Polish Science Café - 11th edition

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• Michał Włodarski, Alessandro Malusà, Dr Maciej Lisicki
• Monday 21 November 2016, 19:00-21:30
• Trinity Hall (CB2 1TJ), Lecture Theatre.

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Join us for the 11th edition of Polish Science Café and learn about the work of Polish scientists in a friendly atmosphere.

Speakers:

1. Michał Włodarski – ‘’Using physics to understand bacterial responses to antibiotics’’

Michał is a final year PhD student at the Biological and Soft Systems group in Cavendish Laboratory and Selwyn College. In his brief talk, he will explain gaps in our understanding of how antibiotics affect bacteria and how physical insights can help us understand bacterial behaviour and ultimately lead to better treatments.

2. Alessandro Malusà – “Depictions of Power: A comparative investigation into the instrumentalisation of dress and representation in seventeenth century portraiture by the House of Savoy and the French House of Bourbon”

Alessandro, a dress historian, is currently reading the MPhil in Early Modern History, and will discuss his dissertation research on the semiotic use of dress and material culture as tools of communication in seventeenth century Western European iconography. His talk will also highlight the benefits of using dress history as a means of furthering the understanding of art, economic, social and political histories.

3. Dr Maciej Lisicki – “Row your boat in the sea of honey: a tale of bacterial hydrodynamics and glacier flows”

Why is the motion of bacteria similar to the motion of ice sheets of Antarctica? (It is!) What connects the two seemingly contrasting processes is the very viscous character of motion of the fluid. Viscous effects are responsible for transport and propulsion of microorganisms, and lead to different swimming strategies when compared to our normal swimming pool experience. They also play a key part in large-scale geological flows of ice and lava. In this talk, I will describe the properties of viscous flows responsible for this universal behaviour and explain why honey is such a good model for a vast flowing ice field.

Maciej is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and Wolfson College, working with Eric Lauga on microscale fluid dynamics.

MC: Cezary Łastowski

Wine, soft drinks and canapés will be provided. After the event we’ll head to the college bar or one of the local pubs.

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This talk is part of the Cambridge University Polish Society series.

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• Cambridge University Polish Society
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