Ankur Gupta

Ankur Gupta

Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder

I utilize mathematical and numerical techniques to understand how ions, particles, and cells move and self-organize. This is a personal space where I share science and educational posts from my work. For official information, please see my professional page and my research group's page, LIFE (Laboratory of Interfaces, Flow, and Electrokinetics).

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In the News

Some of the broader implications of our group's work have been covered in the following outlets.

Boxfish Turing patterns

The New York Times

Alan Turing's Patterns and the Boxfish

Coverage of our work on Turing patterns and biological self-organization.

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How the Tiger Really Got His Stripes

On the mathematical principles behind pattern formation in nature.

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Rules of the road for ions

Chemical & Engineering News

Rules of the Road for Ions

On our work understanding how ions move and self-organize in solution.

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For more stories related to our work, take a look at our news page at CU Boulder.

Blog

Interactive posts on science, research, and the tools we use. These are meant to share our work with a broader audience.

Electrophoresis shape blog post

How Claude Helped Us Solve a Fluid Mechanics and Electrokinetics Problem Interactive

April 2026 · Ankur Gupta and Arkava Ganguly

We used AI to solve a mathematical physics problem on how particle shape affects electrophoretic mobility. Includes interactive visualizations of the physics and an honest account of where AI helped and where it stumbled.