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SUMMARY:Biological Materials and Mechanics: An overview - Professor Marc A
 ndré Meyers\,  Departments of Nanoengineering\, and Mechanical and Aerosp
 ace Engineering\, U. of California\, San Diego
DTSTART:20121005T130000Z
DTEND:20121005T140000Z
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CONTACT:Ms Helen Gardner
DESCRIPTION:The approach used by Materials Science and Engineering is reve
 aling new aspects in the structure and properties of biological materials.
  The integration of advanced characterization\, mechanical testing\, and m
 odeling methods can rationalize heretofore unexplained aspects of these st
 ructures. The nascent areas of Biological Materials Science and Mechanobio
 logy encompass three thrusts:\n•	Biological (or natural) materials: mate
 rials that comprise cells\, extracellular material\, organs\, and organism
 s.\n•	Biomaterials: synthetic materials used to correct\, repair\, or su
 pplement natural functions in organisms.\n•	Bioinspired design: this are
 a encompasses the materials and structures inspired in biological systems 
 and/or functions.\nWe demonstrate the power of this methodology with examp
 les from our research: biomineralization and toughness of shells\, avian b
 eaks and feathers\, fish scales\, and osteoderms. We illustrate bioinspire
 d applications with a few selected applications: Velcro\, ceramic-polymer 
 composites inspired on abalone nacre\, and synthetic attachment devices in
 spired on the gecko.\nMarc André Meyers\, is Distinguished Professor in t
 he Departments of Nanoengineering\, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeri
 ng\, U. of California\, San Diego. His research field is the mechanical be
 havior of materials. Within this field\, he has focused on three areas: dy
 namic behavior of materials\; nanocrystalline materials\; and biological m
 aterials. He is the author of three books: Mechanical Metallurgy (with K. 
 Chawla)\; Dynamic Behavior of Materials\, and Mechanical Behavior of Mater
 ials (with K. Chawla). He is Fellow of TMS\, APS\, and ASM International a
 nd is the 2010 recipient of the Acta Materialia Materials and Society Awar
 d. Additionally\, he has awards from Europe (Humboldt Society Senior Scien
 tist Award and J. S. Rinehart Award from the EURODYMAT Association)\, Chin
 a (Lee Hsun Lecture Award from the Institute of Metal Research\; Visiting 
 Professor\, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and the US (SMD/TMS Distinguished
  Scientist and Distinguished Service Awards\, ASM International Albert Sau
 veur Award). He is the co-recipient of the JOM (TMS) 2010 best paper award
  in structural materials and is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Scien
 ces.  Marc Meyers also writes fiction and is the author of Abscission/Impl
 osion (2001\, poetry)\, Mayan Mars (2006)\, Chechnya Jihad (2011)\, and of
  additional works in progress.
LOCATION:Oatley Seminar Room\, Department of Engineering
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