Physics (Internal)

Active Matter: Applying the soft materials paradigm to biology

This event is part of the Physics Department Colloquia Series.

In this talk I will introduce and discuss a new class of microscopically driven materials: active materials. Drawing lessons from both biology and in vitro experimental systems, I will discuss theoretical challenges and different approaches that have proved fruitful so far. In particular, I will discuss the physics of active Brownian particles and active nematics.