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Papers by Ana Jofre

Proceedings of SPIE, Sep 13, 2007

... Author(s): Kristian Helmerson; Joseph E. Reiner; Alice M. Crawford; Ana M. Jofre; Rani B. Kis... more ... Author(s): Kristian Helmerson; Joseph E. Reiner; Alice M. Crawford; Ana M. Jofre; Rani B. Kishore; Lori S. Goldner; Jianyong Tang; Mark E. Greene; Michael Gilson. ... 6644. Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation IV, Kishan Dholakia; Gabriel C. Spalding, Editors, 66440D. ...

Canadian Journal of Higher Education, Apr 30, 2004

Canadian Journal of Higher Education, Dec 31, 2002

Espacio, Tiempo y Educación, 2019

We created a web-based digital history resource, documenting the work of the Sisters of the Infan... more We created a web-based digital history resource, documenting the work of the Sisters of the Infant Jesus in Bembibre, Spain. The resource contains an interpretative historical narrative that examines the Sisters’ time in Bembibre and the development of their school, as well as a visualization of their historical context and the conceptual tools used in the research. The user can read the narrative, explore their photographs, listen to exchanges in the groups organized by the Sisters when the research began, but also learn about the larger historical framework in which they lived. The resource also invites contributions from users who lived this experience, and our intention is to help foster an online community of the Sisters’ former pupils and their descendants. The target users for this resource are researchers as well as the Sisters and former students of the school. The purpose of the work is twofold: one, to explore the new methods of conceptualizing and disseminating humanitie...

Biophysical Journal, 2005

SPIE Proceedings, 2006

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SPIE Proceedings, 2007

Methods in Enzymology, 2010

We describe a method for molecular confinement and single-fluorophore sensitive measurement in aq... more We describe a method for molecular confinement and single-fluorophore sensitive measurement in aqueous nanodroplets in oil. The sequestration of individual molecules in droplets has become a useful tool in genomics and molecular evolution. Similarly, the use of single fluorophores, or pairs of fluorophores, to study biomolecular interactions and structural dynamics is now common. Most often these single-fluorophore sensitive measurements are performed on molecules that are surface attached. Confinement via surface attachment permits molecules to be located and studied for a prolonged period of time. For molecules that denature on surfaces, for interactions that are transient or out-of-equilibrium, or to observe the dynamic equilibrium of freely diffusing reagents, surface attachment may not be an option. In these cases, droplet confinement presents an alternative method for molecular confinement. Here, we describe this method as used in single-fluorophore sensitive measurement and discuss its advantages, limitations, and future prospects.

Micro- and Nanotechnology: Materials, Processes, Packaging, and Systems III, 2006

We create long polymer nanotubes by directly pulling on the membrane of polymersomes using either... more We create long polymer nanotubes by directly pulling on the membrane of polymersomes using either optical tweezers or a micropipette. The polymersomes are composed of amphiphilic diblock copolymers and the nanotubes formed have an aqueous core connected to the aqueous interior of the polymersome. Stabilized membranes of nanotubes and vesicles were formed by the directed selfassembly of poly(ethylene oxide)-block-polybutadiene, followed by photopolymerization, initiated by UV light, to a maximum double bond conversion of 15%. The photopolymerized nanotubes are extremely robust. The applicability of photopolymerization for biophysics and bioanalytical science is demonstrated by electrophoresing DNA molecules through a stabilized nanotube with an integrated vesicle reservoir.

2013 15th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2013

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2007

Biophysical Journal, 2009

Espacio, Tiempo y Educación

Ivan Illich famously coined the term «tools for conviviality» in which he refers to tools that en... more Ivan Illich famously coined the term «tools for conviviality» in which he refers to tools that encourage individual creativity and expression, and that can be adapted to people’s needs and situations. This paper describes the design of an interactive adaptable tool, whose applications include education and game play, and contextualizes it within Illich’s framework. The Collaborative Interactive Tabletop for Education (CITE), currently being developed at SUNY Polytechnic, allows users to manipulate digital information through the manipulation of hand-held tabletop objects. Such interfaces, known as Tangible User Interfaces (TUI), are believed to have significant advantages over traditional screen-based interfaces. For example, they have been shown to measurably increase collaborative behavior among users. However, TUIs have not been widely adopted, perhaps because most current TUI designs require some kind of specialized hardware. Our approach is to instead create a system, a set of ...

This poster presentation displays visual documentation of my practice-research investigations int... more This poster presentation displays visual documentation of my practice-research investigations into the forms and materials that evoke the uncanny with the illusion of presence. I found that such uncanny experiences of presence are evoked by objects that are human in form and proportions, by objects that are placed within a narrative structure, by objects that move autonomously, and by objects whose motion is responsive to the viewer. I also argue that uncanny experiences are an important subset of aesthetic experiences because such experiences challenge us to face our fears and deep-rooted assumptions, thus forcing us to question our presumptions about what it means to be human. The question that informs my practice is: what elements push an object toward forming a seemingly sentient identity? This question is addressed through theoretical investigations, through experimentation within studio practice, and through observations of the artwork and its viewers. The culmination of this ...

Visualization scientists seek means to inspire insights from data, which require creative thinkin... more Visualization scientists seek means to inspire insights from data, which require creative thinking on the part of analysts as well as cognitive reasoning. In information visualization a focus on the user has proven highly effective in the design of usable and engaging interfaces, although it has been argued that such a focus limits innovation in insights about the data and in the creation of metaphors for visualization. If a user-centered design recapitulates existing knowledge, then a design approach which derives exclusively from the data may provide more innovative results. Our approach considers both the designers and the users, whereby our goal is to elicit creativity in both the design of visualization tools and in their application. We compare user-centered design and data-driven design through tool sets that emerged from each of these methods. User-centered design methodologies were used in the creation of a custom interface for editors at a major national newspaper that vis...