Patrick Charbonneau

Bio

Patrick Charbonneau is Professor of Physics at Duke University. His research in soft matter and statistical physics uses theory and computer simulations to study glassy materials and frustrated systems. He also contributes to the history of science, curating projects on quantum and statistical physics as well as food history.

Education

• B.S. McGill University (Canada), 2001
• Ph.D. Harvard University, 2006

Positions

• Professor of Physics
• Director of Graduate Studies of the University Program in Materials Science and Engineering
• Professor of Chemistry

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• Journal of Chemical Physics Top Reviewer. Journal of Chemical Physics. 2018
• Journal of Chemical Physics Top Reviewer. Journal of Chemical Physics. 2016
• Top 20 Reviewers for 2012. Journal of Chemical Physics. 2013
• Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. 2013
• Mention of Teaching Excellence. Duke University. 2012
• Open Eye Award. American Chemical Society. 2011
• Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. National Science Foundation. 2011
• Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 2009

Courses Taught

• PHYSICS 135CN: Science of Cooking: How To Innovate with Food
• HOUSECS 59: House Course
• CHEM 544: Statistical Mechanics
• CHEM 543: Statistical Thermodynamics
• CHEM 494: Research Independent Study
• CHEM 493: Research Independent Study
• CHEM 394: Research Independent Study
• CHEM 393: Research Independent Study
• CHEM 130L: The Chemistry and Physics of Cooking
• CHEM 130CN: Science of Cooking: How To Innovate with Food
• CHEM 110DL: Honors Chemistry: Core Concepts in Context

Publications

• Folena G, Charbonneau P, Morse PK, Rojas RDH, Ricci-Tersenghi F. The geometry of jamming algorithms in the random Lorentz gas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2025 Nov;122(45):e2422096122.
• Charbonneau P. Elizabeth Monroe Boggs: From Quantum Chemistry to the Manhattan Project. In: Charbonneau P, Monaldi D, Margriet VDH, Michelle F, editors. Women in the History of Quantum Physics Beyond Knabenphysik. Cambridge University Press; 2025. p. 199u2013222.
• Charbonneau P. Elizabeth Monroe Boggs: From Quantum Chemistry to the Manhattan Project. In: Charbonneau P, Monaldi D, Margriet VDH, Michelle F, editors. Women in the History of Quantum Physics Beyond Knabenphysik. Cambridge University Press; 2025. p. 199u2013222.
• Charbonneau P. Introduction. In: Charbonneau P, Monaldi D, Margriet VDH, Michelle F, editors. Women in the History of Quantum Physics Beyond Knabenphysik. Cambridge University Press; 2025. p. 1u201318.
• Charbonneau P. Introduction. In: Charbonneau P, Monaldi D, Margriet VDH, Michelle F, editors. Women in the History of Quantum Physics Beyond Knabenphysik. Cambridge University Press; 2025. p. 1u201318.
• Charbonneau P, Frank M, Heijden MVD, Monaldi D. Women in the History of Quantum Physics Beyond Knabenphysik. Cambridge University Press; 2025.
• Zheng M, Khomenko D, Charbonneau P. Not-So-Glass-Like Caging and Fluctuations of an Active Matter Model. Physical review letters. 2025 Jun;134(22):228301.
• Charbonneau P, Folena G, Malatesta EM, Rizzo T, Zamponi F. Rare Trajectories in a Prototypical Mean-field Disordered Model:n Insights into Landscape and Instantons. 2025.
• Laudicina CCL, Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Janssen LMC, Morse PK, Pihlajamaa I, et al. Simple Fluctuations in Simple Glass Formers. The journal of physical chemistry B. 2024 Dec;128(49):12237u201349.
• Folena G, Charbonneau P, Morse PK, Rojas RDH, Ricci-Tersenghi F. Jamming the Random Lorentz Gas: Configurational Entropy, Crunchingn Geometry, and Critical Universality. 2024.
• Royall CP, Charbonneau P, Dijkstra M, Russo J, Smallenburg F, Speck T, et al. Colloidal hard spheres: Triumphs, challenges, and mysteries. Reviews of Modern Physics. 2024 Oct 1;96(4).
• Zheng M, Khomenko D, Charbonneau P. Not-so-glass-like Caging and Fluctuations of an Active Matter Model. 2024.
• Laudicina CCL, Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Janssen LMC, Morse PK, Pihlajamaa I, et al. Simple fluctuations in simple glass formers. 2024.
• Wopat S, Adhyapok P, Daga B, Crawford JM, Norman J, Bagwell J, et al. Notochord segmentation in zebrafish controlled by iterative mechanical signaling. Dev Cell. 2024 Jul 22;59(14):1860-1875.e5.
• Bouchard V, Charbonneau P, De Valicourt J. Pralines des Voyageurs: An Iconic Intercultural Food. Cuizineu202f: the Journal of Canadian Food Cultures. 2024 Jun 27;11(1).
• Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Morse PK. Dynamics and fluctuations of minimally structured glass formers. Physical review E. 2024 May;109(5u20131):054905.
• Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Morse P. Data from: Dynamics and fluctuations of minimally-structured glass formers. 2024.
• Bonnet G, Charbonneau P, Folena G. Glasslike caging with random planes. Physical review E. 2024 Feb;109(2u20131):024125.
• Charbonneau P. Origin and Trajectory of an Authentic Quu00e9bec Confection. ETHNOLOGIES. 2024;46(1):175u201398.
• Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Morse PK. Dynamics and fluctuations of minimally-structured glass formers. 2023.
• Charbonneau P, Morse PK. Jamming, relaxation, and memory in a minimally structured glass former. Physical review E. 2023 Nov;108(5u20131):054102.
• Bonnet G, Charbonneau P, Folena G. Glass-like Caging with Random Planes. 2023.
• Royall CP, Charbonneau P, Dijkstra M, Russo J, Smallenburg F, Speck T, et al. Colloidal Hard Spheres: Triumphs, Challenges and Mysteries. 2023.
• Charbonneau P, Morse PK. Jamming, relaxation, and memory in a structureless glass former. 2023.
• Wopat S, Adhyapok P, Daga B, Crawford JM, Peskin B, Norman J, et al. Axial segmentation by iterative mechanical signaling. bioRxiv. 2023 Mar 28;
• Charbonneau P, Pilcher JM. From Panocha to Fudge. Gastronomica. 2023 Feb 1;23(1):100u201311.
• Charbonneau P, Kilgore K, Pilcher JM. Recreating Colonial Mexican Fudge. Gastronomica. 2023 Feb 1;23(1):112u20135.
• Charbonneau P, Marinari E, Mu00e9zard M, Ricci-Tersenghi F, Sicuro G, Zamponi F. Preface. In 2023. p. viiu2013viii.
• Charbonneau P, Marinari E, Mu00e9zard M, Parisi G, Ricci-Tersenghi F, Sicuro G, et al. Spin Glass Theory and Far Beyond: Replica Symmetry Breaking After 40 Years. 2023.
• Charbonneau P. From the replica trick to the replica symmetry breaking technique. 2022.
• Kool L, Charbonneau P, Daniels KE. Gardner-like crossover from variable to persistent force contacts in granular crystals. Physical review E. 2022 Nov;106(5u20131):054901.
• Zheng M, Tarzia M, Charbonneau P. Communication: Weakening the critical dynamical slowing down of models with SALR interactions. The Journal of chemical physics. 2022 Nov;157(18):181103.
• Charbonneau P. From the replica trick to the replica symmetry-breaking technique. IAMP News Bulletin. 2022 Oct;2022(October):5u201325.
• Zheng M, Tarzia M, Charbonneau P. Avoiding critical slowdown in models with SALR interactions. 2022.
• Folena G, Biroli G, Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Zamponi F. Equilibrium fluctuations in mean-field disordered models. Physical review E. 2022 Aug;106(2u20131):024605.
• Charbonneau P, Folena G, Zamponi F, Hu Y, Biroli G. Data from: Equilibrium fluctuations in mean-field disordered models. 2022.
• Kool L, Charbonneau P, Daniels KE. Gardner-like transition from variable to persistent force contacts inn granular crystals. 2022.
• Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Kundu J, Morse PK. The dimensional evolution of structure and dynamics in hard sphere liquids. The Journal of chemical physics. 2022 Apr;156(13):134502.
• Biroli G, Charbonneau P, Folena G, Hu Y, Zamponi F. Local Dynamical Heterogeneity in Simple Glass Formers. Physical review letters. 2022 Apr;128(17):175501.
• Charbonneau P, Kundu J, Morse PK, Hu Y. Data from: The dimensional evolution of structure and dynamics in hard sphere liquids. 2022.
• Charbonneau P, Folena G, Biroli G, Hu Y, Zamponi F. Data and scripts from: Local dynamical heterogeneity in simple glass formers. 2022.
• Folena G, Biroli G, Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Zamponi F. Equilibrium Fluctuations in Mean-field Disordered Models. 2022.
• Charbonneau P, Morse PK. Comment on "Explicit Analytical Solution for Random Close Packing in $dn = 2$ and $d = 3$". 2022.
• Charbonneau P, Zhang K. ADVANCES IN THE MOLECULAR SIMULATION OF MICROPHASE FORMERS. In: Reviews in Computational Chemistry Volume 32. 2022. p. 81u2013133.
• Charbonneau P, Morse P. Data from: Three simple scenarios for high-dimensional sphere packings. 2021.
• Charbonneau P, Morse PK, Perkins W, Zamponi F. Three simple scenarios for high-dimensional sphere packings. Physical review E. 2021 Dec;104(6u20131):064612.
• Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Kundu J, Morse PK. The dimensional evolution of structure and dynamics in hard spheren liquids. J Chem Phys. 2021 Nov 26;156:134502.
• Hu Y, Charbonneau P. Numerical transfer matrix study of frustrated next-nearest-neighbor Ising models on square lattices. Physical Review B. 2021 Oct 1;104(14).
• Biroli G, Charbonneau P, Folena G, Hu Y, Zamponi F. Local dynamical heterogeneity in glass formers. Phys Rev Lett. 2021 Sep 24;128:175501.
• Hu Y, Charbonneau P. Comment on "kosterlitz-Thouless-type caging-uncaging transition in a quasi-one-dimensional hard disk system". Physical Review Research. 2021 Sep 1;3(3).
• Charbonneau P, Gish CM, Hoy RS, Morse PK. Thermodynamic stability of hard sphere crystals in dimensions 3 through 10. The European physical journal E, Soft matter. 2021 Aug;44(8):101.
• Charbonneau B, Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Yang Z. High-dimensional percolation criticality and hints of mean-field-like caging of the random Lorentz gas. Physical review E. 2021 Aug;104(2u20131):024137.
• Morse P, Charbonneau P, Gish C, Hoy R. Data from: Thermodynamic stability of hard sphere crystals in dimensions 3 through 10. 2021.
• Hu Y, Charbonneau P, Charbonneau B, Yang Z. Data and scripts from: High-dimensional percolation criticality and hints of mean-field-like caging of the random Lorentz gas. 2021.
• Charbonneau P, Tarzia M. Solution of disordered microphases in the Bethe approximation. The Journal of chemical physics. 2021 Jul;155(2):024501.
• Charbonneau P, Corwin EI, Dennis RC, Du00edaz Hernu00e1ndez Rojas R, Ikeda H, Parisi G, et al. Finite-size effects in the microscopic critical properties of jammed configurations: A comprehensive study of the effects of different types of disorder. Physical review E. 2021 Jul;104(1u20131):014102.
• Charbonneau P, Tarzia M. Data from: Solution of disordered microphases in the Bethe approximation. 2021.
• Zheng M, Charbonneau P. Data and scripts from: Characterization and efficient Monte Carlo sampling of disordered microphases. 2021.
• Hu Y, Charbonneau P. Data and scripts from: Percolation thresholds on high-dimensional D_n and E_8-related lattices. 2021.
• Biroli G, Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Ikeda H, Szamel G, Zamponi F. Mean-Field Caging in a Random Lorentz Gas. The journal of physical chemistry B. 2021 Jun;125(23):6244u201354.
• Zheng M, Charbonneau P. Characterization and efficient Monte Carlo sampling of disordered microphases. The Journal of chemical physics. 2021 Jun;154(24):244506.
• Hu Y, Charbonneau P. Percolation thresholds on high-dimensional D_{n} and E_{8}-related lattices. Physical review E. 2021 Jun;103(6u20131):062115.
• Hu Y, Szamel G, Zamponi F, Charbonneau P, Biroli G, Ikeda H. Data from: Mean-field caging in a random Lorentz gas. 2021.
• Hu Y, Charbonneau P. Resolving the two-dimensional axial next-nearest-neighbor Ising model using transfer matrices. Physical Review B. 2021 Mar 25;103(9).
• Downey M, Lafferty-Hess S, Charbonneau P, Zoss A. Engaging Researchers in Data Dialogues: Designing Collaborative Programming to Promote Research Data Sharing. Journal of eScience Librarianship. 2021 Mar 1;10(2).
• Hu Y, Charbonneau P, Zamponi F, Ikeda H, Biroli G, Corwin E, et al. Data and Scripts from: Interplay between percolation and glassiness in the random Lorentz gas. 2021.
• Biroli G, Charbonneau P, Corwin EI, Hu Y, Ikeda H, Szamel G, et al. Interplay between percolation and glassiness in the random Lorentz gas. Physical review E. 2021 Mar;103(3):L030104.
• Charbonneau P, Morse PK. Memory Formation in Jammed Hard Spheres. Physical review letters. 2021 Feb;126(8):088001.
• Charbonneau P, Altan I, De Valicourt J. Sugars: Soft Caramel and Sucre u00e0 la Cru00e8me--an Undergraduate Experiment about Sugar Crystallization. In: Burke RM, Kelly AL, Lavelle C, This vo Kientza H, editors. Handbook of Molecular Gastronomy: Scientific Foundations and Culinary Applications. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press; 2021. p. 545u20137.
• Berthier L, Charbonneau P, Kundu J. Finite Dimensional Vestige of Spinodal Criticality above the Dynamical Glass Transition. Physical review letters. 2020 Sep;125(10):108001.
• Charbonneau P, Kundu J, Berthier L. Data from: Finite-dimensional vestige of spinodal criticality above the dynamical glass transition. 2020.
• Charbonneau P, Kundu J. Postponing the dynamical transition density using competing interactions. Granular Matter. 2020 Aug 1;22(3).
• Charbonneau P, Kundu J. Data from: Postponing the dynamical transition density using competing interactions. 2020.
• Altan I, Khan AR, James S, Quinn MK, McManus JJ, Charbonneau P. Using Schematic Models to Understand the Microscopic Basis for Inverted Solubility in u03b3D-Crystallin. The journal of physical chemistry B. 2019 Nov;123(47):10061u201372.
• Charbonneau P, Flenner E, Berthier L, Fullerton CJ. Data from: Front-mediated melting of isotropic ultrastable glasses. 2019.
• Flenner E, Berthier L, Charbonneau P, Fullerton CJ. Front-Mediated Melting of Isotropic Ultrastable Glasses. Physical review letters. 2019 Oct;123(17):175501.
• Altan I, Charbonneau P, James S, Quinn M, McManus J, Khan A. Data and scripts from: Using Schematic Models to Understand the Microscopic Basis for Inverted Solubility in gammaD-crystallin. 2019.
• Khan AR, James S, Quinn MK, Altan I, Charbonneau P, McManus JJ. Temperature-Dependent Interactions Explain Normal and Inverted Solubility in a u03b3D-Crystallin Mutant. Biophysical journal. 2019 Sep;117(5):930u20137.
• Altan I, Quinn M, McManus J, James S, Charbonneau P, Khan A. Data and scripts from: temperature-dependent interactions explain normal and inverted solubility in a u03b3D-crystallin mutant. 2019.
• Berthier L, Biroli G, Charbonneau P, Corwin EI, Franz S, Zamponi F. Gardner physics in amorphous solids and beyond. The Journal of chemical physics. 2019 Jul;151(1):010901.
• Berthier L, Charbonneau P, Ninarello A, Ozawa M, Yaida S. Zero-temperature glass transition in two dimensions. Nature communications. 2019 Apr;10(1):1508.
• Berthier L, Charbonneau P, Kundu J. Bypassing sluggishness: SWAP algorithm and glassiness in high dimensions. Physical review E. 2019 Mar;99(3u20131):031301.
• Charbonneau P, Berthier L, Ninarello A, Ozawa M, Yaida S. Data and scripts from: Zero-temperature glass transition in two dimensions. 2019.
• Kundu J, Berthier L, Charbonneau P. Data and scripts from: Bypassing sluggishness: SWAP algorithm and glassiness in high dimensions. 2019.
• Charbonneau P, Yaida S, Sethna JP, Raju A, Hu Y. Data and scripts from: Morphology of renormalization-group flow for the de Almeidau2013Thoulessu2013Gardner universality class. 2019.
• Hu Y, Biroli G, Charbonneau P. Data and scripts from: Dynamics around the site percolation threshold on high-dimensional hypercubic lattices. 2019.
• Charbonneau P, Tsekenis G, van der Naald M, Fu L, Corwin EI. Data and scripts from: Glassy, Gardner-like phenomenology in minimally polydisperse crystalline systems. 2019.
• Altan I, Charbonneau P. Data and scripts from: Obtaining soft matter models of proteins and their phase behavior. 2019.
• Biroli G, Charbonneau P, Hu Y. Dynamics around the site percolation threshold on high-dimensional hypercubic lattices. Physical review E. 2019 Feb;99(2u20131):022118.
• Charbonneau P, Hu Y, Raju A, Sethna JP, Yaida S. Morphology of renormalization-group flow for the de Almeida-Thouless-Gardner universality class. Physical review E. 2019 Feb;99(2u20131):022132.
• Charbonneau P, Corwin EI, Fu L, Tsekenis G, van der Naald M. Glassy, Gardner-like phenomenology in minimally polydisperse crystalline systems. Physical review E. 2019 Feb;99(2u20131):020901.
• Altan I, Charbonneau P. Correction to: Obtaining Soft Matter Models of Proteins and their Phase Behavior. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, NJ). 2019 Jan;2039:C1.
• Altan I, Charbonneau P. Obtaining Soft Matter Models of Proteins and their Phase Behavior. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, NJ). 2019 Jan;2039:209u201328.
• Hu Y, Fu L, Charbonneau P. Correlation lengths in quasi-one-dimensional systems via transfer matrices. Molecular Physics. 2018 Nov 17;116(21u201322):3345u201354.
• Charbonneau P, Zhuang Y. Data and scripts from: Equilibrium phase behavior of the square-well linear microphase-forming model. 2018.
• Charbonneau P, Yaida S. Data and scripts from: Nontrivial critical fixed point for replica-symmetry-breaking transitions. 2018.
• Charbonneau P, Corwin EI, Parisi G, Poncet A, Zamponi F. Data and scripts from: Universal non-Debye scaling in the density of states of amorphous solids. 2018.
• Norman J, Sorrell EL, Hu Y, Siripurapu V, Garcia J, Bagwell J, et al. Tissue self-organization underlies morphogenesis of the notochord. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2018 Sep 24;373(1759).
• Reyes C, Fu L, Suthanthiraraj PPA, Owens CE, Shields CW, Lu00f3pez GP, et al. The Limits of Primary Radiation Forces in Bulk Acoustic Standing Waves for Concentrating Nanoparticles. Particle and Particle Systems Characterization. 2018 Jul 1;35(7).
• Charbonneau B, Charbonneau P, Szamel G. A microscopic model of the Stokes-Einstein relation in arbitrary dimension. The Journal of chemical physics. 2018 Jun;148(22):224503.
• Charbonneau P, Szamel G, Charbonneau B. Data from: A microscopic model of the Stokes-Einstein Relation in arbitrary dimension. 2018.
• Hu Y, Charbonneau P, Fu L. Data and scripts from: Correlation lengths in quasi-one-dimensional systems via transfer matrices. 2018.
• Hu Y, Charbonneau P. Clustering and assembly dynamics of a one-dimensional microphase former. Soft matter. 2018 May;14(20):4101u20139.
• Hu Y, Charbonneau P. Data and scripts from: Clustering and assembly dynamics of a one-dimensional microphase former. 2018.
• Altan I, Fusco D, Afonine PV, Charbonneau P. Learning about Biomolecular Solvation from Water in Protein Crystals. The journal of physical chemistry B. 2018 Mar;122(9):2475u201386.
• Altan I, Fusco D, Afonine PV, Charbonneau P. Data and Scripts from: Learning about biomolecular solvation from water in protein crystals. 2018.
• Bruno AE, Charbonneau P, Newman J, Snell EH, So DR, Vanhoucke V, et al. Classification of crystallization outcomes using deep convolutional neural networks. PloS one. 2018 Jan;13(6):e0198883.
• Berthier L, Charbonneau P, Flenner E, Zamponi F. Origin of Ultrastability in Vapor-Deposited Glasses. Physical review letters. 2017 Nov;119(18):188002.
• Berthier L, Charbonneau P, Coslovich D, Ninarello A, Ozawa M, Yaida S. Configurational entropy measurements in extremely supercooled liquids that break the glass ceiling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2017 Oct;114(43):11356u201361.
• Charbonneau P, Berthier L, Zamponi F, Flenner E. Data and scripts from: The origin of ultrastability in vapor-deposited glasses. 2017.
• Charbonneau P, Yaida S. Data and scripts from: Configurational entropy measurements in extremely supercooled liquids that break the glass ceiling. 2017.
• Charbonneau P, Yaida S. Data and scripts from: Cycle-expansion method for the Lyapunov exponent, susceptibility, and higher moments. 2017.
• Zhuang Y, Charbonneau P. Communication: Microphase equilibrium and assembly dynamics. The Journal of chemical physics. 2017 Sep;147(9):091102.
• Charbonneau P, Li YC, Pfister HD, Yaida S. Cycle-expansion method for the Lyapunov exponent, susceptibility, and higher moments. Physical review E. 2017 Sep;96(3u20131):032129.
• Charbonneau P, Zhuang Y. Data and scripts from: Microphase equilibrium and assembly dynamics. 2017.
• Charbonneau P. Lecture Notes on the Statistical Mechanics of Disordered Systems. 2017 May 19;
• Charbonneau P, Detwiler P, Pham AT, Zhuang Y, Socolar JES, Yellen BB. Data and scripts from: Phase diagram and aggregation dynamics of a monolayer of paramagnetic colloids. 2017.
• Fu L, Bian C, Shields CW, Cruz DF, Lu00f3pez GP, Charbonneau P. Assembly of hard spheres in a cylinder: a computational and experimental study. Soft matter. 2017 May;13(18):3296u2013306.
• Pham AT, Zhuang Y, Detwiler P, Socolar JES, Charbonneau P, Yellen BB. Phase diagram and aggregation dynamics of a monolayer of paramagnetic colloids. Physical review E. 2017 May;95(5u20131):052607.
• Charbonneau P, Yaida S. Nontrivial Critical Fixed Point for Replica-Symmetry-Breaking Transitions. Physical review letters. 2017 May;118(21):215701.
• Charbonneau P, Kurchan J, Parisi G, Urbani P, Zamponi F. Glass and Jamming Transitions: From Exact Results to Finite-Dimensional Descriptions. Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics. 2017 Mar 31;8:265u201388.
• Charbonneau P, Fu L. Data and scripts from: Hard sphere packings within cylinders. 2017.
• Fu L, Charbonneau P. Data and scripts from: Assembly of hard spheres in a cylinder: a computational and experimental study. 2017.
• Charbonneau P, Berthier L, Yaida S, Tarjus G. Data and scripts from: Point-to-set lengths, local structure, and glassiness. 2016.
• Yaida S, Berthier L, Charbonneau P, Tarjus G. Point-to-set lengths, local structure, and glassiness. Physical review E. 2016 Sep;94(3u20131):032605.
• Zhuang Y, Charbonneau P. Recent Advances in the Theory and Simulation of Model Colloidal Microphase Formers. The journal of physical chemistry B. 2016 Aug;120(32):7775u201382.
• Berthier L, Charbonneau P, Jin Y, Parisi G, Seoane B, Zamponi F. Data and scripts from: Growing timescales and lengthscales characterizing vibrations of amorphous solids. 2016.
• Charbonneau P, Corwin EI, Parisi G, Poncet A, Zamponi F. Universal Non-Debye Scaling in the Density of States of Amorphous Solids. Physical review letters. 2016 Jul;117(4):045503.
• Zhuang Y, Charbonneau P. Equilibrium Phase Behavior of the Square-Well Linear Microphase-Forming Model. The journal of physical chemistry B. 2016 Jul;120(26):6178u201388.
• Berthier L, Charbonneau P, Jin Y, Parisi G, Seoane B, Zamponi F. Growing timescales and lengthscales characterizing vibrations of amorphous solids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2016 Jul;113(30):8397u2013401.
• Altan I, Charbonneau P, Snell EH. Computational crystallization. Archives of biochemistry and biophysics. 2016 Jul;602:12u201320.
• Charbonneau P, Dyer E, Lee J, Yaida S. Linking dynamical heterogeneity to static amorphous order. Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment. 2016 Jul 1;2016(7).
• Charbonneau P, Dyer E, Lee J, Yaida S. Data and scripts from: Linking dynamical heterogeneity to static amorphous order. 2016.
• McManus JJ, Charbonneau P, Zaccarelli E, Asherie N. The physics of protein self-assembly. Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science. 2016 Apr 1;22:73u20139.
• Zhuang Y, Zhang K, Charbonneau P. Equilibrium Phase Behavior of a Continuous-Space Microphase Former. Physical review letters. 2016 Mar;116(9):098301.
• Tavarone R, Charbonneau P, Stark H. Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations for birefringence relaxation of photo-switchable molecules on a surface. The Journal of chemical physics. 2016 Mar;144(10):104703.
• Fu L, Steinhardt W, Zhao H, Socolar JES, Charbonneau P. Hard sphere packings within cylinders. Soft matter. 2016 Mar;12(9):2505u201314.
• Marcoux C, Byington TW, Qian Z, Charbonneau P, Socolar JES. Erratum: Emergence of limit-periodic order in tiling models (Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics (2014) 90 (012136)). Physical Review E. 2016 Feb 29;93(2).
• Berthier L, Charbonneau P, Yaida S. Efficient measurement of point-to-set correlations and overlap fluctuations in glass-forming liquids. The Journal of chemical physics. 2016 Jan;144(2):024501.
• Fusco D, Charbonneau P. Soft matter perspective on protein crystal assembly. Colloids and surfaces B, Biointerfaces. 2016 Jan;137:22u201331.
• Owens CE, Shields CW, Cruz DF, Charbonneau P, Lu00f3pez GP. Highly parallel acoustic assembly of microparticles into well-ordered colloidal crystallites. Soft matter. 2016 Jan;12(3):717u201328.
• Tavarone R, Charbonneau P, Stark H. Phase ordering of zig-zag and bow-shaped hard needles in two dimensions. The Journal of chemical physics. 2015 Sep;143(11):114505.
• Charbonneau P, Jin Y, Parisi G, Rainone C, Seoane B, Zamponi F. Numerical detection of the Gardner transition in a mean-field glass former. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2015 Jul;92(1):012316.
• Jin Y, Charbonneau P. Dimensional study of the dynamical arrest in a random Lorentz gas. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2015 Apr;91(4):042313.
• Charbonneau P, Corwin EI, Parisi G, Zamponi F. Jamming criticality revealed by removing localized buckling excitations. Physical review letters. 2015 Mar;114(12):125504.
• Yang Y, Fu L, Marcoux C, Socolar JES, Charbonneau P, Yellen BB. Phase transformations in binary colloidal monolayers. Soft matter. 2015 Mar;11(12):2404u201315.
• Charbonneau P, Jin Y, Parisi G, Zamponi F. Hopping and the Stokes-Einstein relation breakdown in simple glass formers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2014 Oct;111(42):15025u201330.
• Charbonneau P, Kurchan J, Parisi G, Urbani P, Zamponi F. Exact theory of dense amorphous hard spheres in high dimension. III. the full replica symmetry breaking solution. Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment. 2014 Oct 1;2014(10).
• Fusco D, Charbonneau P. Competition between monomeric and dimeric crystals in schematic models for globular proteins. The journal of physical chemistry B. 2014 Jul;118(28):8034u201341.
• Marcoux C, Byington TW, Qian Z, Charbonneau P, Socolar JES. Emergence of limit-periodic order in tiling models. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2014 Jul;90(1):012136.
• Charbonneau P, Kurchan J, Parisi G, Urbani P, Zamponi F. Fractal free energy landscapes in structural glasses. Nature communications. 2014 Apr;5:3725.
• Fusco D, Headd JJ, De Simone A, Wang J, Charbonneau P. Characterizing protein crystal contacts and their role in crystallization: rubredoxin as a case study. Soft matter. 2014 Jan;10(2):290u2013302.
• Fusco D, Barnum TJ, Bruno AE, Luft JR, Snell EH, Mukherjee S, et al. Statistical analysis of crystallization database links protein physico-chemical features with crystallization mechanisms. PloS one. 2014 Jan;9(7):e101123.
• Charbonneau B, Charbonneau P, Jin Y, Parisi G, Zamponi F. Dimensional dependence of the Stokes-Einstein relation and its violation. The Journal of chemical physics. 2013 Oct;139(16):164502.
• Charbonneau B, Charbonneau P, Tarjus G. Geometrical frustration and static correlations in hard-sphere glass formers. The Journal of chemical physics. 2013 Mar;138(12):12A515.
• Fusco D, Charbonneau P. Crystallization of asymmetric patchy models for globular proteins in solution. PHYSICAL REVIEW E. 2013;88(1).
• Charbonneau P, Tarjus G. Decorrelation of the static and dynamic length scales in hard-sphere glass formers. PHYSICAL REVIEW E. 2013;87(4).
• Zhang K, Charbonneau P. Erratum: [N]pT ensemble and finite-size-scaling study of the critical isostructural transition in the generalized exponential model of index 4. Physical Review E Statistical Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics. 2012 Dec 5;86(6).
• Charbonneau P, Corwin EI, Parisi G, Zamponi F. Universal microstructure and mechanical stability of jammed packings. Physical review letters. 2012 Nov;109(20):205501.
• Zhang K, Charbonneau P. [N]pT ensemble and finite-size-scaling study of the critical isostructural transition in the generalized exponential model of index 4. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2012 Oct;86(4 Pt 1):042501.
• Charbonneau P, Ikeda A, Parisi G, Zamponi F. Dimensional study of the caging order parameter at the glass transition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2012 Aug;109(35):13939u201343.
• Zhang K, Charbonneau P. [N]pT Monte Carlo simulations of the cluster-crystal-forming penetrable sphere model. The Journal of chemical physics. 2012 Jun;136(21):214106.
• Charbonneau B, Charbonneau P, Tarjus G. Geometrical frustration and static correlations in a simple glass former. Physical review letters. 2012 Jan;108(3):035701.
• Bergin SM, Rathmell AR, Chen YH, Charbonneau P, Li ZY, Wiley BJ. The effect of nanowire length and diameter on the properties of transparent, conducting nanowire films. Nanoscale. 2012;4:1996.
• Charbonneau P, Ikeda A, Parisi G, Zamponi F. Glass transition and random close packing above three dimensions. Physical review letters. 2011 Oct;107(18):185702.
• Zhang K, Charbonneau P. Monte Carlo approach for studying microphases applied to the axial next-nearest-neighbor Ising and the Ising-Coulomb models. Physical Review B Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2011 Jun 9;83(21).
• Zhang K, Charbonneau P, Mladek BM. Reentrant and isostructural transitions in a cluster-crystal former. Physical review letters. 2010 Dec;105(24):245701.
• Jin Y, Charbonneau P, Meyer S, Song C, Zamponi F. Application of Edwards' statistical mechanics to high-dimensional jammed sphere packings. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2010 Nov;82(5 Pt 1):051126.
• Zhang K, Charbonneau P. Monte carlo study of the axial next-nearest-neighbor Ising model. Physical review letters. 2010 May;104(19):195703.
• Charbonneau P, Ikeda A, van Meel JA, Miyazaki K. Numerical and theoretical study of a monodisperse hard-sphere glass former. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2010 Apr;81(4 Pt 1):040501.
• van Meel JA, Charbonneau B, Fortini A, Charbonneau P. Hard-sphere crystallization gets rarer with increasing dimension. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2009 Dec;80(6 Pt 1):061110.
• Ikeda A, Charbonneau P, van MJA, Miyazaki K. 28aQL-4 Simulation and theoretical study of glass transition of 4d hard sphere. Meeting abstracts of the Physical Society of Japan. 2009 Aug 18;64(2).
• van Meel JA, Frenkel D, Charbonneau P. Geometrical frustration: a study of four-dimensional hard spheres. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2009 Mar;79(3 Pt 1):030201.
• Mladek BM, Charbonneau P, Likos CN, Frenkel D, Kahl G. Multiple occupancy crystals formed by purely repulsive soft particles. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 2008 Dec 10;20(49).
• Charbonneau P, Das C, Frenkel D. Dynamical heterogeneity in a glass-forming ideal gas. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2008 Jul;78(1 Pt 1):011505.
• Mladek BM, Charbonneau P, Frenkel D. Phase coexistence of cluster crystals: beyond the Gibbs phase rule. Physical review letters. 2007 Dec;99(23):235702.
• Charbonneau P, Reichman DR. Dynamical heterogeneity and nonlinear susceptibility in supercooled liquids with short-range attraction. Physical review letters. 2007 Sep;99(13):135701.
• Charbonneau P, Reichman DR. Phase behavior and far-from-equilibrium gelation in charged attractive colloids. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2007 May;75(5 Pt 1):050401.
• Charbonneau P, Frenkel D. Gas-solid coexistence of adhesive spheres. The Journal of chemical physics. 2007 May;126(19):196101.
• Charbonneau P, Reichman DR. Systematic characterization of thermodynamic and dynamical phase behavior in systems with short-ranged attraction. Physical review E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics. 2007 Jan;75(1 Pt 1):011507.
• Reichman DR, Charbonneau P. Mode-coupling theory. Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment. 2005 May 1;(5):267u201389.
• Chamon C, Charbonneau P, Cugliandolo LF, Reichman DR, Sellitto M. Out-of-equilibrium dynamical fluctuations in glassy systems. The Journal of chemical physics. 2004 Nov;121(20):10120u201337.
• Barden CJ, Charbonneau P, Schaefer HF. Group 13-group 16 heterocubanes [RM(u03bc3-E)]4 (R = H, CH3; M = Al, Ga, In; E = O, S, Se, Te) and group 13 cubanes [RM(u03bc3-M)]4 (R = F, Cl, CH3, NO2; M = Al, Ga, In): A structural study. Organometallics. 2002 Aug 19;21(17):3605u20139.
• Charbonneau P, Jean-Claude B, Whitehead MA. Synthesis of a prodrug: A semi-empirical PM3 study. Journal of Molecular Structure THEOCHEM. 2001 Nov 16;574(1u20133):85u201391.
• Spivey AC, Charbonneau P, Fekner T, Hochmuth DH, Maddaford A, Malardier-Jugroot C, et al. Energy barriers to rotation in axially chiral analogues of 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine. The Journal of organic chemistry. 2001 Nov;66(22):7394u2013401.

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