Year: 2022

Congratulation Tianjun, Amin, Melike on the new paper in Bioinspiration and Biomimetics!

Congratulations to Tianjun, Amin, and Melike on their new paper in Bioinspiration and Biomimetics! We have shown >50% propulsive efficiency for pitching 3D foils with tailored non-uniform flexibility. Check it out! https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-3190/ac7f70 Optimal foil:…Continue Reading Congratulation Tianjun, Amin, Melike on the new paper in Bioinspiration and Biomimetics!

Postdoctoral Research Associate Opportunity!

I’m looking for a strong postdoc candidate in experimental fluid mechanics to work with on our collaborative ARPA-E project: Bio-Inspired Renewable Energy (BIRE) hydrokinetic turbine for electricity generation. I believe that diversity makes our team stronger.  Candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. See the advertisement below: Postdoctoral Research Associate Opportunity…Continue Reading Postdoctoral Research Associate Opportunity!

I am happy to announce that we will be leading an ONR MURI team on the hydrodynamics of fish schooling!

I am happy to announce that we will be leading an ONR MURI team (George Lauder, Hilary Bart-Smith, Radhika Nagpal, Dan Quinn, & Haibo Dong) here at Lehigh MEM to study the hydrodynamics of fish schooling.  DOD press release….Continue Reading I am happy to announce that we will be leading an ONR MURI team on the hydrodynamics of fish schooling!

Congratulations Melike on your upcoming seminar for the Caltech Young Investigator Series!

Former PhD student of the Unsteady Flow Interactions Lab, Melike Kurt, was selected to give a seminar on her PhD research at GALCIT for the Caltech Young Investigator Series on April 8th, 2022.  Her talk is entitled, “Stable Self-organization Arises for Schooling Swimmers Through Hydrodynamic Interactions.”  Good luck and have fun at the seminar Melike!…Continue Reading Congratulations Melike on your upcoming seminar for the Caltech Young Investigator Series!