Category: Fluid Mechanics
Just Keep Swimming: Structure, Movement, and Light Interactions of Unicellular Green Algae
Unicellular green algae, stress, locomotion, kinematics, swimming, light properties
Ai-Lan Ji-Eun Nguyen, Tesnim Obey, Anders Schwarz, Jackson Yu
Phenotypic Adaptation of Daphnia Throughout Evolution
Compound eye, swimming, adaptation, defense mechanisms, Stokes' law
Eva Otell, Iris Sun, Marwan Sobh, Rémi Ouellette, Xinying Wang
Exploring the Mathematics of Unicellular Green Algae (Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii)
Unicellular green algae, synchronization, fluid dynamics, optimization, population dynamics, growth modeling
Ai-Lan Ji-Eun Nguyen, Tesnim Obey, Anders Schwarz, Jackson Yu
Copepods Through the Lens of Math
Low-Reynolds, swimming, diel vertical migration, reflectance, molting, coloration, crustacean
Johanna Turton, Melodi Rousset, Philippe Mercier, Tanjin Sultana
Copepods Through the Lens of Physics
Mechanoreception, low reynolds, clap and fling or Weis-Fog, fluid mechanics, Wagner effect, coloration
Johanna Turton, Melodi Rousset, Philippe Mercier, Tanjin Sultana
Discussion of Nature’s Design Solutions in Tintinnids: Masters of Microzooplankton Survival
Tintinnids, plankton, geometry, buoyancy, swimming, aquatic ecosystems
Alexa Bailey, Lou Cubberly, Margaux-Blondin Routhier, Niall Slack-Watkins
The Physics of Coral Polyps
Coral polyps, hydrodynamics, sensing, feeding, anisotropy, photoreceptors
Michael Beyrouthy, Cris Izzi, Claudio Petroni, Alex Tsiskakis
A Physical Analysis of Magnetotactic Bacteria: Nature’s Microscopic Compass as a Solution to a Motile Biotope
Magnetotactic bacteria, phototaxis, aerotaxis, sensing, fluid dynamics, swimming
Alex Gagnon, Catriona Kirk, Jason Li, Sofian Martinais
Physical Principles Governing the Movement of Dinoflagellates and The Implications for Their Interactions in Aquatic Ecosystems
Dinoflagellates, flagella, swimming, kinematics, Reynolds number, fluid dynamics
Thalia Azadian, Arda Barlas, Sophia Chen, Simon Girard
Frustules: Design solutions in Diatoms
Diatoms, frustules, elasticity, light properties, buoyancy
Peter Matthews-Crochetiere, Daniel Ibrahim, Wenan Liao, Cedric Mackay
Physical Analysis of Amoeba
Movement and migration, hydrodynamics, motor proteins, galvanotaxis, fluid mechanics, amoeba
Hailey Jukes, Adele Omichinski, Nicholas Da-Costa-Bastidas, Gil Qin
An Evolutionary Analysis of the Chemical Composition of Marine Suction Cups
Suction cups, collagen, evolution, cytoskeleton, biochemistry, sensing
Juan Manuel Rocha Angel, Mika Chang, Emily Martin, Tokiniaina Raharison Ralambomihanta