Spring 2026
Tuesday, February 24th
Hemanth Kapa '27
Enhancing Tomographic Membrane Analysis: A GUI for Surface Morphometrics Pipeline
Membrane shape and organization are central to cellular function, influencing protein interactions, organelle communication, and signaling. Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) enables high-resolution 3D visualization of membranes in their native state, but quantitative analysis remains technically demanding. The surface morphometrics pipeline addresses this by measuring membrane properties such as curvature, spacing, and orientation from cryo-ET data. To improve accessibility, we are developing a graphical user interface (GUI) built on python based interactive viewer Napari that streamlines the workflow. The interface includes a configuration editor, integrated visualization of segmentation and quantification data, and a Docker-packaged backend for reproducibility across computing environments. This tool makes advanced membrane ultrastructure analysis more accessible to the broader research community.
Noon
Tome 115
Pizza provided
Tuesday, March 17th
Dr. Lucas Waddel, Bucknell University
Talk Title & Abstract TBD
Noon
Tome 115
Pizza provided
Wednesday, April 22nd
Mathematics and Computer Science Majors Dinner
6:00-8:00pm
HUB Social Hall (or Stern Great Room)
Served meal by Dining Services
Tuesday, April 28th
Compuer Science Senior Seminar and Research Students Poster Session
Noon-1:15pm
Tome Hall Library
Refreshments provided
Wednesday, May 6th
Mathematics and Computer Science Year End Picnic
Noon-1:15pm
Tome Hall Back Lawn
Hamburgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers grilled by our very own Math & CS faculty