In this paper, we examined how external flow influenced the feeding behavior and biomechanics of the unicellular Vorticella convallaria, a model organism for sessile suspension feeders. It was an invited paper at the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Check it out here.
Category: biomechanics
Using deep reinforcement learning to model storm petrel behaviors
Storm petrels are crazy little oceanic birds that often “hop” on the water’s surface. Nobody knows why. It’s a difficult thing to study–the birds are doing this behavior in the middle of the ocean. Do they perform this behavior to save energy via weight support? Do they use their feet as an “anchor” in high wind? We wanted to know […]
New country, new science, new year!
2022 was a year of transition. I received a post-doc fellowship at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands to study cuttlefish biomechanics and develop new soft robots. We moved in July and are still working to settle in here in NL. The research has been altogether new and fascinating. I’ve been mentoring undergraduate students while they work on theses […]