Edan Lerner

Papers

Total Citations

472

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About

Edan Lerner is a leading figure in the physics of disordered solids and mechanical metamaterials. His research focuses on understanding the fundamental mechanical and vibrational properties of amorphous materials, such as glasses, and on designing novel metamaterials with unconventional functionalities. Lerner’s major contributions include advancing the theory of low-temperature anomalies in glasses, particularly the boson peak and the universal properties of soft modes, and developing computational frameworks to predict the stability and failure of disordered systems. His work on non-reciprocal robotic metamaterials (2019, 472 citations) is a standout achievement, demonstrating how broken symmetries can enable one-way motion transmission—a breakthrough with implications for wave guiding, vibration damping, and energy harvesting. This highly cited paper has influenced both fundamental physics and applied engineering. Lerner’s research, blending statistical mechanics, elasticity, and materials design, has earned him recognition as a key voice in the mechanics of disordered matter, with his findings shaping how scientists and engineers approach the design of advanced materials and understand the universal behavior of glasses.