Research Program In Catastrophic Deformation Launched By University Of Chicago

The University of Chicago has received a $1.8 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to launch a new research program on the sudden and dramatic transformations that occur in processes where small-scale structural rearrangements result in rapid and far-reaching outcomes. These include the breakup of splashing water droplets, the sudden motion of landslides and the extreme shape changes that occur in a dividing cell.The University has allocated an additional $1.

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Filed under: Biology on January 29th, 2008