International Symposium on Palaeo-Bioinspiration 2025 - Sciencesconf.org

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	Wed. 25	Thu. 26	Fri. 27
09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00	OpenFOAM workshop 9:00 - 12:00 (3h) OpenFOAM workshop OpenFOAM CFD workshop lead by Dr Chandan Bose Welcome and Registration 13:00 - 13:30 (30min) Welcome and Registration Welcome and Registration Introduction 13:30 - 14:00 (30min) Introduction Keynote: Biomimetics – Ancient, Modern, both or neither? 14:00 - 15:00 (1h) Keynote: Biomimetics – Ancient, Modern, both or neither? Julian Vincent Coffee break 15:00 - 15:30 (30min) Coffee break First scientific session 15:30 - 17:10 (1h40) First scientific session Thanks, announcements and finish for the day 17:10 - 17:20 (10min) Thanks, announcements and finish for the day	Welcome Coffee 9:00 - 9:30 (30min) Welcome Coffee Keynote: Bioinspired microsystems: how insights from nature can inspire cutting-edge engineering designs. 9:30 - 10:30 (1h) Keynote: Bioinspired microsystems: how insights from nature can inspire cutting-edge engineering designs. Michelle Spanjaards Coffee break and posters 10:30 - 11:00 (30min) Coffee break and posters Second scientific session Lunch 11:00 - 12:40 (1h40) Second scientific session 12:30 - 14:00 (1h30) Lunch Third scientific session 14:00 - 15:40 (1h40) Third scientific session Coffee break and posters 15:40 - 16:00 (20min) Coffee break and posters Panel discussion 16:00 - 17:15 (1h15) Panel discussion Thanks, announcements and finish for the second day 17:15 - 17:25 (10min) Thanks, announcements and finish for the second day Drinks reception, Playfair library 19:00 - 23:00 (4h) Drinks reception, Playfair library	Welcome Coffee 9:00 - 9:30 (30min) Welcome Coffee Keynote: Plants across deep time: functional mechanisms that have survived the past and their potential for a bioinspired future. 9:30 - 10:30 (1h) Keynote: Plants across deep time: functional mechanisms that have survived the past and their potential for a bioinspired future. Nick Rowe Coffee break and posters 10:30 - 11:00 (30min) Coffee break and posters Fourth scientific session 11:00 - 12:40 (1h40) Fourth scientific session Closing and thanks 12:40 - 12:50 (10min) Closing and thanks Lunch 12:50 - 14:00 (1h10) Lunch TO BE CONFIRMED. Visit to National Museums Scotland Collection Centre 14:00 - 17:00 (3h) TO BE CONFIRMED. Visit to National Museums Scotland Collection Centre An opportunity to go behind the scenes and visit the palaeontological collections of National Museums Scotland – a huge repository of palaeo-bioinspiration containing over 250 000 fossil specimens!