Ulrich Hansmann, professor of physics and leader in computational and biophysics research at Michigan Technological University, has received the 2009 Michigan Tech Research Award. He developed seminal numerical techniques for modeling the working of living cells and led efforts to apply computational algorithms to protein physics. A leader in a computational approach to understanding the complex interactions in biological systems in a new, interdisciplinary field known as systems biology, Hansmann organized three international workshops on computational biophysics in systems biology. While continuing to teach and do research at Michigan Tech, he also helped the John von Neumann Institute for Computing in Jülich, Germany, develop a computational biology and biophysics research group. Kostinski and Shaw Make a Splash with Rain Discovery |
