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Building Like BiologyMaster ClassIn-Person

James L. Cott

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m

The Advanced Science Research Center CUNY
85 St. Nicholas Terrace
New York, NY 10031

Our partner, The Advanced Science Research Center CUNY, is hosting this event.

How can we learn from nature to create more sustainable materials, smarter technology, and innovative solutions to global challenges? This class takes teachers on a journey through bio-inspired nanotechnology, in which the fundamental building blocks of life—proteins, cells, and adaptive systems—serve as blueprints for the next generation of materials and devices. Participants will gain insights into biomolecular engineering, learn about emerging fields such as systems chemistry, and discover how AI-driven automation is accelerating discoveries in bio-inspired design.

STEM, BIOLOGY, ENGINEERING, CHEMISTRY

Rein Ulijn

Rein Ulijn is the founding director of the Nanoscience Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center at the City University of New York and the Albert Einstein Professor of Chemistry at Hunter College. His research focuses on repurposing the building blocks of the living world to develop new materials and technologies.