Phonon Propagation in Biological Structures and Implications on Phononic Tunability of Synthetic Materials

The objective of the present proposal is to elucidate both the existence of complex wave- matter phenomena and the role of microstructural (architecture, phases, interfaces) and material (viscoelasticity, hydration effects) features through a combination of experimental (photoacoustic, nanoDMA) and computational modelling approaches (Bloch, FEA).