{"640168":{"#nid":"640168","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Defense by Alexander Bo Lee ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDoctor of Philosophy in Quantitative Biosciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Ein the School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAlexander Bo Lee \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDefends his thesis:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStar-shaped bubbles and cubic feces: geometry through soft matter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThursday, October 22nd, 2020\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E10:30am Eastern Time\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EVia BlueJeans: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/997947762\/8653\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/997947762\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOpen to the Community\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAdvisor:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. David Hu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchools of Mechanical Engineering and Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommittee Members:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Julia Kubanek, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Donald Webster, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Peng Qiu, School of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Alexander Alexeev, School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbstract:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn this thesis, we consider how mammals use soft tissue to generate geometric shapes out of non-living materials. The star-nosed mole sniffs for prey underwater by rapidly exhaling and inhaling bubbles without letting the bubbles pinch off. The bare-nosed wombat forms cubic feces, displaying 6 flat sides and 8 rounded corners. We develop mathematical models supported by simple table-top experiments to better understand how these mammals accomplish such amazing feats. These species control the fluids through interactions with solid tissue. Understanding these interactions could lead to innovations in chemical sensing and manufacturing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Star-shaped bubbles and cubic feces: geometry through soft matter"}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2020-10-13 18:18:20","changed_gmt":"2020-10-13 18:18:20","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2020-10-22T11:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2020-10-22T13:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2020-10-22T13:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2020-10-22 15:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2020-10-22 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2020-10-22 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}