Spring 2016
Colloquia are held on Fridays at 11:30 a.m. in Cullimore Lecture Hall II, unless noted otherwise. Refreshments are served at 11:30 am. For questions about the seminar schedule, please contact Yassine Boubendir.
Date: February 5, 2016
Speaker: Danielle Bassett
School of Engineering and Applied Science,
University of Pennsylvania
Title: "Network-Based Computational Tools for the Investigation of Meso-Scale Structure in Soft Materials"
Abstract:
Soft materials can display heterogeneous physical structure at the meso-scale, which can constrain mechanical stability and acoustic transmission. The need to understand such bulk properties motivates the development of novel methods for quantitatively identifying and characterizing this meso-scale architecture. I will describe a new set of tools built on the principles of network science to identify meso-scale architecture in soft materials, characterize their topology and shape, and track their reconfiguration during compaction. In addition to describing the tools, I will discuss their use in understanding mechanical properties of granular media and collagen matrix.