Tennille D Presley

Biophysics of the Senses (Second Edition) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Biophysics of the Senses (Second Edition) connects fundamental properties of physics to biological systems, relating them directly to the human body. It includes discussions of the role of charges and free radicals in disease and homeostasis, human bioelectricity and circuitry, forces within the body, and biophysical sensory mechanisms. Newton's laws of motion are applied to explain the mechanics of the body, whereas aspects of heat, energy and power reveal how the body maintains a level of stability. Simple algebraic mathematics and the International System (SI) of units are used throughout, and worked examples are included. This is an exciting view of how sensory aspects of biophysics are utilized in everyday life for students who are curious but struggle with the connection between biology and physics. Updates to the first edition include two new chapters covering the mechanics of sound and hearing and power tools.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750332835
• Artikelnr.: 61662450

Autorenporträt

Tennille D Presley, PhD is a tenured Associate Professor of Physics at Winston Salem State University (WSSU). She obtained her BS degree in Interdisciplinary Physics from North Carolina A & T State University, and acquired her MS and PhD degrees in Biophysics from The Ohio State University. While at The Ohio State University, she became the first African American to graduate from the Biophysics program, received the Young Investigator Award and the Best Advanced Research Award.

Following her PhD, Dr Presley completed her post-doctoral training at Wake Forest University in the Department of Physics and the Translational Science Center. Since joining WSSU in 2010, she has been the recipient of the Research Initiation Program for two years, the Preparing Critical Faculty for the Future Program Grant funded by the National Science Foundation and the Co-Director for the Provost's Scholars Science Immersion Program. Furthermore, she has been a part of the National Institutes of Health Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged (PRIDE) in Health Related Research division of Functional and Applied Genomics of Blood Disorders. Most recently, Dr Presley was Visiting Faculty at Brookhaven National Laboratory and a recipient of the Buckeyes Under 40 Award. She has published more than a dozen articles in free radical research. Her current research involves investigating the effect of thermodynamics on free radicals and proteins in a state of vascular dysfunction.