Biophysicsdevelofastwiththefruitsofmodernphysicsandchemistry.Thereisawiderangeoffascinatingquestioinunderstandinglifesystems.Duringtheseyears"studyatTsinghuaUniversity,Icotantlytriedtoimprovemyselfthroughindependentreading.ThiskeptmewellinformedofthelatestdevelopmentinBiophysicswhichattractsmealot.E.Schrodinger"sfamouswork"WhatisLife"letmethinkalotofquestioinBiophysics.Uptonow,physicisthavemadegreatsucceinstudyingsimpleperiodiccrystals,butforthecomplexbiologicalstructurespoebothaperiodicityandordersuchasDNA,therestillexistmanychallenges.Whytheseaperiodicmattercancontrolthelifestrictlyandprecisely?Whyasmallamountofnaturecatalyst-enzymecanbefarmoreefficientthanplentyofman-madecatalysts?Isthegrowthoflifedeterminedbygeneticmaterialsorbyself-aemblyorbybothofthem?Fromthebook"LiquidCrystalsandBiologicalStructures"writtenbyGleH.BrownandJeromeJ.Wolken,Igotdeeperunderstandingofbiologicalstructureswhichpoebothmobilityandlong-rangestructureorder,reondtoavarietyofexternalstimulijustlikethepropertiesofliquidcrystals.Thestrikingarchitectureatthemolecularlevelshowsthereisacommonphysical-chemicaloriginforalllifesystems.Theorientedmoleculesinliquidcrystalsfurnishanidealmediumforcatalyticaction,particularlyofthecomplextypeneededtoaccountforgrowthandreproduction.Water,eeciallytheweakhydrogenbondplayscriticalroleinallorganism.Itdeterminestheproteinfolding,stabilizesthedoublehelixstructureofDNA.Ifwesutitutedeuteriumforhydrogen,thebiologicalsystemmaybedestroyed.
Manyphysicalandmathematicalaroachescanbealiedtobiologysuchasthequantummechanics,non-equilipiumthermodynamics,informationtheory.Butabasicdifficultbyusingthenon-equilipiumthermodynamicsinbiologyistheatialheterogeneityinbiologicalsystemsandthefeedbackexistinginallkindsofreactioandprocees.CondeedMatterPhysicsalsoconcercloselywithBiophysics.Thetheoryofphasetraitioandcriticalphenomenacanbeusedtoexplainproblemssuchashowthetemperatureofthephasetraitionoflipidsfromthesolidstatetotheliquidcrystallinedependsonthefattyacidcomposition
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Ontheotherhand,researchesinbiophysicsalsopushforwardthedevelopmentofphysics,leadtomorealicatioinbionicssuchasAIandneuralnetwork
NowIamdoingmyDiplomaThesisattheItituteofPhysics,ChineseAcademyofScience.MyTopicisaboutinvestigatingcoherentbackscatteringinarandomscatteringmediumbytheHe-Newlaser.Lightincertaindielectricmicrostructuresexhibitslocalizedmodes,similartothelocalizedwavefunctionofelectroindisorderedsolids-AndersonLocalization.Thepropagationoflightinascatteringmediumcanbedescribedasrandomwalkofphotowiththedirectionofeachsucceedingstepdeterminedbythelawsofprobability.TheTopicathedisciplinesofCondeedMatterPhysicsandQuantumOpties.Ihaveaorbedalotofrelativeknowledgesuchasrandomwalk,perorationmodelsstochasticprocetoprepareformyproject.IthinkthemethodIdynamicsofchemicalreactio.
Sincemybackgroundfocusedonphysics,mathematics,electronics,lasersandoptics,Ihavetaughtmyselfsomebegiingbiologyandchemistrycoursesthisyear,discuedthemwithteachersintheDeptofBiologicalScienceandTechnologyatTsinghuaUniversityIwouldalsoliketotakemorebasiccoursesinthisfieldunderyourguidancetomakeupmydeficiency.FromcollegeguidesIlearnedwithpleasurethatyouhadstrongfacultywithavarietyofbackgroundinphysics,chemistry,mathematicsandelectricalengineering.Itisofteninthemulti-disciplinaryresearchthatcamethemostexcitingdiscovery.Yourgroupalsoprovidesoutstandingoortunitiesforcloseinteractionbetweengraduatestudentsandfaculty.ThatiswhyIdeemyourprogramasmybestchoice.Besides,IwanttolinkmodernbiophysicswithChineseMedicinetogetcompreheiveunderstandingoflife.
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