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Research Interests
Insect Physiology
Physiology
Bioinspiration
Bioinspired Design
Education
BA Integrative Biology, 1991, University of California, Berkeley
MS Entomology, 1995, University of California, Riverside
PhD Entomology, 2000, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Professional Information
Bioinspired Design
Marianne ("M") Alleyne is interested in how biological systems can lead to innovative design in human society (biological inspiration). Insects in particular can serve as inspiration for innovation. For instance, the way insect cuticle is formed and how it is recycled can teach us a lot about the hierarchical organization of many resilient materials, about conservation of resources, and about adaptability. Life on earth has been around for more than 3.5 billion years, there is a lot to be learned from nature, but there are also limitations (scale, "just good enough" principle, etc.). I teach BioInspiration in various forms on the University of Illinois campus (including on online course) in various departments. Contact me if you want to bring BioInspiration/Biomimicry into your curriculum.
In addition to being a Research Scientist in Entomology Department I am the graduate director for the Online Masters of Science Teaching BIology Program. I have a Master Online Teaching Certificate and I welcome any questions about how best to integrate modern tech tools into your classroom (be it face-2-face or virtual).
Please visit the ABC-lab's website or visit my blog entitled "Insects did it first" where I write about how insects bioinspire us.
Office Address
320 Morrill Hall
505 S. Goodwin Ave
Urbana, IL 61801
Office Phone
217-333-8652
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Electron Tomography and Machine Learning for Understanding the Highly Ordered Structure of Leafhopper Brochosomes
Burks, G. R., Yao, L., Kalutantirige, F. C., Gray, K. J., Bello, E., Rajagopalan, S., Bialik, S. B., Barrick, J. E., Alleyne, M., Chen, Q. & Schroeder, C. M., Jan 9 2023, In: Biomacromolecules. 24, 1, p. 190-200 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Insect-scale jumping robots enabled by a dynamic buckling cascade
Wang, Y., Wang, Q., Liu, M., Qin, Y., Cheng, L., Bolmin, O., Alleyne, M., Wissa, A., Baughman, R. H., Vella, D. & Tawfick, S., Jan 31 2023, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120, 5, e2210651120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Staying Dry and Clean: An Insect’s Guide to Hydrophobicity
Bello, E., Chen, Y. & Alleyne, M., Jan 2023, In: Insects. 14, 1, 42.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Addressing Diverse Motivations to Enable Bioinspired Design
Barley, W. C., Ruge-Jones, L., Wissa, A., Suarez, A. V. & Alleyne, M., Nov 2022, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 62, 5, p. 1192-1201 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Best Practices of Bioinspired Design: Key Themes and Challenges
Wissa, A., Alleyne, M., Barley, W. & Suarez, A., Nov 1 2022, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 62, 5, p. 1147-1152 6 p., icac143.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-speed X-ray videos and position data files from Summer 2018 E. abruptus specimens
Bolmin, O. (Creator), Socha, J. (Creator), Alleyne, M. (Creator), Dunn, A. C. (Creator), Fezzaa, K. (Creator) & Wissa, A. (Creator), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dec 30 2020
DOI: 10.13012/B2IDB-8033264_V1
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Click beetle-inspired robots jump using elastic energy
Sameh H Tawfick & Marianne Alleyne
1/23/23
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Press/Media: Research