Workshops – C. Sean Bohun

PSW at MBI: Day 5

July 21, 2012July 20, 2012 by seanmathmodelguy

This is the day of presentations and starting it off with a broken coffee machine was interesting and only took about 10 minutes to solve (with a pot full of fresh brew). After a few minutes we all filed into the lecture hall and began the talks. 1. Lipid layer problem: The question for this … Read morePSW at MBI: Day 5

PSW at MBI: Day 4

July 21, 2012July 20, 2012 by seanmathmodelguy

Today we start to scramble. Running simulations of the models that have been developed, debugging code, extending the models a bit and trying to understand the results. Not everyone has used exactly the same set of parameters and the tedium of tracking all that down while bleary-eyed and desperately attempting to extend our models is … Read morePSW at MBI: Day 4

PSW at MBI: Day 3

August 3, 2012July 19, 2012 by seanmathmodelguy

Started the day missing the bus but arranged with the hotel for a shuttle to take me in. When I suggested that I’d just walk the mile and a half in the heat the clerk gave me the ‘You are nuts!’ look so just had a seat and started working while I waited for the … Read morePSW at MBI: Day 3

PSW at MBI: Day 2

July 19, 2012July 19, 2012 by seanmathmodelguy

Arranged to take the shuttle from the hotel this morning since 8:15am was really kicking my butt and giving myself an extra 15 minutes would really be appreciated. So, where are we? First let’s describe the process. A polymer scaffold is set into the bottom of a petri dish and is about 300 microns in … Read morePSW at MBI: Day 2

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