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SUMMARY:Special MechE Colloquium: Microrobotic Toolkit for Life Sciences
DTSTART:20200528T160000
DTEND:20200528T170000
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Selman Sakar\, MicroBioRobotic Systems (MICROBS) Laborat
 ory\, School of Engineering\, Institute of Mechanical Engineering\, EPFL\n
 Abstract:\nOur laboratory develops small-scale (characteristic length from
  hundreds of nanometers to few millimeters) actuators and robots. One of t
 he expected outcomes is the introduction of a robotic toolkit that would a
 llow researchers to apply spatiotemporally resolved forces and deformation
  within living tissues. This toolkit will complement recent advances in mo
 lecular engineering\, biomaterials\, and quantitative imaging. The develop
 ment of cell-sized biomedical devices relies on several technological cont
 ributions such as the introduction of manufacturing methods for shaping so
 ft active matter\, the systematic investigation of wave-matter and fluid-s
 tructure interactions\, and the construction of wireless powering and cont
 rol systems. Another expected outcome is the embodiment of logic units and
  autonomy in mechanical systems. This talk will summarize our recent effor
 ts in all these fronts\, and discuss the potential of using microrobotic t
 ools for minimally invasive medical procedures.\n\nBio:\nMahmut Selman Sak
 ar is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Institute of Mechanical En
 gineering at EPFL and the head of the MicroBioRobotic Systems (MICROBS) La
 boratory. He obtained his PhD in Electrical and Systems Engineering from t
 he University of Pennsylvania in 2010. He contributed to the development o
 f tissue-engineered biological robots while working as a postdoctoral asso
 ciate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a research scie
 ntist at ETH Zurich\, exploring advanced manufacturing and magnetic manipu
 lation techniques at small scale\, before joining EPFL in 2016. His curren
 t work focuses on the applications of microrobotics in life sciences inclu
 ding mechanobiology\, developmental biology\, neuroscience\, and collectiv
 e intelligence in social insects. He was awarded ERC Starting (2017) and P
 roof of Concept Grants (2020).
LOCATION:Zoom webinar https://epfl.zoom.us/s/93273474344
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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