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SUMMARY:Thin-film flows: From similarity solutions to new insights in mole
 cular biology
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Howard A. Stone \, Princeton University USA\nAbstract:\n
 In this talk I sketch some recent themes* from my research group\, startin
 g with a brief survey of some of the fluid mechanics problems that we have
  been investigating in recent years. Second\, traditional similarity solut
 ions in course work and research typically involve nonlinear equations wit
 h two independent variables: I will illustrate one “typical” problem a
 nd one unusual case involving three independent variables\, where each is 
 illustrated by an experiment and rationalized with an analysis of the appr
 opriate thin film equation. \nFinally\, if there is time\, I will discuss
  the formation of the spindle in a dividing cell\, which is a fundamental 
 aspect of molecular biology\, and show how some fluid mechanics questions 
 appear.  \n*The research described was performed by many people in my re
 search group\, as well as some external collaborations.\n\nBio:\nProfessor
  Howard A. Stone received a Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from t
 he University of California at Davis in 1982 and a PhD in Chemical Enginee
 ring from Caltech in 1988. Following a postdoctoral year at the University
  of Cambridge\, in 1989 he joined the faculty of the School of Engineering
  and Applied Sciences at Harvard. In July 2009 he moved to Princeton Unive
 rsity where he is Donald R. Dixon ’69 and Elizabeth W. Dixon Professor i
 n Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Professor Stone's research interes
 ts lie at the interface of engineering\, chemistry\, physics\, and biology
 . He uses experiments\, theory\, and simulations in microfluidics\, multip
 hase flows\, electrokinetics\, flows involving bacteria and biofilms. He r
 eceived the NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award\, is a Fellow of the
  American Physical Society (APS)\, and is past Chair of the Division of Fl
 uid Dynamics of the APS. He is editor of Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics 
 and serves on the editorial or advisory boards of Physical Review Fluids\,
  Langmuir\, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society\, and Soft Mat
 ter. Professor Stone received the G.K. Batchelor Prize in Fluid Dynamics i
 n 2008 and the Fluid Dynamics Prize of the APS in 2016. He was elected to 
 the National Academy of Engineering in 2009\, the American Academy of Arts
  and Sciences in 2011\, and the National Academy of Sciences in 2014.\n 
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