MPS Weekly Update
26 March 2015
CONGRATULATIONS!
We are pleased to announced that Konstantinos
Blazakis (Costas, as he is affectionately known)
successfully defended his thesis on Wednesday 18
March.
His research thesis is entitled ‘Computational
methods for investigating cell motility with
applications to neutrophil cell migration’.
Costas developed a mathematical and computational framework,
using optimal control theory based on physical principles, to model
cell migration in two and three dimensions. Cell migration is closely
linked to many important physiological and pathological events, such
as the immune response, wound healing, tissue differentiation,
embryogenesis, inflammation, tumour invasion and metastasis.
Understanding the ability of cells to alter their shape, deform and
migrate is of vital importance in many biological studies.
We congratulate Costas (one of the smiliest people in MPS, Ed!) on
this significant achievement.
Feng Wei Yang, aka Tim, a
research fellow in Mathematics,
this week collected the Young
Researcher Best Paper Prize.
(see left for details)
From 1 April 2015, Professor Antonella De Santo
will be taking over from Dr Bertram Düring as
Director of Doctoral Studies.
Undergraduate Applicant
Visit Day
Saturday 28 March,
Wednesday 29 April
Wednesday 1 April
2pm-4pm
Pevensey I 1A6
MPS School
Meeting
All welcome
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
MPS Summer graduation
Thursday 16 July 10am
Brighton Dome
www.sussex.ac.uk/
graduation/summer
If you are interested in helping
out at any of the ceremonies,
please see
www.sussex.ac.uk/
graduation/faculty/staff
Thursday 26 March 12pm-2pm
Library meeting room
Moving towards an open access
future
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/
newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=28534
Departmental seminars coming up this week 26 March-1 April
MASS
www.maths.sussex.ac.uk/
seminar
DOUBLE SEMINAR (BOTH IN PEV 3, 5C11)
Thursday 26 March
Dr Stephan Adams (Warwick)
Phase transitions in continuum Delaunay Potts
models (2pm)
Astronomy
www.sussex.ac.uk/astronomy/
newsandevents/calendar
Friday 27 March 3.15pm Arts C C133
Alan Heavens (Imperial)
Standard rulers, candles and clocks: measuring
the BAO scale model independently
Dr Rachele Allena (ENSAM Paris)
Mechanical models to explore cell migration in
different configurations (3pm)
EPP
https://epp.phys.sussex.ac.uk/epp/
Seminars_2014_15
NO SEMINAR THIS WEEK
FAST
Tuesday 31 March 4pm Pev 3 5C11
Dr Tomaso Aste (UCL)
Financial information filtering networks
TPP
www.sussex.ac.uk/tpp/research/
seminars
NO SEMINAR THIS WEEK
ADPE
www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/gk207/
APDE_Sussex.html
Monday 30 March 3pm in Pev 3 5C11
Prof Jeffrey Rauch (University of Michigan)
Earnshaw’s theorem in electrostatics
Thursday 26 March 2pm-3.30pm
Essex House room 133
Dr Anne Hole
Technology for doctoral research – one-toone support
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=29689
Friday 27 March 12.30pm-1.30pm
Barlow Gallery, the Library
Getting started with your iPad
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=28709
Monday 30 March 10am-1pm
Brighton & Sussex Medical School MS 2.10
Dr Ron Grau
Preparing for your viva – for final year Science
doctoral researchers
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=29258
NB Booking required
Monday 30 March 1pm-2pm
Webinar
Dr Liz Sage
Practical tips to improve your academic writing
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=29483
Tuesday 31 March 10.30am-12noon
Jubilee G23
Digital note-making and bookmarking tools
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=28710
Wednesday 8 April 2pm-4pm
Pev I 1B5
Creating a research blog for absolute beginners
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=28031
Our pogonophile leader enjoying
the final stages of the recent
partial solar eclipse
(Image courtesy of John Sander)
Eclipse cupcakes
(Image courtesy of
Anett Kiss)
DON’T FORGET THAT THE CLOCKS GO
FORWARD AT 01.00hrs ON SUNDAY 29 MARCH,
WHEN BRITISH SUMMER TIME BEGINS.
Last Sunday, seven brave runners from TPP ran a brutally hilly
7.7 mile race along the beautiful Seven Sisters and Beachy
Head area.
Group photo featuring (left to right)
Ken Mimasu, Djuna Croon, Chris Byrnes, Sophie Williamson,
Edouard Marchais, Veronica Sanz, José No
Thursday 26 March 4pm-6pm
Jubilee 144
Professor Charles Nicholl
Shakespeare’s Italy – setting and
sources
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/
newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=29227
Wednesday 1 April 7.30pm-9.30pm
The Eagle, Gloucester Road, Brighton
PubHd Brighton
www.sussex.ac.uk/staff/newsandevents/
eventscalendar?id=28993
A reminder, should you need it, that the
University will be closed for the Easter
break from Thursday 2 April-Tuesday 7
April inclusive.
LOCAL EVENTS
Saturday 28 March 11am-5pm
Friends’ Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton
Brighton Craft Fair (free entry)
brightoncraft.com
1-6 April
Brighton & Hove Food & Drink
Festival
various locations
brightonfoodfestival.com
Good Friday 3 April 3pm
Brighton Dome
Bach St John Passion
Tickets £5-£25
Featuring local good egg
and technical supervisor,
Dr Steve Churchwell
brightondome.org/event/6878/
st_john_passion/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=JMobKPN2eVo
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MPS weekly update, please contact
Dorothy Lamb E [email protected] by
12 noon at the latest on Wednesday before
Thursday publication.