Professor Durst will present a public lecture titled:
“Super-Resolution Microscopy: The Physics of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Explained!”
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
12:30 PM in MBH 216
(Lunch available at 12:15 PM)
This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for super-resolution optical microscopy, the ability to image objects near the molecular scale using light. Why would a physicist be so excited about the Nobel Prize in
Chemistry? Cutting edge research increasingly occurs at the intersection of many interdisciplinary fields, including biology, chemistry, and physics.This presentation will explain the physical concepts behind microscopy and how the standard resolution limit has been overcome by these new techniques. Examples of how this Nobel-prize-winning physics research can be applied to biological imaging will also be presented. No prior physics experience is necessary.