{"102261":{"#nid":"102261","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Biology Faculty Offer Professional Education Course","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMarc Weissburg and Jeannette Yen will offer a short course in Biologically-inspired Design Oct 15-16. This course will provide students with knowledge of natural principles that have contributed to human technological growth, and why such principles were superior to pre-existing solutions.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBonser (Patented Biologically-inspired Technological Innovations: A Twenty Year View) shows that US patents described as bionic, biomimetic, or biologically inspired have grown exponentially from near zero in 1985 to roughly 850 in 2005. One need only spend a few minutes with Ray Anderson (Interface Carpets), Jay Harmon (PAX Scientific), or Francisco Lodatto (award winning designer) to see game-changing possibilities of BID. These examples demonstrate not only the feasibility of the method, but also a growth trend that cannot be ignored if companies wish to maintain a competitive advantage. In addition to supplying examples of previously successful principles, or potentially useful biological models, a unique feature of this course is training on how to employ BID to your own problems that is based on our considerable experience with interdisciplinary teaching and understanding of problem solving methods.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENatural systems developed under energetic and material limitations are robust, flexible, and adaptive, reduce computational complexity, and often use novel materials in surprising ways. Top application areas for BID include (but are not limited to) mechanical design, material design, civil engineering, architectural design,  or green chemistry.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information is available at:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dlpe.gatech.edu\/bio\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.dlpe.gatech.edu\/bio\u003C\/a\u003E, but please contact Marc (info below) if you\u0027d like more information, and feel free to pass this on to other potentially interested parties.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPlease note  we\u0027re trying to be flexible on the course fee while still preserving our ability to support the center\u0027s work). If price is a big barrier to you, we\u0027ll try to work out something suitable to all.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EContact Info:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nMarc Weissburg\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:marc.weissburg@biology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emarc.weissburg@biology.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAssoc. Professor and Co-director, Center for Biologically Inspired Design Professional \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EJeannette Yen\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jeannette.yen@biology.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejeannette.yen@biology.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nProfessor, School of Biology Director, Center for Biologically-Inspired Design\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n404-385-1596\n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Marc Weissburg and Jeannette Yen will offer a short course in Biologically-inspired Design Oct 15-16. 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