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Wolfgang Losert , Associate Professor , University of Maryland Office: A.V.Williams Bldg. Room 3359, 301-405-0629 Granular Dynamics Lab : Energy Res. Bldg, Room 0300, 301-405-6368 Cell Dynamics Lab : Energy Res. Bldg, Room 0205 301-405-6759 Mail: Att: Wolfgang Losert, IREAP Bldg 223, Paint Branch Drive, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Applied Dynamics Seminar, Biophysics Seminar Granular Dynamics and Cell Dynamics
Granular Dynamics: Our group studies soft materials that are driven far from equilibrium. - we study how granular materials flow using a new method for 3D imaging of all particles during flow. Cell Dynamics: We study how mechanical forces and surface topography contribute to the operation of signaling pathways in cell motility. We nanofabricate controlled cell environments (with J. Fourkas, Chemistry) image and perturb cell motion on these surfaces, and use modeling to interpret observed cell dynamics (with James Warren, NIST, and Dionisois Margetis, UMD). We also use in vitro membrane models to study the coupling between geometry and cell signaling. Cancer Dynamics: In addition, we carry out modeling work on the dynamics of cancer related biological processes as part of a new Systems Biology interaction between the Department of Physics and IPST, and the National Cancer Institute, started in the summer of 2006. Please contact me if you are interested in working on one of the research projects. Research projects for undergraduate students are also available. Research supported by NSF and NIST Teaching: Fall 2008: Physics 161 General Physics: Mechanics and Particle Dynamics Send comments to wlosert@umd.edu . Last updated: 8/29/2008 |