Dr. Dima Bolmatov is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Texas Tech University. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from Queen Mary University of London, and has held research appointments at Cornell University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His interdisciplinary background bridges soft condensed matter physics, biophysics, and membrane neuroscience. Dr. Bolmatov’s research focuses on the structural and dynamical properties of lipid membranes under electric, optical, and ionic stimuli. His group investigates lipid bilayers as active, memory-bearing systems capable of mimicking neural behavior through dipolar dynamics, plasticity, and signal processing. By combining electrophysiology techniques such as patch-clamping with advanced scattering methods (neutron and X-ray) and vibrational spectroscopies, his lab seeks to uncover the fundamental physical principles underlying biological memory, energy conversion, and adaptive behavior in soft and living matter. His recent studies have revealed how lipid assemblies exhibit electromechanical coupling, long-term potentiation–like behavior, and phonon-mediated energy transfer. These insights advance both the understanding of neuronal processes and the development of neuromorphic and bio-inspired materials that integrate memory and computation at the molecular level.