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DESCRIPTION:JT Donald Memorial Lecture:\n\n \n\nAbstract:\n\nDynamic struct
 ures that respond reversibly to changes in their environment are central t
 o self-regulating thermal and lighting systems\, targeted drug delivery\, 
 sensors\, and self-propelled locomotion. This lecture will present the des
 ign of a novel class of reconfigurable materials that use ‘hairy’ surfaces
  bearing arrays of nanostructures put in motion by environment-responsive 
 gels. Their unique hybrid architecture\, and chemical and mechanical prope
 rties can be optimized to confer a wide range of adaptive behaviors. Using
  both experimental and modeling approaches\, we are developing these hydro
 gel-actuated integrated responsive systems (HAIRS) as new materials with r
 eversible optical and wetting properties\, as a multifunctional platform f
 or controlling cell differentiation and function\, and as a first homeosta
 tic system with autonomous self-regulation. The extension of these princip
 les to the design of unique liquid crystal elastomer microstructures capab
 le of a broad range of hierarchical\, even mechanically unfavored deformat
 ion behaviors with applications in switchable adhesion\, information encry
 ption\, autonomous antennae\, energy harvesting\, soft robotics\, and smar
 t buildings will be discussed.\n\n \n\nBio:\n\nJoanna Aizenberg is the Amy
  Smith Berylson Professor of Materials Science and Professor of Chemistry 
 and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. She received the B.S. degree i
 n Chemistry from Moscow State University\, and the Ph.D. degree in Structu
 ral Biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science. She was a postdoctoral
  fellow at Harvard and worked nearly a decade at Bell Labs\, prior to join
 ing Harvard. The Aizenberg lab's research is aimed at understanding some o
 f the basic principles of biological architecture and the economy with whi
 ch nature solves complex problems in the design of multifunctional\, adapt
 ive materials. These biological principles are then used as guidance in de
 veloping new\, bio-inspired synthetic routes and nanofabrication strategie
 s that would lead to advanced materials and devices\, with broad implicati
 ons in fields ranging from architecture to energy efficiency to medicine. 
 Research topics of interest include biomimetics\, smart materials\, wettin
 g phenomena\, bio-nano interfaces\, self-assembly\, surface chemistry\, st
 ructural color\, metamaterials and catalysis. Aizenberg is elected to the 
 National Academy of Sciences\, National Academy of Engineering\, American 
 Academy of Arts and Sciences\, American Philosophical Society\, American A
 ssociation for the Advancement of Science\; and she is a Fellow of the Ame
 rican Physical Society\, Materials Research Society and External Member of
  the Max Planck Society. Dr. Aizenberg’s select awards include: MRS Medal\
 ; ACS National Award in Colloid Chemistry\; Kavli Innovations in Chemistry
  Leader Award\, ACS\; Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience\
 , MRS\; Ronald Breslow Award for the Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry\,
  ACS\; and Harvard’s Ledlie Prize for the most valuable contribution to sc
 ience. She has >370 publications\, >100 issued patents\, and is a Founder 
 of five start-up companies.\n
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LOCATION:OM 10\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\, 
 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Chemical Society Seminar Series-Joanna Aizenberg: Multifunct
 ional dynamic materials with self-regulation
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