Seminar 16th May 2014 2:30 p.m. Physics Seminar Room, Level 5, Building 46, Highfield Campus, University of Southampton
Modelling complex self assembly: the bad news is the good news
Daan Frenkel
University of Cambridge
- Web page
- http://phyweb.phys.soton.ac.uk/colloquia/
- Categories
- Complex Systems, Materials, Molecular Dynamics, Monte Carlo, Scientific Computing
- Submitter
- Luke Goater
Daan Frenkel
For this week's colloquium (Friday 16th May), we're delighted that Daan Frenkel of the University of Cambridge will give a talk entitled 'Modelling complex self assembly: the bad news is the good news'. This colloquium will be of particular interest to those in the quantum/nano/photonics areas. Undergraduates will, as always, be most welcome.
A holy grail of nano-technology is to create truly complex, multi-component structures by self assembly. In this talk, Prof Frenkel will discuss some of the most important parameters that can be used to control self-assembly: packing entropy and molecular recognition. Both the role of packing entropy and that of molecular recognition are counter-intuitive. Prof Frenkel will discuss the unexpected role of entropy as an ordering force, and will show that in molecular recognition, less is more.
Physics Seminar Room Tea and cakes afterwards
Programme online at http://phyweb.phys.soton.ac.uk/colloquia/