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SUMMARY:Biomimetics: from nature to applications - ONE DAY MEETING - Organ
 iser: Dr Silvia Vignolini
DTSTART:20150109T090000Z
DTEND:20150109T170500Z
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CONTACT:Beverley Larner
DESCRIPTION:A one-day interdisciplinary scientific meeting covering Biomim
 icry in its different aspects and its varied applications. OPEN TO ALL who
  are interested.\n\nOrganiser: Dr Silvia Vignolini \n\nPROGRAMME \n\n\n09.
 00-09.15 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE\n\n09.15-09.20 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS\n\nMo
 rning sessions commence:\n\n09.20-10.00 Professor Mathias Kolle\nDepartmen
 t of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, Cambr
 idge USA\n"Bio-inspired photonics Materials"\n\n10.00-10.40  Professor Gui
 seppe Battaglia\nChemistry Department\, University College London\n"Molecu
 lar Bionics: principles and applications"\n\n\n10.40-11.10 COFFEE\n\n11.10
 -11.50 Professor Ingo Burgert\nInstitute for Building Materials\, ETHZ\, Z
 urich\, Switzerland\n"Bio-inspired Wood Materials"\n\n11.50-12.30 Professo
 r Fiona Meldrum\nSchool of Chemistry\, University of Leeds UK\n"Breaking t
 he Rules: Nature's Crystal Methods"\n\n12.30-13.15 LUNCH\n\nAfternoon sess
 ions commence:\n\n13.15-13.55 Professor Ulrich Steiner\nAdolphe Merkle Ins
 titute\, Fribourg\, Switzerland\n"How Nature Makes Materials"\n\n13.55-14.
 35 Professor Frederic Guittard\nUniversity of Nice\, France\n"Molecular co
 nceptions and their impact on the wettability from bio-inspired models"\n\
 n14.35-15.15 Dr Melinda J Duer\nChemistry Department\, University of Cambr
 idge\n"Biomimetic mineralization: developing a new moded of bone material"
 \n\n15.15-15.45 AFTERNOON TEA\n\n15.45-16.15 Dr Mirko Kovac\nFaculty of En
 gineering\, Department of Aeronautics\, Imperial College\, London\n"Bio-in
 spired Robot Design\, from natue to robotics and back"\n\n16.15-16.55 Paul
  Barker\nChemistry Department\, University of Cambridge\n"Biomimetics in n
 anotechnology"\n\n16.55-17.05 FINAL REMARKS AND MEETING CLOSES\n\nA buffet
  lunch will be available at a cost of £5 in advance or £6.50 on the day.
  Numbers for the luncheon are limited and an advance purchase is recommend
 ed to guarantee a place. Please contact the Executive Secretary for a vouc
 her. \n\nThe first 120 Fellows of the Society to apply will be offered a c
 omplimentary luncheon voucher. \n
LOCATION:Bristol-Myers-Squibb Lecture theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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