To make progress, data is essential, but not sufficient. The mission of our group is to combine data-intensive inquiry with a theoretical effort, bringing tools and ideas from physics to conceptual …

Mikhail Tikhonov's research group in theoretical biophysics at Washington University in St Louis

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Recently, my research has centered on applications of vertex models (and related tools, such as the Yang-Baxter Equation) to other areas of mathematics and to other sciences. During my …

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Jul 1, 2024 · Mikhail Tikhonov, assistant professor of physics, won a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project “Harnessing …

To make progress, data is essential, but not sufficient. The mission of my group is to combine data-intensive inquiry with a serious theoretical effort, bringing tools and ideas from theoretical...

Drawing on the rigorous tradition of statistical physics and close experimental collaborations, our aim is to develop high-diversity ecology as a field at the intersection of statistical physics, classical ecology, …

Jul 31, 2025 · Mikhail Tikhonov, an associate professor of physics, isn’t your typical physicist. Instead of focusing on orbiting bodies, nuclear reactions, or quantum equations, he has devoted much of his …

Quan (class of 2029) is an undergraduate who joined us in 2026. He likes theory of relativity, board games, and baking.