Things in the SLAMLab are getting rolling.  Dr. Ahmed has been awarded a CSUF RSCA grant to investigate the nonequilibrium properties of living matter!  And more and more equipment is being set up in the lab .  The first videos out of the lab are of a swimming micro-organism and a water droplet on a…

We have posted an improved version of our paper on nonequilibrium activity in mouse oocytes on the arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1510.08299

The SLAMLab welcomes a new member to our interdisciplinary research team!  Monika Tadrous joins us from the Department of Mechanical Engineering.  Looking forward doing fun research together!

Prof.  Ahmed joins the Center of Computational and Applied Mathematics (CCAM).  CCAM serves to encourage and facilitate research, education, and outreach in computational mathematics and science through interdisciplinary collaborations of a diverse group of faculty, students, and external partners. http://ccam.fullerton.edu/component/k2/item/1-dr-wylie-ahmed

A short article about Prof. Ahmed joining CSUF: http://news.fullerton.edu/2016su/wylie-ahmed.aspx

From left to right: Danielle Posey, Corbyn Jones,  and Prof. Ahmed (Image courtesy of Shovit Bhari) The SLAMLab welcomes two new members to our interdisciplinary research team.  Looking forward to working together to study biophysics! Danielle Posey – Senior majoring in Biology Corbyn Jones – Sophomore majoring in Physics and Mechanical Engineering  

We all had a great time at the new faculty dinner at President Garcia’s house!  Thanks for the warm welcome.  Below is an image of the new faculty joining the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics as well as our new Dean, Marie Johnson, joining us from West Point. (photo courtesy of Matt Gush, University…

http://arxiv.org/abs/1511.00921 Nonequilibrium dissipation in living oocytes Étienne Fodor*, Wylie W. Ahmed*, Maria Almonacid*, Matthias Bussonnier, Nir S. Gov, Marie-Hélène Verlhac, Timo Betz, Paolo Visco, Frédéric van Wijland Living organisms are inherently out-of-equilibrium systems. We employ new developments in stochastic energetics and rely on a minimal microscopic model to predict the amount of mechanical energy dissipated…

Available at http://arxiv.org/abs/1510.08299 Active mechanics reveal molecular-scale force kinetics in living oocytes Authors: Wylie W. Ahmed*, Etienne Fodor*, Maria Almonacid*, Matthias Bussonnier, Marie-Helene Verlhac, Nir S. Gov, Paolo Visco, Frederic van Wijland, Timo Betz Abstract: Unlike traditional materials, living cells actively generate forces at the molecular scale that change their structure and mechanical properties. This nonequilibrium activity is…

Check out our educational materials about how “Cells mix things up by actively stirring their insides” on Science Magazine’s educational website: http://scienceintheclassroom.org/research-papers/cells-mix-things-actively-stirring-their-insides/university