Steve Presse

Biography
Steve Presse was born in Montreal and went to McGill University as an undergrad where he studied chemistry. He later pursued his doctorate in chemical physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the direction of Professor Robert J. Silbey. As a postdoctoral fellow in Professor Ken A. Dill's lab, his research focus shifted to biophysics and dynamical processes in particular. His lab now uses both theory and experiments to address fundamental questions relevant to molecular science.
On the theory side, his group develops, adapts and uses the tools of inference, statistical physics and stochastic processes, broadly defined, to understand living systems from single molecules to whole cells. A special emphasis is placed on interpreting spectroscopy and imaging data. On the experimental side, Presse's group investigates the role of hydrodynamics on bacterial interactions.
The Presse lab is seeking motivated postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students for theoretical or experimental work. If interested, please see the recruiting tab at http://statphysbio.physics.asu.edu and contact spresse@asu.edu.
Education
Ph.D. Chemical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2008
For more information, including CV, see our website: http://statphysbio.physics.asu.edu
Research Interests
For all recent research interests/publications/codes, see http://statphysbio.physics.asu.edu
Courses
Summer 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2022 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
CHM 494 | Special Topics |
PHY 495 | Project Research |
CHM 598 | Special Topics |
PHY 598 | Special Topics |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 441 | Statistical/Thermal Physics |
PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
PHY 792 | Research |
Summer 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
CHM 494 | Special Topics |
PHY 495 | Project Research |
CHM 598 | Special Topics |
PHY 598 | Special Topics |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 441 | Statistical/Thermal Physics |
PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHY 493 | Honors Thesis |
PHY 792 | Research |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CHM 494 | Special Topics |
PHY 495 | Project Research |
CHM 598 | Special Topics |
PHY 598 | Special Topics |
PHY 792 | Research |
PHY 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 441 | Statistical/Thermal Physics |
PHY 492 | Honors Directed Study |
PHY 792 | Research |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 792 | Research |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 494 | Special Topics |
PHY 495 | Project Research |
CHM 598 | Special Topics |
PHY 598 | Special Topics |
PHY 792 | Research |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 441 | Statistical/Thermal Physics |
PHY 495 | Project Research |
PHY 792 | Research |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 792 | Research |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHM 494 | Special Topics |
PHY 495 | Project Research |
CHM 598 | Special Topics |
PHY 598 | Special Topics |
PHY 792 | Research |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
PHY 441 | Statistical/Thermal Physics |
PHY 495 | Project Research |
PHY 792 | Research |