An Advantageous Appendage: the Biomechanical Design of Tentacles and their Adaptation for the Aquatic Environment

Tentacles, cephalopods, limb mechanics, material properties, Tendrils, kinematics

Yousif Al Shajlawi, Henry Bain, Julianna Bede

Mathematical Models of Molluscan Shell Patterns and Morphology

Molluscs, Shells, Growth, Mechanical Energy Dissipation, Reaction Diffusion, Pigmentation, Mathematical Modeling

Elliott Cole, Gabriel Linaje-Ferrel, Salma Oraichi, Mikaela Phung