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SUMMARY:Soft Matter in Motion - Dr Eric Lauga\, DAMTP\, University of Camb
 ridge
DTSTART:20140205T160000Z
DTEND:20140205T170000Z
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CONTACT:Leona Hope-Coles
DESCRIPTION:The cellular world includes a myriad of self-propelled microor
 ganisms\, including many bacteria\, spermatozoa\, ciliates\, and plankton.
  In this talk\, we start by providing an introduction to the fluid-based l
 ocomotion of cells. We then focus on deriving optimal modes of locomotion.
  Considering the various propulsion mechanisms observed in nature (flagell
 a vs. cilia\; prokaryotes vs. eukaryotes)\, we mathematically and computat
 ionally compute the cell kinematics achieving propulsion\, or fluid transp
 ort\, with minimal energetic cost\, and compare our results with biologica
 l observations. 
LOCATION:Pippard Lecture Theatre\, Cavendish Laboratory
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