Bioinspiration & Biomimetics

         Learning from Nature

Professor Robert Allen is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the prestigious, peer reviewed journal:  Bioinspiration & Biomimetics.  The first issue appeared in March 2006.  Professor Allen handed over the editorship of the journal to Professor Robert J Full (University of California, Berkeley, USA) at the end of 2013 but still maintains close links with the work of the journal and remains on the Editorial Board as the Founding Editor.  The journal is produced in association with the Institute of Physics.  It covers a range of disciplines including biological sciences, engineering, and mathematics.  To find out more about how to submit to the journal please follow the link below

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics Learning from Nature
Editor-in-Chief:  Professor Robert Full
Publisher:  Institute of Physics
Website:  http://www.iop.org/EJ/bioinsp
Email:  BB@iop.org
Impact Factor :  2.354
Bioinspiration & Biomimetics publishes research involving the study and distillation of principles and functions found in biological systems that have been developed through evolution.  Using the application of this knowledge to produce novel and exciting basic technologies and new approaches to solving scientific problems.
Topics include:
Systems, Designs and Structure             Animal Locomotion
Communication and Navigation             Sensors and Senses
Cooperative Behaviour                         Cellular Behaviour
Self-Organizing Biological Systems         Marine Dynamics
Self-Healing and Self-Assembly              Applications of Novel Materials
 
Professor Robert Allen's staff profile can be found at:  http://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/about/staff/ra.page?

Professor Robert Full's web page can be found at:  http://ib.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/fullr