Bernard Piette is a Professor in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics at the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Biophysical Sciences Institute, Durham University, UK. He received his BSc (1984) and PhD (1988) in Physics from Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium. His research interests focus on mathematical physics, nonlinear systems, the modeling of biological systems, and the geometrical design of protein nano cages..