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AME Seminar

Speaker: Dr. L. Mahadevan, Professor of Applied Mathematics and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University

Talk Title: On Growth and Form

Abstract: The growth and form of a soft solid pose a range of problems that combine aspects of mathematics, physics and biology. I will discuss some examples of growth and form in the plant and animal world motivated by qualitative and quantitative biological observations at the molecular, cellular and tissue level. In each case, we will see how a combination of physical experiments, mathematical models and simple computations allow us to unravel the basis for the diversity and complexity of biological form, while suggesting a rich new lode of problems in geometry and analysis.

Host: Dr. G. Spedding

More Info: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming

Location: Charlotte S. & Davre R. Davidson Continuing Education Conference Center (DCC) - Boardroom

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: April Mundy

Event Link: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming