Dr. Scott McCalla (Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, MSU)

10/27/22  3:10pm

Abstract:

Biological pattern formation has been extensively studied using reaction-diffusion and agent-based models. In this talk we will discuss nonlocal pattern forming mechanisms in the context of bacterial colony formation with an emphasis on arrested fronts. This will lead to a novel nonlocal framework to understand the interfacial motion in biological systems. We will then use this approach to model experiments for an interesting bacterial phenomenon.