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  • Oct
    27

    Appl Math: Mike Shelley on "Self-Organization, Flows, and Transport in (and of) Living Cells"

    McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (ESAM)

    4:00 PM Hive Room 2350, Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center

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    Title: Self-Organization, Flows, and Transport in (and of) Living Cells

    Speaker: Mike Shelley, Flatiron Institute

    Abstract: Organisms organize their internal contents at the microscale through striking dynamical processes. In the early C. elegans embryo, pronuclei are positioned by the interplay of centrosomal arrays and molecular motors as the cell prepares for its first division. In female Drosophila, self-organized intracellular flows transport materials across growing egg cells, establishing functional asymmetries essential for development. And in males, ultralong sperm - as long as the organism itself - are packed and stored in a remarkable state of ordered unrest.

    I will describe our work at Flatiron in understanding these phenomena by tightly interfacing multiscale modeling and simulation with quantitative experiment. The theoretical frameworks draw on fluid and nonlinear dynamics, coarse-graining, and active matter, and show how applied mathematics can illuminate the biophysical mechanisms that enable living systems to build, move, and organize themselves.

    Zoom: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/94666309272

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    TIME Monday, October 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    LOCATION Hive Room 2350, Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center    map it

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    CONTACT Ted Shaeffer    ted.shaeffer@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    14

    Welcome & Breakfast for New McCormick PhD Students

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    9:00 AM LR2, Technological Institute

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    TIME Monday, September 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

    LOCATION LR2, Technological Institute    map it

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    22

    Welcome & Luncheon for New Full-time Graduate Students

    McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

    11:00 AM Ryan Family Auditorium, Technological Institute

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    TIME Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

    LOCATION Ryan Family Auditorium, Technological Institute    map it

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    CONTACT Andi Joppie    andi.joppie@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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  • Sep
    23

    Fall 2026 Classes Begin

    University Academic Calendar

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    TIME Wednesday, September 23, 2026

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    CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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