学术报告:Between Statistical Physics and Biophysics

报告题目:Between Statistical Physics and Biophysics
报告人:Wokyung Sung(Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH))
报告时间: 2014年10月20日(周一)上午10:00—11:30
报告地点:张江办公楼101会议室

报告内容简介:
    Recently, my major research has been concerned with the interface between physics and biology, particularly between statistical physics and biophysics. The bio-soft condensed matter systems in mesoscale(e.g., biopolymers, membranes, and cells)“live on” thermal fluctuations, and due to their unusual structural flexibility and connectivity, manifest a variety of emergent, cooperative behaviors, which can be related to biological self-organization. In this talk, I will over view the pathway I have taken in the valley deep between two different sciences, searching for new statistical physics problems and paradigms. A particular focus will be given to two recent subjects I studied, the stochastic resonance in biopolymers and the emergence of kinks in highly stressed DNA.