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Roger Wartell

Roger Wartell is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Roger Wartell rather than just read about it. In short: Roger Martin Wartell is the former chair of the school of biology, part of the College of Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Biography Early life Roger Wartell was born in New York, New York.

Key takeaways

Roger Wartell belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
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Reproduce the core statement of Roger Wartell from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Roger Martin Wartell is the former chair of the school of biology, part of the College of Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Biography

Early life Roger Wartell was born in New York, New York. He received his B.S. degree in physics from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1966. In 1971 he received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Rochester, where he worked in the group of Elliott Waters Montroll on the DNA helix-coil transition. From 1971 to 1973 he was a NIH postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Robert Wells at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1978–1979, and visiting scholar at National Institutes of Health-Bethesda from 1987 to 1988.

Georgia Tech Wartell joined the faculty at Georgia Tech in 1974, and received a NIH Career Development Award in 1979. He served as associate chair of the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Physics from 1987 to 1988. With a 1/3 joint appointment in biology, he was appointed acting chair of the Georgia Tech School of Biology in 1990. Under his tenure as chair (1990–2004), the undergraduate curriculum was revised to provide students with three areas of emphasis: environmental biology, microbiology, and molecular biology and faculty size increased from 12 to 26. The areas reflected the research and educational interests of the faculty. He is a member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute at Georgia Tech. His research is focused on protein-RNA interactions in gene regulation, ribosomal evolution, and ribozyme reactions in ice.

Notable awards NIH Career Development Award, 1979.

Notable publications Jain, K.; Updegrove, T. B.; Wartell, R. M. (2011). "A Thermodynamic Perspective of sRNA-mRNA Interactions and the Role of Hfq". Frontiers in Nucleic Acids. ACS Symposium Series. Vol. 1082. p. 111. doi:10.1021/bk-2011-1082.ch007. ISBN 978-0-8412-2623-4. Wartell, R. M.; Benight, A. S. (1985). "Thermal denaturation of DNA molecules: A comparison of theory with experiment". Physics Reports. 126 (2): 67–107. Bibcode:1985PhR...126...67W. doi:10.1016/0370-1573(85)90060-2. Sun, X.; Zhulin, I.; Wartell, R. (2002). "Predicted structure and phyletic distribution of the RNA-binding protein Hfq". Nucleic Acids Research. 30 (17): 3662–3671. doi:10.1093/nar/gkf508. PMC 137430. PMID 12202750.

References

External links Roger Wartell's Faculty Page at Georgia Tech Georgia Tech School of Biology

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Roger Wartell

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Roger Wartell claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Roger Wartell before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Roger Wartell ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Roger Wartell

In research: Roger Wartell appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Roger Wartell in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Roger Wartell is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American biochemists, American biophysicists, Georgia Tech faculty, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Roger Wartell outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Roger Wartell in simple terms?

Roger Martin Wartell is the former chair of the school of biology, part of the College of Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Biography Early life Roger Wartell was born in New York, New York.

Why does Roger Wartell matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Roger Wartell?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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