Aula aberta pelo Professor Zelal Oztoprak

Decorre no dia 10 de Abril de 2019, pelas 10:30, na sala G.3.3, a aula aberta pelo Professor Zelal Oztoprak (TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Turquia) com o título The discovery of microscope, the ability to learn from the form, function, behavior of the living beings.

While the idea of nature-inspired design has always been prevalent throughout the history, especially with the discovery of microscope, the ability to learn from the form, function, behavior of the living beings, from their molecular compositions to their environments, has significantly advanced in the last century. After the 19th century, with the interest in biology as a discipline, the tendency of imitating nature gave way to scientific knowledge and laws explaining nature.

Due to advancements in computer technologies and growing interest in the paradigm of complexity and complex systems, processes and relations of nature came to the fore. This led to a close examination of natural and man-made processes and revealed that they are more similar than previously thought.