Lecture: Biological and biologically-inspired adhesives: where are we now?

Lecturer: Stanislav N. Gorb Chair of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

Time: 15:00

Date: September 18

Place: Academic hall, 3rd Floor, Lihua Building

Introduction to Stanislav N. Gorb

http://www.uni-kiel.de/zoologie/gorb/sgorb.html

Ø  Scientific career:

Ÿ   2008-, chair of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

Ÿ   2002-2008, group leader (Evolutionary Biomaterials Group) at the Max-Planck-Institute for Metals Research, Stuttgart, Germany

Ÿ   1999-2002, group leader (Biological Microtribology Group) at the Max-Planck-Institute of Developmental Biology

Ÿ   1998-1999, assistant, Institute of Special Zoology and Evolutionary Biology of Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany

Ÿ   1996-1998, postdoc, Max-Planck-Institute of Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany

Ÿ   1994-1995, postdoc, Institute of Zoology, University of Vienna, Austria

Ÿ   1990-1994, researcher, Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine

Ø  Research interests:

Ÿ   Biological attachment

Ÿ   Functional morphology and biomechanics

Ÿ   Evolution of structure and functions

Ÿ   Behaviour of arthropods (especially problems of communication systems), animal-plant interactions

Ø  Awards:

Ÿ   1995, Schloessmann Award, Biology and Material Science, Germany

Ÿ   1996-1997, Award of the President of the Ukraine for young scientists, Ukraine

Ÿ   1998, Chicago Zoological Society Award, USA

Ÿ   2005, Science Award of the Donors’ Association for the Promotion of Science and Humanities in Germany (Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft)

Ÿ   2011, International Forum Design Gold Award (category Materials); Materialica "Best of" Award; Transfer-Award of Schleswig-Holstein

Ø  Publications

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