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Graduate Projects in Evolutionary Biology and Engineering
June 20, 2008
Graduate Projects in Evolutionary Biology and Engineering
The laboratory of animal form and function (Biological Sciences) and the
laboratory of the Canada Research Chair on analysis, characterization
and optimization of complex flows (?col Polytechnique) offer
multi-disciplinary research projects on the investigation of
interactions of animals in a fluid
environment in an evolutionary context.
The structure and shape of organisms are optimally adapted for life in
moving fluids. We use direct experimentation and computational modeling
to understand how organisms function at different sizes, shapes and
flows. Biologically inspired design of engineering systems is receiving
a great deal of
attention from the mechanical engineering research communities and
additionally the field of biological fluid mechanics is benefiting from
tools developed by the engineering community. We use videomicroscopy,
particle visualisation, electron microscopy, experimental developmental
biology,
micromanipulation, numerical, analytical and theoretical models of fluid
dynamics.
During the graduate project(s) the candidate(s) will work on live
animals and computer models of i) animals >1mm in size, ii) jellyfish
swimming, and/or iii) filter feeding in chordates to better understand
the origin of morphological novelties and the evolution of clades with
disperate taxa. Additionally, these systems have utility in the design
of heart valves, micro sized robots and miniature pump systems,
respectively.
The University of Montreal is among the top 100 universities worldwide
and the ?cole Polytechnique is one of the three biggest engineering
schools in Canada.
We are looking for students with the following assets (but not required):
- Canadian citizen or permanent resident
- Grade average of A- (3.7) or better for the last two years of
university studies or grade average of B+ for the B.Sc.
- B.Sc. in biology, physics, or mechanical engineering
- Interest in animal functional biology, fluid mechanics, engineering design
- Experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics and microscopy
Chris Cameron
Sciences biologiques
Universit? de Montr?al
C.P. 6128, Succ. Centre-ville
Montreal, QC, Canada H3C 3J7
phone: (514) 343-2198
c.cameron@umontreal.ca
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