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Mohammadhossein Firouznia, Ph.D.

Flatiron Research Fellow, Center for Computational Biology

Website
mhfirouznia.com

Bio

Mohammadhossein Firouznia joined the Center for Computational Biology (CCB) as a Flatiron Research Fellow in October 2023. He has a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego, a Master of Science from Ohio University, and a Bachelor of Science from Tehran Polytechnic, all in Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on fluid mechanics, applied mathematics, and active matter physics. During his Ph.D., he developed theoretical and computational models to investigate interfacially driven flows and their dynamics in active and electrohydrodynamic systems. Hossein is a recipient of the Powell Fellowship at UCSD.

Publications

Polarization of the Drosophila oocyte by active cortical exchange

arXiv:2610.10916, October 7, 2026

M. Firouznia, Wen Lu, Margot Lakonishok, R. Farhadifar, Vladimir I. Gelfand, and M. Shelley

Condensation dynamics of sticky and anchored flexible biopolymers

arXiv, December 19, 2025

A. Lamson, M. Firouznia, and M. Shelley

Electrohydrodynamic drift of a drop away from an insulating wall

Physical Review Fluids, July 1, 2025

Diptendu Sen, et al.

Self-organized dynamics of a viscous drop with interfacial nematic activity

Physical Review Research, March 5, 2025

M. Firouznia and David Saintillan

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