Biography:
Eric Corwin is an academic expert in glasses, jamming and diffusion, studying how complex behaviors emerge from simple physical interactions. His research focuses on frustrated systems—materials such as glasses and densely packed particles whose structure prevents them from settling into simple, ordered states. He also investigates extreme forms of diffusion, examining how particles move and spread under unusual physical conditions. His work advances understanding of complex materials and the fundamental physics that govern how matter organizes and flows.
Recent Media:
- Scientists figured out how to create glass that pushes the boundaries of physics (Popular Mechanics, March 17, 2026)
- UO physicist revels in colleague being awarded a Nobel Prize (OregonNews, Oct. 13, 2021)
- New research project challenges Einstein’s model of diffusion (OregonNews, April 19, 2021)
- Bridging jammed grains and glassy atoms (Physics, June 11, 2020)
- In a UO lab, water takes on the consistency of wine (OregonNews, Sept. 28, 2016)