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Jacinta C. Conrad

Jacinta C. Conrad is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Jacinta C. Conrad rather than just read about it. In short: Jacinta Carmel Conrad is an American soft matter physicist. She is the Frank M.

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Reference excerpt

Jacinta Carmel Conrad is an American soft matter physicist. She is the Frank M. Tiller Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Houston. Conrad was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2022 and a 2024 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Early life and education Conrad was raised in Eugene, Oregon, USA, where she attended South Eugene High School. As a senior, she was a finalist for the Westinghouse science final, becoming one of two Oregonians in a decade to make the finals of the national contest. Conrad later stated that she became involved in science in part because of a "transformative research experience" in high school. Following high school, Conrad enrolled at the University of Chicago for her undergraduate degree in mathematics. Upon graduating in 1999, she then enrolled at Harvard University for her master's degree and PhD. Upon earning her PhD, Conrad completed her post-doctoral research position at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2009.

Career Following her post-doctoral work, Conrad joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Houston in 2010 as an assistant professor. In this role, she continued to expand on her postdoctoral research by publishing a paper detailing a then-newly discovered method that bacteria used to move. Her research team found that Pilus were used by some bacteria to pull themselves upright and "walk" across a surface. She later built on this finding by discovering that the bacteria used the pili as grappling hooks by employing them in a "slingshot" motion to move. Conrad's research into new methods of bacteria motility and movement earned her the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2012. The award granted her five years of funding to study how bacteria movement influences the formation of biofilms, colonies of bacteria that are extremely difficult to remove once they have formed. Conrad's work in colloid and interfacial science earned her funding from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Her funding was aimed at determining how the use of dispersants to break up an oil spill affects the natural cleaning role played by bacteria. As the Ernest J. and Barbara Henley Associate Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Conrad became a UH Energy Fellow and received a UH Women and Gender Resource Center Distinguished Faculty Scholar award. In 2021, as the Frank M. Tiller Professor, Conrad was elected a Fellow of the Society of Rheology. Conrad was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2022 for "experimental contributions to understanding nanoparticle dynamics, bacterial adhesion, and colloid-polymer mixtures, using advanced microscopy and light scattering techniques." Conrad was elected a 2024 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Section on Physics).

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jacinta C. Conrad

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jacinta C. Conrad claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Jacinta C. Conrad before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Jacinta C. Conrad ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Jacinta C. Conrad

In research: Jacinta C. Conrad appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Jacinta C. Conrad in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Jacinta C. Conrad is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century American physicists, 21st-century American women physicists, Academics from Eugene, Oregon, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Jacinta C. Conrad outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Jacinta C. Conrad in simple terms?

Jacinta Carmel Conrad is an American soft matter physicist. She is the Frank M.

Why does Jacinta C. Conrad matter?

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