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AFOSR: BIOPHYSICAL MECHANISMS
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Mathematics, Information and Life Sciences Directorate
Biophysical Mechanisms
Maj Jennifer Gresham, Program Manager
The primary objective of the biophysical mechanisms program is to discover and understand basic biological mechanisms that could be used to either harden or repair bio-based devices or can utilize complex, impure biofuels for compact power. This will enable the Air Force to employ biologically based systems, either within or outside of a living cell, with optimum performance and extended lifetimes. As biological molecules are increasingly used as catalysts, sensors and as biomaterials, it will be necessary to understand how we can utilize these molecules in extreme environments, with the ability to regulate the desired function as conditions change and to store the device for prolonged periods of time.
Areas of interest include: the mechanisms for survival and protein stability in extremophilic archaea, fundamental studies of bacterial sporulation, biological mechanical energy storage, novel bioelectrode designs, electron and proton transfer reactions and kinetics between enzymes/microbes and the electrode surface, theoretical modeling of mass transport in model biofuel cells, and enzyme engineering for faster catalysis.
Contact:
Maj Jennifer Gresham
AFOSR/NL
Tele: (703) 696-7787
DSN: 426-7787
FAX: (703) 696-8449
Email: jennifer.gresham@afosr.af.mil
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