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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>This is a gentle reminder of the seminar today at 11:00am in the Biomed building room 107. See below for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I hope to see you there<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Pedro Derosa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Pedro Derosa [mailto:pderosa@latech.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 08, 2012 4:49 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'lasigma@loni.org'; 'faculty-l@coes.latech.edu'<br><b>Subject:</b> Seminar in BME 107<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You and you students are cordially invited to the following seminar,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dr Ras Pand<span style='color:#1F497D'>e</span>y <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>University of Southern Mississippi<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tuesday, March 13 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>11:00am<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Biomedical Building, room 107<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Title: “Multigrain computational approach to morphing nanostructures”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Abstract: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Self and directed assembly of multi-component materials (e.g. bio-functionalized nano particulates) involves multi-scale relaxations that lead to multi-scale dynamics and morphing structures. In computational modeling of such hierarchical assembly, it is not feasible to incorporate all details from atomic scale. Some degree of coarse-graining is therefore almost impossible to avoid. How to incorporate relevant details depends on specific issues. Using multi-grained mechanism (involving all-atom MD simulations, knowledge based contact matrix, and phenomenological interactions) we have examined organizing structures of a number of model systems. For example, structure and dynamics of polymers, proteins, tethered membranes, assembly of nano-clay composites, scaffold in anti-microbial peptides (KSL), and peptides binding to such substrates as gold, palladium, clay, and graphene sheets. Some of our recent findings will be presented in this talk.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hope to see you there,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pedro<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='color:black'>_____________________________________</span><span lang=ES-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='color:black'>Pedro A Derosa, PhD</span><span lang=ES-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-TRAD style='color:black'>Larson Professor</span><span lang=ES-US style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Associate Professor of Physics<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Institute for Micromanufacturing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Louisiana Tech University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>P.O. Box 10137, Ruston, LA 71272<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Ph: 318-257-5139<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Fax: 318-257-5104<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>In a Joint Position with Grambling State University<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Confidentiality: This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain confidential, proprietary and privileged information, and unauthorized disclosure or use is prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete this e-mail from your system.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>