This year, our conversations will focus on the key challenges and opportunities in soft matter design, including living materials, nanomaterials, and the macroscopic behavior of soft systems. Each seminar will be held from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Olin 128 with a 30-minute presentation followed by 20 minutes of discussion. From 1:00-2:00 p.m., we will host an optional extended session for one-on-one or small group conversations with the speaker, Cornell faculty, postdocs, and graduate researchers. You are welcome to leave after 1:00 if your schedule requires it, but we hope you will stay for this additional dialogue, which we view as an essential part of the series.We look forward to your participation and to another year of discovery and exchange.Organizers: Sarah Hormozi, Itai Cohen, Eric Dufresne, Nick Abbott, Uli WiesnerCoordinators: Taylor Parente and Mehryar Jannesari GhomshehCornell Soft Matter Hub
Please email Mehryar Jannesari Ghomsheh to be added to the soft matter email list.
Anastasia BizyaevaAssistant ProfessorSibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringCornell University
Bio: Anastasia Bizyaeva is an assistant professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University. Her research explores mathematical connections between collectively intelligent behavior in biological and social systems, and the design of autonomous and artificially intelligent behaviors in engineered teams. Prior to joining Cornell she was a Postdoctoral Scholar with the AI Institute in Dynamic Systems at the University of Washington. She received her Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University in 2022, and her B.A. in physics with a minor in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 2016. At Cornell, she is a member of the mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, theoretical and applied mechanics, and applied mathematics graduate fields.