Northwestern Events Calendar

May
22
2023

Linda Petzold: The Roles and Consequences of Randomness in Biological Systems (Reiss Lecture 1)

When: Monday, May 22, 2023
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

Where: Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center, 1350, 2133 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Ted Shaeffer   (847) 491-3345

Group: McCormick-Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (ESAM)

Category: Lectures & Meetings

Description:

Title: The Roles and Consequences of Randomness in Biological Systems

Speaker: Linda Petzold, Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara

Abstract: Stochasticity (randomness) is ubiquitous in biological systems. We will explore some of the ways in which it arises and is used to advantage by biological systems, at a wide range of scales.

**Please note, this event will be held in person, and also online via Zoom at the following link: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98496922992

Special Note: This is the first of the two 2023 Reiss Lectures

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