Research
Join Us to Understand Nonequilibrium Processes
Join Us to Understand Nonequilibrium Processes
in Chemical and Biological Systems!
in Chemical and Biological Systems!
Living cells harness energy from non-equilibrium surroundings and use energy dissipation to accurately process information, transduce energy, sense adaptively, and make predictions. The dynamics of these systems are far from thermal equilibrium, the linear response regime, or non-equilibrium steady states. Additionally, these systems interact with dissipative and time-varying environments (rather than ideal thermal baths). Thus, they cannot be described by traditional physics theories.
Living cells harness energy from non-equilibrium surroundings and use energy dissipation to accurately process information, transduce energy, sense adaptively, and make predictions. The dynamics of these systems are far from thermal equilibrium, the linear response regime, or non-equilibrium steady states. Additionally, these systems interact with dissipative and time-varying environments (rather than ideal thermal baths). Thus, they cannot be described by traditional physics theories.
Lu's theoretical physical chemistry group aim to use tools from non-equilibrium statistical physics and advanced numerical methods to study the principles of processes in living systems such as intelligent responses to environments; information processing; energy harvesting from non-equilibrium environments and using energy dissipation to reinforce performance.
Lu's theoretical physical chemistry group aim to use tools from non-equilibrium statistical physics and advanced numerical methods to study the principles of processes in living systems such as intelligent responses to environments; information processing; energy harvesting from non-equilibrium environments and using energy dissipation to reinforce performance.
We are looking for enthusiastic students and postdoctoral researchers to join our endeavor. If interested, please contact Zhiyue directly.
We are looking for enthusiastic students and postdoctoral researchers to join our endeavor. If interested, please contact Zhiyue directly.
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