Subject: [Depfis] Upcoming ICAM Workshop - Active Matter: A New Frontier for Physics, Biology and Engineering - June 20 - 23, 2016

From: Silvina Ponce Dawson <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 12:00:32 -0300

*Upcoming ICAM-I2CAM Workshop *

*Active and Smart Matter: A New Frontier for Science and Engineering*

Date: *June 20-23, 2016*

Location: *Syracuse University*

Website: http://activematter2016.syr.edu/

*REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2016*

*Objective:*

Active and smart matter bridges science with engineering by searching for
collective and programmable effects in such systems as spherical rafts of
fire ants, chromatin inside the cell nucleus, collections of micro-bots,
and actively catalyzed colloidal molecules. This conference will allow
scientists from different backgrounds to assemble and discuss important
recent findings, and determine future directions for the field by
identifying underlying questions and approaches.

Experimental, theoretical, and numerical talks, posters, and
discussions will address the following questions:

·         *How does collective motion in non-living active systems differ
from those in living systems?*

·         *What purely physical interactions lead to coherent patterns
observed in living systems?*

·         *How do you build an in vitro cell, which either mimics a real
cell or has new properties?*

·         *How do you quantify collective motion and mechanical forces
of cells in tissues, and how can these systems be modified to ellicit new,
smart responses?*

·         *How can active matter help drive self-assembly to ultimately
build self-replicating objects?*

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Silvina Ponce Dawson
Depto Fisica e IFIBA-CONICET
FCEN-UBA
Ciudad Universitaria, Pab I
(1428) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Phone: (5411) 4576 3353
Fax: (5411) 4576 3357