Cristiano Dias
Professor, Department of Physics
- cristiano.l.dias@njit.edu
- 973-596-3557
- 462 Tiernan Hall (TIER)
Education
Ph.D.; McGill University, Canada; 2007
M.S.; Universite de Montreal, Canada; 2001
B.S.; Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil; 1998
2026 Fall Courses
PHYS 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
PHYS 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
PHYS 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
PHYS 111 - PHYSICS I
PHYS 490 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
PHYS 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
PHYS 491 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
PHYS 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
PHYS 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
PHYS 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
Teaching Interests
1) Freshman Physics Courses (e.g., Phys. 111)
2) Biophysics courses (e.g., BioPhysics 350).
3) Graduate level "Statistical Mechanics".
2) Biophysics courses (e.g., BioPhysics 350).
3) Graduate level "Statistical Mechanics".
Past Courses
Research Interests
In our lab, we study non-equilibrium phenomena using atomistic and statistical mechanics models to understand biological systems. Our recent focus has been in protein self-assembly in solution and on the surface of lipid membranes. A better understanding of self-assembly and how it leads to the formation of supramolecular structures is allowing us to design better biomaterials. Our study on membrane damage is improving our understanding of amyloid toxicity in diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. These studies are being carried out in collaboration with experimentalist and theoreticians. These interdisciplinary topics lie at the interface of physics, chemistry, biology, and material science.
Journal Article