Event
November 9, 2021
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Host:
Pejman Sanaei, Ph.D.
Erosion, deposition, filtration, and cell growth (EDFG) may seem unrelated at first, but they all stem from a set of similar first principles.
Join us on Tuesday, November 9, from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. for a talk about how these concepts show up in several different fundamental and industrial applications such as: (i) the atmospheric ablation of meteoroids, which is a striking example of the re-shaping of a solid object due to its motion through a fluid; (ii) petroleum geology for discovering natural gases or other natural resources trapped within the rocks; (iii) membrane filters, which are used in various critical aspects of human life such as water purification, the biotechnology industry, and kidney dialysis; and (iv) tissue engineering, which is vital in creating functional tissue and organ samples external to the body to replace damaged or diseased tissues and organs needed in multiple clinical therapies. It is notable that the experimental literature far outweighs the theoretical and numerical; and among the theoretical and numerical literature, there is a paucity of studies that offer first-principles, predictive mathematical models, and simulations. The discoveries of my research agenda have the potential for significant impact in bridging this gap.