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  • Apr
    9

    Appl Math: Maciej Lisicki on "Tales of tails: Elastohydrodynamics of microscale motion"

    McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (ESAM)

    11:15 AM M416, Technological Institute

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    Title: Tales of tails: Elastohydrodynamics of microscale motion

    Speaker: Maciej Lisicki, University of Warsaw and UPenn

    Abstract: A look into the microworld reveals plethora of swimming microorganisms, which display a rich variety of shapes and swimming gaits. Despite this diversity, physics of microscale imposes universal limitations on their propulsion strategies. In my talk, I will review the basic properties of Stokes flows and their consequences on swimming. Next, I will show an artificial system of microscale oil droplets that have the ability to swim due to a surface phase transition driven by environmental temperature fluctuations. I will demonstrate how a coarse-grained elastohydrodynamic model can be successfully employed to quantitatively describe the motion of droplets. I will also show a couple of other examples where a simplified elastohydrodynamic model proves useful for the prediction of diffusive properties.

    Zoom: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/95467525146

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    TIME Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

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  • Jun
    15

    2024-2025 Commencement Ceremony

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    All Day

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    TIME Sunday, June 15, 2025

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  • Jun
    16

    Northwestern Engineering PhD Hooding and Master's Degree Recognition Ceremony

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    9:00 AM 2705 Ashland Ave

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    TIME Monday, June 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

    LOCATION 2705 Ashland Ave   

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  • Jun
    16

    Northwestern Engineering Undergraduate Convocation

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    2:00 PM 2705 Ashland Ave

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    TIME Monday, June 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    LOCATION 2705 Ashland Ave   

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  • Jun
    23

    Summer classes begin

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    TIME Monday, June 23, 2025

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  • Sep
    16

    Fall 2025 Classes Begin

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    TIME Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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