Shreyas Gokhale

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

Shreyas Gokhale is a rising physicist whose work bridges non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, active matter, and the mechanics of living systems. His research focuses on how biological materials—from cytoskeletal networks to cellular aggregates—harness non-reciprocal interactions to produce directed motion and mechanical work. In his most-cited paper, "Selective excitation of work-generating cycles in non-reciprocal living solids" (2026), Gokhale demonstrates how living solids can be driven to perform cyclic work by exploiting broken action-reaction symmetries, a concept that challenges classical thermodynamic constraints. This work, already garnering early citations, offers a framework for understanding how biological tissues achieve coordinated movement without external motors. Gokhale’s contributions are notable for combining theoretical rigor with experimental insight, providing a blueprint for designing synthetic active materials that mimic biological efficiency. His achievements include developing novel models of non-reciprocal interactions that reveal how local microscopic forces can be rectified into macroscopic, work-generating cycles—a paradigm shift in active matter physics. For students and researchers, Gokhale’s work illuminates the frontier where living matter meets thermodynamics, offering tools to engineer autonomous, energy-efficient systems.

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🏆 Most Cited Paper
Selective excitation of work-generating cycles in non-reciprocal living solids
2 citations · 2026
📈 Most Prolific Year: 2026 (1 Papers)
🤝 Key Collaborators: 10
🏛 Institutions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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