Dr. Neil Lin is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). This talk explores how basic physics governs cell-to-cell variability in epithelial monolayers and its impact on biological processes.

Organisms have evolved various locomotion (self-propulsion) and shape adaptation (morphing) strategies to survive and thrive in diverse and uncertain environments. Unlike engineered systems, which rely heavily on active control, natural systems also rely on reflexive and passive control.

In this study, micromechanical experiments are performed in situ during deformation loading on unirradiated and irradiated samples of a model BCC alloy, Fe-9wt.%Cr, via high-energy X-ray diffraction microscopy.