The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) received a $159,409 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) grant program. The award titled "NSF-ANR MCB/PHY: THE EMERGENCE OF LONG-RANGE COHERENCE IN MOTILE MICROORGANISMAL SYSTEMS WITH QUENCHED DISORDER" aims to study the collective behavior of microorganisms like bacteria and amoeba in disordered environments through a combination of experiments and theoretical modeling. The goal is to develop insights into controlling the emergent collective behavior of active living systems, which has applications in designing living and biomimetic materials as well as advancing biomedical technologies such as tissue engineering. The 3-year project period runs from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027. This collaborative US-France project is co-funded by the NSF Physics of Living Systems program and the French National Research Agency.
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