Eugene M. Terentjev (born 21 June 1959) is professor of

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at the

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, and fellow of

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where he is the Director of Studies in Natural Sciences. Terentjev earned his MSc in Physics from

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, and his PhD from Institute of Crystallography,

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, Moscow. He then carried out postdoctoral research at

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, before moving to Cambridge in 1992. Terentjev's

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is over 60, with over 16000 citations to his articles. His most notable contributions are in the scientific field of liquid crystal elastomers, and in biophysics.

Selected publications

* "F1 rotary motor of ATP synthase is driven by the torsionally asymmetric drive shaft." O. Kulish, A.D. Wright, E.M. Terentjev: ''Sci. Rep.'', 6, 28180 (2016). * "How cells feel: stochastic model for a molecular mechanosensor." M. Escude, M.K. Rigozzi, E.M. Terentjev: ''Biophys. J.'', 106, 124–133 (2014). * "Mouldable liquid-crystalline elastomer actuators with exchangeable covalent bonds." Z. Pei, Y. Yang, Q. Chen, E.M. Terentjev, Y.Wei, Y. Ji: ''Nature Mater.'' 13, 36-41 (2013). * "A chain mechanism for flagellum growth." L.D.B. Evans, S. Poulter, E.M. Terentjev, C. Hughes, G.M. Fraser: ''Nature'', 504, 287-290 (2013). * "Strength of nanotubes, filaments and nanowires from sonication-induced scission." Y.Y. Huang, T.P.J. Knowles and E.M. Terentjev: ''Adv. Mater.'' 21, 1–4 (2009). * "Photo-mechanical actuation in polymer-nanotube composites." S.V. Ahir, E.M. Terentjev: ''Nature Mater.'' 4, 491–495 (2005).

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* Fellows of Queens' College, Cambridge Russian physicists Polymer scientists and engineers Scientists of the Cavendish Laboratory Living people 1959 births {{physicist-stub