baskaran, and M. F. Hagan, "Insensitivity of active nematic liquid crystal dynamics to topological constraints," Physical Review E, 2018. Editor’s Suggestion. Supplementary Files.

12. T. Litschel, M. M. Norton, V. Tserunyan, and S. Fraden, "Engineering reaction-diffusion networks with properties of neural tissue," Lab on a Chip, 2018. Cover Article. Supplementary Files.

13. F. Panciera, M. M. Norton, B. S. Alam, S. Hofmann, K. Mølhave, and F. M. Ross, "Controlling nanowire growth through electric field-induced deformation of the catalyst droplet," Nature Communications, 2016.

14. N. M. Schneider, J. Park, M. M. Norton, F. M. Ross, and H. H. Bau, "Automated analysis of evolving interfaces during in situ electron microscopy," Advanced Structural and Chemical Imaging, 2016.

15. N. M. Schneider, M. M. Norton, B. J. Mendel, J. M. Grogan, F. M. Ross, and H. H. Bau, "Electrons-Water Interactions and their Implications for Liquid Cell Electron Microscopy," Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014.

16. M. M. Norton, T. Brugarolas, J. Chou, D. Lee, and H. H. Bau, "Ellipsoidal Particles Encapsulated in Droplets" Soft Matter, 2014.

17. S. J. Belfer, H. Chuang, B. L. Freedman, J. Yuan, M. M. Norton, H. H. Bau, and D. M. Raizen, "Caenorhabditis-in-Drop Array for Monitoring C. elegans Quiescent Behavior," SLEEP, 2013.

18. M. M. Norton, R. J. Robinson, and S. J. Weinstein, "Model of ciliary clearance and the role of mucus rheology," Physical Review E, 2010.

Invited Talks

1. M. M. Norton, “A thought experiment:Topology-SensingReaction-Diffusion Systems in Active Nematics,” Biological Physics and Physical Biology Seminar, 2022. [Recording Available Soon]

2. M. M. Norton, “Mechanochemical Defects in an Active Nematic: How to build a reaction-diffusion system that senses topology,” Brandeis University MRSEC, 2022.

3. M. M. Norton, “Optimal control and design of cytoskeleton-based dynamic biomaterials,” American Physical Society March Meeting, 2022.

4. M. M. Norton, “Towards Model-Based Control of Active and Living Systems,” Brandeis University MRSEC Winter School, 2022.

5. M. M. Norton, “Towards model-based control of active matter: active nematics and oscillator networkss,” SLAAM, 2021. [Recording Available]

6. M. M. Norton, “Design and Control of Active Nematics,” Active Matter, Telluride Science workshop, 2021.

7. M. M. Norton, “Towards Active Matter Cybernetics: Optimal Control of Active Nematics,” Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics - Statistical Physics and Soft Matter Seminar, University of Cambridge, 2020.

8. M. M. Norton, P. Grover, M. F. Hagan, and S. Fraden, “Optimally Controlling the Director Field of Extensile Active Nematic Suspensions,” Beyond Active Fluids, SIAM/CAIMS Joint Annual Meeting, 2020. Session canceled due to Coronavirus.

9. M. M. Norton, "Dynamical Pattern Formation in Chemical Oscillator Networks," Computational Biophysics Group, Flatiron Institute, 2018.

10. M. M. Norton, "Hydrodynamics of active topological defects near boundaries in nematic suspensions," MRSEC Winter School, Brandeis University, 2018.

11. M. M. Norton, "Design and Nonlinear Control of Synthetic Reaction-Diffusion Networks with Inhibitory and Excitatory Connections," Physics Colloquium at Tufts University, 2017.

12. M. M. Norton, "Towards Nonlinear Control of Reaction-Diffusion Networks and Active Nematic Materials," MRSEC Retreat, Brandeis University, 2017.

13. M. M. Norton, "Electron-Microscopy of Liquid Interfaces: Bubbles and Contact Line Dynamics", Kate Gleason College of Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology, February 2015.