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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: Wolfgang Losert, IREAP Bldg 223, Paint Branch Drive, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Spring 2010: Phys818M - Physics of Cancer ** Postdoctoral, Graduate Student, and Undergraduate Position available. Please send email to wlosert@umd.edu with your CV and research interests. My group applies Nonlinear Dynamics and Complex Systems Approaches to a variety of systems, from ensembles of grains to ensembles of cells. A special focus is on applications to cancer research. Granular Dynamics: We developed a novel 3D laser scanning tomography approach that allows for 3D imaging of the flow of granular materials. This is allowing us to directly observe key features of granular flows such as the particle rearrangements that accompany compaction of material, breaking and reforming of contact networks, and the onset of see segregation of granular matter by size in three dimensions. Work in collaboration with the van Hecke group (Leiden) and Girvan group (UMD). Funded by NSF-DMR. Cell Dynamics: We study how mechanical forces and surface topography contribute to the operation of signaling pathways in cell motility (in collaboration with Parent group, National Cancer Institute). 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). In addition we develop new tools to control locations of cell groups (in collaboration with SK Gupta, UMD). Funded by NSF and NIST. Cancer Dynamics: We apply Complex Systems approaches to investigate cancer related biological processes as part of a Systems Biology interaction between the University of Maryland and the National Cancer Institute, started in the summer of 2006. Work supported by NIH. Send comments to wlosert@umd.edu . Last updated: 1/24/2010 |