{"89361":{"#nid":"89361","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Prof. Christy Landes, Rice University","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProf. Christy Landes, Rice University\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn Search of Concurrence between Biological and Synthetic Polymer Structure and Function\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhysical Chemistry Seminar Series\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhether a synthetic material is intended for a medical therapeutic or for charge storage, one of the innate challenges in materials chemistry is the ability to engineer cheap, efficient, robust devices. In contrast, nature manufactures such materials from the cheapest of precursors. As we advance to scientific tools able to observe nature\u2019s molecular level methods, we begin to understand that one reason nature can be so successful is that her strategy differs from ours. Whereas humans usually design materials with a single, well-defined function, nature often acts through redundant or degenerate channels that are singly not as efficient, but collectively, and in the face of damage or wear, outperform their synthetic cousins.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur central question is: Can we take cues from the structure-function interplay and use of cooperative pathways in nature\u2019s biomolecular processes to inform design principles for tailored functional materials applications? The pursuit of answers to this question presents challenges for theory, measurement, and data interpretation. The talk will present insights into the overall question, as well as attempts to overcome some of the innate challenges encountered along the way.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:christine.payne@chemistry.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EProf. Christine Payne\u003C\/a\u003E (404-385-3125).\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProf. Christy Landes, Rice University\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn Search of Concurrence between Biological and Synthetic Polymer Structure and Function\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhysical Chemistry Seminar Series\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27275","created_gmt":"2011-07-21 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:50:49","author":"Shirley Tomes","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-04-17T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2012-04-17T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-04-17T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-04-17 21:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-04-17 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-04-17 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/chemistry.rice.edu\/FacultyDetail.aspx?RiceID=191731","title":"Prof. Christy Landes, Rice University"}],"groups":[{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"89","name":"chemistry"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1791","name":"Student sponsored"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EShirley Tomes\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChemistry \u0026amp; Biochemistry\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=st81\u0022\u003EContact Shirley Tomes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-0591\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}