Obiettivo "Microorganisms are present in almost every part of temperate aqueous environments, and they are heavily involved in pathoenic infection, digestion, reproduction and carbon dioxide capture and mixing in the oceans. Therefore, understanding their motility, collective dynamics and interaction with the environment is a key issue to overcome important challenges of our time such as collapse of ecological systems, global warming, and environmental pollution.The objective of this proposal is to contribute to our understanding of the behavior of swimming microorganisms, focusing particularly on their collective dynamics caused by interaction with surrounding hydrodynamic conditions, flow shear and confinement. Two state-of-the-art collective behaviors of microorganisms are considered: bioconvection and particle-stress-driven instability, and interaction of the collective dyanamics with shear flows and confinement will be analyzed using the-state-of-the-art linear and nonlinear stability theories, which are the candidate's particular expertise. A part of the theoretical prediction, particularly for particle-stress-driven instability, will also be verified by conducting a laboratory experiment.The work program in this proposal is designed to complete post doctoral training of the candidate, who has been trained within the European network. Interdisciplinary nature of the project will greatly improve the candidate's future mobility cutting across fluid mechanics, biophysics and applied mathematics. The results of this project is expected to provide a solid basis for understanding and predicting the collective dynamics of swimming microorganisms, and it will significantly contribute to the European excellence of environmental and energy science." Campo scientifico natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiophysicsnatural sciencesmathematicsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiology Programma(i) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Argomento(i) FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development" Invito a presentare proposte FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) Coordinatore THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE Contributo UE € 209 033,40 Indirizzo TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS CB2 1TN Cambridge Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Regione East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Renata Schaeffer (Ms.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato
