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The Popular Science article highlights a recent study published in the journal Matter, in which Assistant Professor Ankur Gupta and his team used computer simulations to replicate the irregular patterns and textures found in tissues. Their results show that differences in cell size naturally produce uneven, broken stripe patterns.

Assistant Professor Ankur Gupta, the study’s lead researcher, and his team have developed a way to simulate natural animal patterns, including their imperfections. The findings could lead to new materials that turn to camouflage on demand.

Adding to a growing list of honors, Assistant Professor Ankur Gupta has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2025 Soft Matter Lectureship — a prestigious recognition of outstanding early-career researchers in the field.

Assistant Professor Ankur Gupta was named to Chemical & Engineering News' prestigious Talented 12 list, which honors early-career scientists who use their chemistry know-how to make a real-world impact.

Assistant Professors Kōnane Bay and Ankur Gupta from ��ƷSM����ӰƬ’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering each received a $450,000, three-year grant to advance research relevant to the Air Force. 

Assistant Professor Ankur Gupta’s research on diffusiophoresis, where smaller particles move through a fluid, dragging larger particles with them, helps explain how this process may create clear biological patterns in nature, such as those seen on fish or a tiger's stripes.

Assistant Professor Ankur Gupta has been selected as the winner of the inaugural Johannes Lyklema Early Career Award in Electrokinetics, given by the International Electrokinetics Society.