Main Page

This is the homepage of the Georgia Tech node of the international Physics of Living Systems (PoLS) student research network. The goal of this network is to foster interaction and collaboration among PoLS researchers within Georgia Tech and across institutes. Six core faculty members from the Schools of Biology, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering lead the Georgia Tech PoLS node.

The NSF Physics of Living Systems program sponsors research "exploring the most fundamental physical processes that living systems utilize to perform their functions in dynamic and diverse environments." The aim of PoLS research is to advance our understanding of the living world in a quantitative way, while also seeking to expand the intellectual range of physics paying through the lessons learned from the biological study.

At Georgia Tech PoLS research is carried out across a diversity of biological scales: single-molecule ⇒ cellular ⇒ organismal biophysics. Both theoretical and experiment biophysics research is conducted by core faculty members and affiliated faculty.

Announcements

• The first Lunch & Learn seminar will be held on Thursday 10/11/2012 from 12-1:30 PM in Howey. Lunch will be provided.

Core faculty list

Core Faculty

PI	Website	Contact
Daniel I. Goldman	http://crablab.gatech.edu	daniel.goldman[at]physics.gatech.edu
Jennifer Curtis	http://curtisresearch.gatech.edu/	jennifer.curtis[at]physics.gatech.edu
Kurt Wiesenfeld	Department profile	kurt.wiesenfeld[at] physics.gatech.edu
Joshua Weitz	http://www.physics.gatech.edu/user/joshua-weitz	jsweitz[at] gatech.edu
Harold Kim	http://www.physics.gatech.edu/user/harold-kim	harold.kim [at] physics.gatech.edu
David Hu	http://www-old.me.gatech.edu/hu/	hu [at] me.gatech.edu

Support

This network is supported by the NSF Physics of Living Systems program within the physics division. The student research network is a part of the NSF Science across virtual institutes program to encourage interaction among researchers across many universities.