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Thursday, July 26 • 11:15am - 12:00pm
Plenary: Prof. Peter Niewiarowski -Reflections of a Biologist on some intersections between biology, systems science, and biomimicry/biometrics/bioinspired design.

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REFLECTIONS OF A BIOLOGIST ON SOME INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN BIOLOGY, SYSTEMS SCIENCE, AND BIOMIMICRY/BIOMIMETICS/BIOINSPIRED DESIGN
Dr Peter Niewiarowski
The idea of looking to living systems as a way of inspiring solutions to problems in the human built environment (Biomimicry/Biomimetics/Bioinspired Design: BBBD for short) is clearly ancient, but a formally recognized field is still very much emerging. Disagreement, debate, negotiation, and dissonance among those engaged in BBBD arise for many reasons, reflecting different conduct and perspectives of the contributing disciplines. I will explore some features of disciplinary intersections in BBBD, especially where the understanding of participants might differ with respect to assumptions and definitions regarding concepts such as function, mechanism, control, and system.
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Prof. Peter Niewiarowski

Professor, Biology, University of Akron
My current research includes several broad areas in ecology and evolution. I have active projects in population biology (spotted salamanders), physiological ecology and life history variation (fence lizards), and evolutionary biology/bio-inspired design (geckos). The thread which... Read More →

Thursday July 26, 2018 11:15am - 12:00pm PDT
02 Cascade Ballroom Oregon State University, CH2M HILL Alumni Center, 725 Southwest 26th Street, Corvallis, OR, USA
  Plenary, Day 4

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