Professor Alex Travesset
Iowa State University
2:00PM – 240 Willamette
OCO Conference Room
Seminar Title:“Materials by Programmable Self Assembly”
Abstract:
In this talk I will describe materials that are made by self-assembly, where the individual components are programmed to assemble in complex structures that are relevant for the particular function. The main difficulty for this approach is that it is necessary to endow each component with the necessary information so that they will assemble at the right location and at the right time. I will describe how the use of DNA enables to successfully implement these ideas and the advances that have been made in theoretically predicting the design of these materials. The role of graphic processing units (GPUs) will also be discussed. I will provide with future directions and possibilities for this type of materials.