Research
Publications
Work in progress manuscript · August 2026
Leaflet invariants and topology change in membrane fusion
Alejandro J. Soto Franco
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123, e2516670123 (2026) | arXiv:2503.10880 · July 2026
Chaos-generating periodic orbits of topological defects in confined active nematics
Brandon Klein, Alejandro J. Soto Franco, Md Mainul Hasan Sabbir, Matthew J. Deutsch, Ross Kliegman, Robin L. B. Selinger, Kevin A. Mitchell, Daniel A. Beller
Manuscript · June 2026
Configuration-Space Curvature and the Navier–Stokes Singular Set
Alejandro J. Soto Franco