Dr. Robert H. Austin
Department Of Physics
Princeton University
Biographical Sketch
Robert
Austin received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
(1975). After postdoctoral work at the University of Illinois and the Max-Planck
Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, West Germany, he joined the physics
faculty as an assistant professor at Princeton University in 1979. He has
been a Professor of Physics at Princeton since 1989. Prof. Austin does experimental
research in Biophysics and his work has generated more than 100 publications.
Among his many honors, Dr. Austin ever served as the Chairman of the Division
of Biological Physics in American Physical Society, and Biophysics Divisional
Editor of Physical Review Letters. He is a Fellow of American Physical Society
and is a Member of National Academy of Sciences.
Research Interests
Professor Austin is interested in using the techniques of physics to achieve a quantitative understanding of fundamental aspects of biological molecules and systems. His present work is divided into at least four areas, including, 1. Sequence-dependent structure and rigidity of DNA and its influence on DNA-protein interactions; 2. Studies of Energy flow in Biomolecules; 3. Applications of microlithography to biology; 4. Ultra-rapid mixing.