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Biomechanics of Growth in Plant Biology
23 March 2009 to
27 March 2009
Contact Person: Isaac Chenchiah
Organisers: Alan Champneys, Isaac Chenchiah, Claire Grierson, Kris Vissenberg
Submission deadline: 15 December 2008
Early registration deadline: 15 December 2008
Description
This three-day meeting aims to promote interactions between experimental researchers and modellers from life science, engineering, computer science and mathematical backgrounds, with a focus on the biomechanics of plant growth.
A two-day advanced training course or workshop will run prior to the meeting, and will provide a graduate-level introduction to plant biology, and to relevant modelling approaches. The aim of this course will be to provide advanced training in the biomechanics of plant growth, and to promote effective communication between disciplines. A range of top international speakers will give short courses in their areas of expertise. Topics will range from possible applications, to fundamental plant science and mathematics. The workshop will be very interdisciplinary, suiting participants from life science, engineering, computer science and mathematical backgrounds.
Funding comes from The Society of Experimental Biology, The EPSRC Bridging the Gaps initiative, The EPSRC supported Bristol Centre for Applied Nonlinear Mathematics, and The BBSRC supported Spatio-Temporal Modeling Network on Plant Systems.
Main Speakers
- Tony Arioli
- Malcolm Bennett
- Francois Chaumont
- Jacques Dumais
- Jose Feijo
- Krishna Garikipati
- Alain Goriely
- Herman Hofte
- Clive Lloyd
- L. Mahadevan
- Simon McQueen-Mason
- Philippe Nacry
- Patrick Shipman