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Materials Research Science and Engineering Center
 
 
 
2012 Events
November 30, 2012 53rd New England Complex Fluids Workshop at Harvard University
November 3, 2012 New England Workshop on the Mechanics of Materials and Structures at Brown University
October 24, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Karen Alim; SEAS, Harvard
Optimizing transport in the vein network of Physarum polycephalum
October 10, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Roman Stocker, MIT
Flagellar buckling and rheotaxis in bacteria
October 8, 2012 External Advisory Meeting
Pearce 213
October 3, 2012 Seed Project
McKay 300
October 3, 2012 IRG II
McKay 402
October 2, 2012 IRG II
MDG 25
September 26, 2012 IRG I
MDG 135
September 26, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Ashutosh Agarwal, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering; SEAS, Harvard University
Organomimetic Models of Cardiovascular Muscle on a Chip
September 24, 2012 External Advisory Committee Conference Call
September 21, 2012 52nd New England Complex Fluids Workshop at Brandeis University
September 19, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Jean-Jacques Slotine; MIT
Synchronization, controllability, and composability in complex networks
September 15, 2012 IRG III
Pearce 320
September 15, 2012 IRG I
Pearce 100F
September 14, 2012 IRG II & Seed Projects
Pearce 213
September 12, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Howon Lee (Fang lab); MIT
3D micro manufacturing of soft materials: from plant motions to active micro devices
September 5, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
H. Burak Eral; Chemical Engineering Dept, MIT
Soft Matter under External Control
August 29, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Polina Anikeeva; MIT
Optoelectronics for Neural Recording and Stimulation
August 8, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Sebastian Seiffert; Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Soft Matter and Functional Materials and FU Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Small but smart: Sensitive and supramolecular microgels
July 25, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Warren Ruder; Biological Systems Engineering; Virginia Tech
Engineered polymer microenvironments for probing Ca2+ mechanotrandsuction using dorsal cell adhesion
July 25, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Warren Ruder; Biological Systems Engineering; Virginia Tech
Engineered polymer microenvironments for probing Ca2+ mechanotrandsuction using dorsal cell adhesion
July 18, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Vivek Sharma; MIT (McKinley Lab)
To bounce or not to bounce: Impact of a viscoelastic drop on dry, textured surface
July 11, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Irep Gozen; Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory; Chalmers University
Fractal Avalanche Ruptures In Biological Membranes
July 10, 2012 Research Seminar: Dr. Wynter Duncanson
Pierce 209 - 5:00–6:00am
July 3, 2012 REU Ethics Seminar: Prof. Eric Mazur
Pierce 209 - 5:00–6:30am
July 3, 2012 Multimedia Workshop
Pierce 301 - 8:30–10:00am
June 28, 2012 Writing Workshop 3
9:00–10:00am
June 27, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Irep Gozen; Biophysical Chemistry Laboratory; Chalmers University
Fractal Avalanche Ruptures In Biological Membranes
June 27, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Olga Dudko; University of California
Single molecules under force: Theory meets experiment
June 26, 2012 Multimedia Workshop
Pierce 301 - 9:00–10:00am
June 25, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar, 4 PM, Northwest Labs room 425
Ewa Paluch; Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics-Germany, and International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology-Poland
Actin cortex mechanics and cell shape instabilities in cytokinesis
June 22, 2012 51st New England Complex Fluids Workshop at Tufts University
June 21, 2012 Fellowship Presentation: Patty Ordonez & Frances Carter
12:00–1:30pm
June 21, 2012 Writing Workshop 2
Pierce 301 - 8:30–10:00am
June 19, 2012 Faculty Seminar: with Professor Marko Loncar
Maxwell Dworkin 119 - 5:00–7:00pm
June 19, 2012 Multimedia Workshop 2
Maxwell Dworkin 323 - 9:00–10:00am
June 18, 2012 FIRE Extinguisher Training
3:00–6:00pm
June 16, 2012 STEP UP program REU students leads experiments for elementary school students
8:30am–1:30pm
June 15, 2012 Laser Safety Training
Maxwell Dworkin G119 - 1:00–3:00pm
June 14, 2012 Writing Workshop
Maxwell Dworkin G119 - 9:00–10:00am
June 13, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Ullrich Steiner; Department of Physics, University of Cambridge
Biological, bio-inspired and biomimetic nano- and micro-structured materials
June 12, 2012 Multimedia Workshop
Maxwell Dworkin G119 - 9:00–10:00am
June 11, 2012 General Safety Training
Maxwell Dworkin G119 - 9:00–10:30am
June 8, 2012 Noise & Complexity Sumposium
June 7, 2012 Reading Scientific papers Workshop
Maxwell Dworkin G115
June 6, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Jeff Moore; Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University
The role of myosin phosphorylation in cardiomyopathy mutation phenotypes
June 6, 2012 REU Maintaining a Lab Notebook Workshop
Maxwell Dworkin G115
June 5, 2012 REU Program Orientation & Project discussion
June 4, 2012 REU Program Begins
May 30, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Tsvi Tlusty; Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University
The physics of 2D ensembles of microfluidic droplets
May 23, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Kaare Hartvig Jensen; Harvard University
Design principles of sugar transport systems in plants
May 9, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Michael De Volder; Weitz Lab
Capillary self-assembly of Carbon Nanotubes into complex 3D structures
April 25, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Nisaraporn Suthiwangcharoen (Eve); Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (NSRDEC)
Development of polymer-biomolecule core-shell particles for biomedical applications
April 18, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Kamil L. Ekinci, Mechanical Engineering Department, Boston University
Exploring the Limits of Oscillatory Fluid Dynamics: High Frequencies, Confinement and Beyond
April 4, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Jeremy England, Physics Dep. MIT
Shape Shifting: the statistical physics of protein conformational change
March 28, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Sid Redner, Department of Physics, Boston University
Fate of the Kinetic Ising Model
March 28, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Manfred Wilhelm, Professor Institute for Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
New and Combined Methods for the Mechanical Characterization of Materials
March 16, 2012 53rd New England Complex Fluids Workshop at Yale University
March 14, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Elisha Moses; Physics of Complex Systems; Weizmann Institute of Science
Computing with living neuronal networks
February 22, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Jeffrey Karp; Harvard Stem Cell Institute; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Bioengineered Strategies to Control Cell Fate Post Transplantation
February 15, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Julien Chopin (Kudrolli lab); Department of Physics; Clark University
Building Designed Granular Towers One Drop at a Time
February 8, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
SJ. Claire Hur; Rowland Institute at Harvard
Target cell identification and enrichment using inertial microfluidics
February 1, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Dr. Ho-Young Kim, Associate Professor, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; Visiting Scholar, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
Physics of writing with ink and wrinkling of wet paper
January 18, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Allen Ehrlicher (Weitz Lab), Harvard University
Molecular mechanotransduction: how forces trigger specific responses in the cytoskeleton
January 11, 2012 Squishy Physics Seminar
Tim Atherton, Tufts University
Liquid Crystals and Patterned Surfaces

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