{"589108":{"#nid":"589108","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Computer Simulations of Polymers and Soft Matter: A Path to Design New Materials ","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESoft Condensed Matter \u0026amp; Physics of Living Systems Seminar: Prof. Andrey Dobrynin, University of Akron\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the last decade our understanding of polymers and soft matter has tremendously benefited from synergistic approach combining computer simulations, theory and experiments. In this talk, I will describe several examples where this approach was instrumental.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn particular, I will show how computer simulations helped with: (i) development of a new theoretical framework for contact mechanics of micro- and nano-scale objects; (ii) understanding of nonlinear elasticity of biological and polymeric networks and gels; and (iii) discovery of mechanism for graphene exfoliation and stabilization at interface between two immiscible solvents and utilization of this phenomena for design of polymer\/graphene foams.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Computer Simulations of Polymers and Soft Matter: A Path to Design New Materials "}],"uid":"30957","created_gmt":"2017-03-22 15:27:20","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:12:18","author":"Shaun Ashley","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2017-03-28T16:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2017-03-28T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-03-28T17:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2017-03-28 20:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-03-28 21:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-03-28 21:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"960","name":"physics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Eshaun.ashley@physics.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}