Well------since I repeat all Jim Gordon's rhetoric about why we all
get caught short owing to the bladder having a J-shaped stress-strain
curve, and pose the question as to why our mouths don't split open
when we yawn, plus numerous other biomimetic gems in order to get
people to THINK, I guess we do at Reading too!
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> I give biomimetics about 15 minutes during my lecture on
> smart materials and intelligent structures
> for module MATS 318 Composites Design:
> a core component of BEng (honours) Composite Materials
Engineering
>
> ===================================
> Dr John Summerscales
> Reader in Composites Engineering
> ===================================
> Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre
> Department of Mechanical and Marine Engineering,
> Smeaton Building Room 101
> University of Plymouth
> Plymouth, Devon UK, PL4 8AA.
> Telephone: 01752.23.2650
> Facsimile: 01752.23.2650
> Mobile/text: 07753.56.8733
> WebSite: http://www.tech.plym.ac.uk/sme/jsinfo.htm
> ===================================
> PS: Apologies for absence re BioNIS-4: we have a DABCE accreditation
visit!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julian Vincent [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 15 January 2003 12:25
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Teaching
>
>
> Where in the UK is biomimetics taught at undergraduate level? We do
it
> in Bath, also Chris Smith at Exeter. Anywhere else?
>
> Julian
> --
> Julian FV Vincent
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> Professor of Biomimetics
office 01225 386596
> Centre for Biomimetics & Natural Technologies mobile 07941 933901
> Dept of Mechanical Engineering fax 01225
386928
> The University
> BATH BA2 7AY
>
> http://www.bath.ac.uk/Departments/Eng/biomimetics/
>
> I hate quotations. Tell me what you know. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
>
from Prof Tony Atkins ScD FREng
School of Constuction Management and Engineering
Engineering Bldg
University of Reading
READING RG6 6AY
Tel +44 118 931 8562
Fax +44 118 931 3327
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