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Research Interests
Professor Keten’s research expertise is on computational materials science and mechanics, emphasizing two areas: (1) nanostructured polymeric materials and (2) biomolecular and bioinspired materials. Her career goal is to establish theory and simulation-driven approaches to understanding the physics of soft materials at multiple-length scales, typically utilizing molecular dynamics and theoretical approaches. He envisions that creating faster and more accurate computational methods, and also learning from biological design principles, will accelerate the design of new materials for structural use, separations, and broader applications relevant to energy, environment, and infrastructure. Designing biomolecular and polymeric materials by theory-driven approaches remains at its infancy because of the dynamic nature of these systems at the nanoscale, and because of the intricacy of the nanoscale interfaces in these systems.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Civil & Environmental Engineering, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 2010
Civil & Environmental Engineering, MEng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
… → 2006
Civil Engineering, BS, Bogazici University
… → 2005
Research interests keywords
- Atomistic and multi-scale modeling and simulation
- Computational mechanics
- Mechanics and dynamics of organic
- Nanodynamics
- Biological and bioinspired materials
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DMREF: High-Throughput Design of Protein-based Biomaterials through SimulationInformed Directed Evolution
Wang, M. (PD/PI), Keten, S. (Co-Investigator) & Tullman-Ercek, D. (Co-Investigator)
10/1/24 → 9/30/27
Project: Research project
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Keten: Northwestern University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
Keten, S. (Other) & Keten, S. (Other)
9/1/23 → 8/31/29
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: Designing Polymer Grafted-Nanoparticle Melts through a Hierarchical Computational Approach
Keten, S. (PD/PI) & Chen, W. (Co-PD/PI)
3/1/23 → 2/28/26
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: GCR: Accelerated Discovery of Synthetic Biological Materials
Keten, S. (PD/PI) & Keten, S. (PD/PI)
10/1/22 → 9/30/27
Project: Research project
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Charting the envelope of mechanical properties of synthetic silk fibers through predictive modeling of the drawing process
Graham, J. J., Subramani, S. V., Yang, X., Russell, T. M., Zhang, F. & Keten, S., Mar 7 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 10, eadr3833.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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COLOR: A Compositional Linear Operation-Based Representation of Protein Sequences for Identification of Monomer Contributions to Properties
Pandey, A., Chen, W. & Keten, S., Apr 24 2025, In: Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Highly Ordered 2D Open Lattices Through Self-Assembly of Magnetic Units
Yang, X., Leng, J., Sun, C. & Keten, S., Jan 9 2025, In: Advanced Functional Materials. 35, 2, 2412326.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Real-Time Visualization of Single Polymer Conformational Change in the Bulk State during Mechanical Deformation
Xiao, R., Pal, S., Rademacher, C. P., Chen, J., Wang, Q., Chen, W., Shull, K. R., Keten, S. & Wang, M., Apr 11 2025, In: Physical review letters. 134, 14, 148101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reversible Nanocomposite by Programming Amorphous Polymer Conformation Under Nanoconfinement
Chen, T., Qian, Y., Laine, A., Kwon, J., Liu, L., Pal, S., Gupta, S., Vargo, E., Su, G. M., Ritchie, R. O., Keten, S., Wang, R., Salmeron, M. & Xu, T., Feb 25 2025, In: Advanced Materials. 37, 8, 2415352.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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pandeyakash23/spider_silk_codes: zenodo_release
Pandey, A. (Creator), Chen, W. (Creator) & Keten, S. (Creator), ZENODO, Apr 9 2025
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pandeyakash23/COLOR: zenodo_release
Pandey, A. (Creator) & Keten, S. (Creator), ZENODO, Apr 9 2025
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Example LAMMPS Input File from A nanoscale perspective on the effects of transverse microprestress on drying creep of nanoporous solids
Sinko, R. (Creator), Bažant, Z. P. (Contributor) & Keten, S. (Creator), The Royal Society, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5697079, https://rs.figshare.com/articles/Example_LAMMPS_Input_File_from_A_nanoscale_perspective_on_the_effects_of_transverse_microprestress_on_drying_creep_of_nanoporous_solids/5697079
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epoxy DC-trasferable CG model (Keten+Chen Lab, NU university)
Giuntoli, A. (Creator), Keten, S. (Creator), Meng, Z. (Creator), Hansoge, N. K. (Creator), van Beek, A. (Creator) & Chen, W. (Creator), figshare, 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5543514.v2, https://figshare.com/collections/epoxy_DC-trasferable_CG_model_Keten_Chen_Lab_NU_university_/5543514/2
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Simulation Output from A nanoscale perspective on the effects of transverse microprestress on drying creep of nanoporous solids
Sinko, R. (Creator), Bažant, Z. P. (Contributor) & Keten, S. (Creator), The Royal Society, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5697076, https://rs.figshare.com/articles/Simulation_Output_from_A_nanoscale_perspective_on_the_effects_of_transverse_microprestress_on_drying_creep_of_nanoporous_solids/5697076
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