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2017 SSM Darwin Week – College of Charleston: “Animal Attraction: Bioinspiration and Digital Life”

February 17, 2017 @ 4:00 pm

Free

Animal Attraction: Bioinspiration and Digital Life
Duncan Irschick
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/irschick/

Duncan Irschick investigates the evolution and ecology of animal performance. On Friday, he will discuss: the evolution of biomaterials, and how this has inspired the innovative, super-adhesive technology GeckskinTM (http://geckskin.umass.edu); and, the Digital Life 3D project (http://www.digitallife3d.com/), a non-profit initiative that creates and archives accurate, high-quality 3D models of living organisms to support science, education and wildlife conservation.

Details

Date:
February 17, 2017
Time:
4:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
http://ssm.cofc.edu/additional-programs/darwin-week/events.php

Venue

School of Science and Mathematics Auditorium
202 Calhoun St
Charleston, SC 29401 United States