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       Wolfgang Losert , Associate Professor , University of Maryland
Department of Physics, IPST and IREAP
Chaos Group,  Biophysics & Bioengineering

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

 

PDF of current CV

 

Send comments to wlosert@umd.edu . Last updated: 8/29/2008