BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260611T132838EDT-9060e3lbD3@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260611T172838Z DESCRIPTION:JT Donald Memorial Lecture:\n\n \n\nAbstract:\n\nLiving systems sense\, respond to\, and harvest energy from the changing environment by interweaving chemistry\, mechanics\, optics\, electronics\, and fluid dyna mics across time and length scales. In this lecture\, materials chemist Jo anna Aizenberg will give us a taste of how the inspiration from nature tea ches us to break barriers between these fields and leads to fascinating ne w concepts in materials chemistry and design. She will look at a deep sea sponge and envision a green\, illuminated skyscraper that harvests energy from the wind. The brittle star’s intricate skeleton will inspire dynamic optical systems that can collect light. She will present cilia-inspired ad aptive hairy surfaces that alter their wetting\, optical\, and adhesive be havior via chemomechanical reconfiguration of tiny nanostructures. Creatin g liquid-sensing “noses” and novel catalytic materials from chemically pat terned photonic crystals inspired by butterflies\, or ultra-slippery surfa ces that prevent icing and biofouling inspired by pitcher plant – these ar e just the beginning of the multifunctional\, dynamic materials possibilit ies waiting to be explored at the interdisciplinary border between chemist ry\, biology\, and physics.\n\n \n\nBio:\n\nJoanna Aizenberg is the Amy Sm ith Berylson Professor of Materials Science and Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. She received the B.S. degree in C hemistry from Moscow State University\, and the Ph.D. degree in Structural Biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science. She was a postdoctoral fe llow at Harvard and worked nearly a decade at Bell Labs\, prior to joining Harvard. The Aizenberg lab's research is aimed at understanding some of t he basic principles of biological architecture and the economy with which nature solves complex problems in the design of multifunctional\, adaptive materials. These biological principles are then used as guidance in devel oping new\, bio-inspired synthetic routes and nanofabrication strategies t hat would lead to advanced materials and devices\, with broad implications in fields ranging from architecture to energy efficiency to medicine. Res earch topics of interest include biomimetics\, smart materials\, wetting p henomena\, bio-nano interfaces\, self-assembly\, surface chemistry\, struc tural color\, metamaterials and catalysis. Aizenberg is elected to the Nat ional Academy of Sciences\, National Academy of Engineering\, American Aca demy of Arts and Sciences\, American Philosophical Society\, American Asso ciation for the Advancement of Science\; and she is a Fellow of the Americ an Physical Society\, Materials Research Society and External Member of th e Max Planck Society. Dr. Aizenberg’s select awards include: MRS Medal\; A CS National Award in Colloid Chemistry\; Kavli Innovations in Chemistry Le ader Award\, ACS\; Fred Kavli Distinguished Lectureship in Nanoscience\, M RS\; Ronald Breslow Award for the Achievement in Biomimetic Chemistry\, AC S\; and Harvard’s Ledlie Prize for the most valuable contribution to scien ce. She has >370 publications\, >100 issued patents\, and is a Founder of five start-up companies.\n DTSTART:20260429T170000Z DTEND:20260429T183000Z LOCATION:OM 10\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\, 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:McGill Chemical Society Seminar Series-Joanna Aizenberg: New bio-i nspired materials: When chemistry meets optics\, surface science\, and mec hanics URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/event/mcgill-chemical-society-s eminar-series-joanna-aizenberg-new-bio-inspired-materials-when-chemistry-3 72612 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR