BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Memento EPFL//
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:MechE Colloquium: Inflating to shape: from sheets to 3D structures
DTSTART:20221213T120000
DTEND:20221213T130000
DTSTAMP:20260413T204146Z
UID:065c96f1df6fdf6fc0132e26448fa343963a87624e3e52f46c4ba388
CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. José Bico\, PMMH-ESPCI\nAbstract: Drawing a flat map of
  the Earth is fundamentally challenging as continents unavoidably end up d
 istorted. Reciprocally\, complex natural shapes such as the delicate shap
 e of Orchidea petals emanate from differential growth. From an engineering
  point of view\, similar shape changes can be obtained when flat patches 
 embedded with a network of channels are inflated. We will discuss differen
 t strategies involving stretchable elastomers or\, conversely\, stiff fab
 rics. Can we program the resulting 3D shapes? How robust are such inflated
  structures?\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nBiography: José Bico is ass
 ociate professor at ESPCI where he teaches Fluids and Solids Mechanics. He
  leads with his colleagues Benoît Roman and Étienne Reyssat the MecaWet 
 group at the PMMH laboratory. "Table top” experimentalist\, his research
  activities range from interfacial hydrodynamics to slender structures Mec
 hanics. Very active in science diffusion\, he co-authored with his collea
 gues Étienne\, Benoît and Étienne Guyon\, “Hidden wonders”\, MIT Pr
 ess 2021.\n \n\n\n\n\n
LOCATION:MED 0 1418 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MED%200%201418 https://epf
 l.zoom.us/j/65387864766
STATUS:CONFIRMED
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR