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Geubelle Brings Computation, Theory to Collaborative Efforts
For Beckman Institute faculty member Philippe Geubelle, collaborating with other researchers is essential for his goal of understanding complex materials.   

NewsImageGranick Develops Method to Advance Usefulness of Lipids
U of I News Bureau -- Beckman Institute researcher Steve Granick, a member of the 3-D Micro- and Nanosystems group, has developed a method for stimulating patchiness in phospholipid membranes, a process which could help in using the organic compounds in biomolecules and biosensors.
Beckman Researchers Study Relationship Between Social Interactions, Gene Expression
U of I News Bureau -- Beckman Institute researchers David Clayton and Gene Robinson collaborated on a study showing that the interactions between genes and behavior is a symbiotic one. A 1992 paper by Clayton on gene expression in the zebra finch songbird brain provided a “eureka” moment for Robinson, lead author of the current paper.

Spotlight

FacultyImageFreund Wins Frenkiel Award
Jonathan Freund, a member of the Beckman Institute’s Autonomous Materials Systems group, recently won the François Frenkiel award from the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics.

Beckman Cafe

Thursday, November 20

  • Chicken Marsala with long grain wild rice and mixed greens
  • Italian sub meat on baguette
  • Veggie burger on kaiser roll* or hummus*
  • New England clam chowder
  • Roasted red pepper gouda bisque*
  • Mixed greens with or without raspberry vinaigrette*
The Beckman Café will be closed from November 26 - 30 and will reopen December 1.

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