Dr. Joseph Baker and Dr. Angela Capece, TCNJ
April 26, 2016
12:30 – 1:30pm
SCP-101
*Refreshments will be served
Dr. Joseph Baker, Department of Chemistry
“Biomolecules in Motion: Molecular Modeling and Simulation of Biomolecular Systems”
Abstract: Molecular dynamics simulation allows for the study of the motion of biomolecular systems at a level of detail that is unachievable using experimental methods. At its core, the method propagates the motion of atoms through time by invoking Newton’s Second Law to calculate the forces between a large number of atoms, which is made possible by leveraging high performance computing resources to iterate these calculations many millions of times. Therefore, simulated models can be used to directly probe the underlying chemistry and physics of biomolecular systems at an atomistic level of resolution. In this talk I will introduce the molecular dynamics method, and will describe some recent work from my research group to demonstrate how we have used modeling and simulation methods to study biomolecular dynamics.
Dr. Angela Capece, Department of Physics
“Interactions at the Plasma-Mateirals Interface”
Abstract: A plasma is an ionized gas that contains reactive species such as electrons, ions, radicals, and excited neutrals that interact with surrounding material. These reactive species provide unique reaction pathways that enable material modification of everything from semiconductors to living tissue. In this talk, we will discuss how the material surface is diagnosed and explore the processes that occur at the plasma-surface interface in a variety of devices to illustrate how the nature, composition, and properties of both plasma and material strongly affect each other.
