[BNC-all] Fwd: [Me-faculty] ME Graduate Seminar

[Cagri Savran]

Colleagues,

I thought this week's ME grad seminar may be of interest.

Thanks,

Cagri

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> From: "Akers, Diana K." <akersd at purdue.edu>
> Date: September 27, 2011 8:56:52 AM GMT-04:00
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> Cc: "'Julayne Moser'" <moser at purdue.edu>
> Subject: [Me-faculty] ME Graduate Seminar
>
> MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SEMINAR
> OCTOBER 20, 2011    4:30 P.M. ROOM 1061
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> Dr. H. Tom Soh
> Ruth Garland Professor of
> Materials & Mechanical Engineering
> UC – Santa Barbara (UCSB)
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> “Sorting Cells and Evolving Molecules in
> Microfluidic Systems”
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> Abstract: Current techniques in high performance molecular and  
> cellular separations are limited by the inherent coupling among  
> three competing parameters: throughput, purity, and recovery of rare  
> species.  Our group utilizes unique advantages of microfluidics  
> technology to decouple these competing parameters by precise and  
> reproducible generation of separation forces that are not accessible  
> in conventional, macroscopic systems.  In this seminar, we will  
> first discuss novel high performance electrokinetic, magnetophoretic  
> and acoustophoretic separation systems to purify rare target cells  
> from complex mixtures.  Next, we will present our recent work in  
> applying the microfluidic separation systems for Rapid Directed  
> Evolution of molecules (RDE).  We will provide theoretical and  
> experimental evidence for extremely fast generation of affinity  
> reagents –molecular recognition elements that bind to target  
> molecules with high affinity and specificity.  Finally, we will  
> present innovative methods of evolving molecular machines that are  
> capable of performing complex functions, including binding induced  
> switching and conformation change.
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> Brief Bio: Dr. Soh received his B.S. with a double major in  
> Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science with Distinction from  
> Cornell University, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from  
> Stanford University. Prior to joining UCSB in 2003, Dr. Soh served  
> as the technical manager of MEMS Device Research Group at Bell  
> Laboratories and MEMS R&D group at Agere Systems. His current  
> research interests are in analytical biotechnology, especially in  
> high throughput screening, directed evolution and integrated  
> biosensors. He is Co-Director at the Center for Stem Cell Biology &  
> Engineering and affiliated with the Institute for Collaborative  
> Biotechnologies and the California Nanosystems Institute. He is the  
> recipient of the MIT Technology Review’s "TR 100" Award (2002), ONR  
> Young Investigator Award (2004), Beckman Young Investigator Award  
> (2005), the ALA Innovator Award (2009), a NIH Director’s TR01 Award  
> (2009), Johh Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (2010), Edward C. Nagy  
> Lectureship, NIH (2011), and the Garland Endowed Chairship at UCSB  
> (2011).
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> Reception 4:00 p.m. in common area outside ME 2137 – Gatewood Wing
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> Diana K. Akers
> Secretary
> Mechanical Engineering
> Purdue University
> 765-494-2689
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Dr. Cagri Savran,
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
Purdue University

Birck Nanotechnology Center,
1205 W. State St., West Lafayette, IN 47907
765 494 8601
savran at purdue.edu
https://engineering.purdue.edu/SavranLab/










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