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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Jun 30

The call is now officially open, with a deadline at the end of July! ⏳

If you are interested in applying, don’t hesitate to contact me. 🔬🦠

Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Jun 3

🦠🔬 PhD positions available 🔬🦠

If you’re curious about light–matter interactions and collective behaviour in living systems, check out the attachment for more details.

📝 The official call will be published soon, but informal expressions of interest are already welcome!

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thanks for all the amazing discussions and looking forward to coming back visiting soon!

Max Planck Institute of Colloids & Interfaces (MPICI) @mpici.bsky.social · Jun 23

Can light control motion and group behavior?
@giannijacca.bsky.social shows how
#photonic tools influence both Janus #colloids and #microalgae, revealing new ways to study and guide active matter systems.

➡️Find out more about his research here:
www.giannijacucci.com

#ChemSky #Optics #MatSci

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Jun 3

🦠🔬 PhD positions available 🔬🦠

If you’re curious about light–matter interactions and collective behaviour in living systems, check out the attachment for more details.

📝 The official call will be published soon, but informal expressions of interest are already welcome!

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Apr 18

Check out my interview on TGR Leonardo—the Italian science news program—about the research that I'll be starting at the Università della Calabria (subtitles generated with AI). ☀️

🔬more about my research and the project:
www.giannijacucci.com

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Apr 9

Happy to be on board as an editor for ACS Applied Optical Materials. Curious to see where the light–matter journey takes us next in the world of materials science.

pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Introducing the Inaugural Early Career Board Members in ACS Applied Optical Materials

pubs.acs.org

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Feb 4

I’m going to miss you all, but now you’ve got another place to visit on the map! 🌞🌊

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Feb 4

grazie, I couldn’t have done it without all your advice!

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Feb 3

The biggest grazie goes to my mentors, @vignolinilab.bsky.social & @sylvaingigan.bsky.social, whose inspiration will continue to drive my work. ❤️

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Feb 3

It was 2016 when I left my alma mater (University of Calabria). In 2025 I will be back to start my group! 🔬🦠🔆

If you want to know more about the project:
www.giannijacucci.com/news/
I will post soon openings for PhDs and postdoc positions, feel free to contact me ahead if interested!

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Dec 17

Presented at the Enrico Fermi Research Center (www.cref.it) in Via Panisperna—thanks to Romolo Savo (www.cref.it/en/personale-di-ricerca/romolo-savo-2/) for the invite!

Still not over giving my talk under a banner that read “The Scientific Legacy of Enrico Fermi”. Undeserved? Slightly. 🥹😂

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Vivek Kumar @vivekk.bsky.social · Dec 11

Many Congratulations to Louis Delloye for his thesis defence .....

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@comedialkb.bsky.social @sylvaingigan.bsky.social @giannijacca.bsky.social @feixia.bsky.social

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Dec 4

@jacopobertolotti.com congrats for making it in both kits! 🏆

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Dec 2

Thanks, you made my day! 🐉

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Jacopo Bertolotti @jacopobertolotti.com · Dec 2

Scientist types as #DnD classes:

Fighter: The best way to approach any problem is to do an experiment first and ask questions later (assuming there is any question left to ask). Very high volume of fire, but needs a constant stream of money to pay for fancier and fancier equipment.

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Nov 29

The perks of when @comedialkb.bsky.social (@sylvaingigan.bsky.social @hiltondeaguiar.bsky.social ) organise a meeting. 🌆

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Alfredo Sciortino @asciortino.bsky.social · Nov 27

There you go, the full story by @manuelthery.bsky.social and remember "life is fluid on lipids"!
Stay tuned, this system has many more surprises ready for you! 🤗🤗🤗
🙏🙏 thx to @lblanchoin.bsky.social @bhagyanaths.bsky.social and to afaik Bsky-less clo, sudipta, JF, alex and jerem!

Manuel Thery @manuelthery.bsky.social · Nov 27

Mix two motors of opposite polarity with microtubules and they will partition space !
Microtubules will get organized in polar and active barriers, sorting the two motors in separated domains, leading to the emergence of a new type of patterns.
#morphogenesis
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Nov 18

just did: bsky.app/profile/gian... 😜

Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Nov 18

What better way to start this journey on 🦋 than sharing our latest work?

We studied how a complex environment influences the formation of groups in active colloids. How did we do it?
Follow the short thread below and/or just check:
www.nature.com/articles/s42...

@sylvaingigan.bsky.social

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Nov 18

I hope you enjoyed the (short) ride. A gigantic thanks goes to @sylvaingigan.bsky.social (and all the others that are not yet on 🦋) who supported me in exploring something new.

Don't forget to check the paper out! 🧾

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Nov 18

If you now take many active colloids, they are likely to meet in the ‘shadows’. But wait, there is no space for everyone!

Therefore, compared to a scenario with homogeneous lighting (where light is consistent and not too intense everywhere), smaller but more stable groups form.

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Nov 18

And, surprise surprise, they do! You can see from this video that an active colloid moves in a hologram, following the dark regions between light spots. 💡

It's a bit like when you move from one beach umbrella to another to avoid getting sunburnt. ⛱️

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Nov 18

Taking inspiration from sci-fi movies (well, sort of), we thought of using light to create holographic “cities” in which the colloids can navigate.
But will the colloids perceive these holograms as real?

credits: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktEQ...

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Nov 18

What better way to start this journey on 🦋 than sharing our latest work?

We studied how a complex environment influences the formation of groups in active colloids. How did we do it?
Follow the short thread below and/or just check:
www.nature.com/articles/s42...

@sylvaingigan.bsky.social

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Nov 17

Very useful, can I join as well?

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Gianni Jacucci @giannijacca.bsky.social · Nov 17

Me! 🥹

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