The Postdocs
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 17:42
in Physics & Chemistry
Some physicists spend their lives obsessed with questions about the possibility of parallel universes, or of travel at the speed of light. Amy Rowat is obsessed with the mechanical properties of the tiny cell nucleus, and how changes in its shape affect the cell’s physiological function. She also is applying her training as a soft-matter physicist to the question of how to make the perfect pie crust.read more