Fluids and STructures Laboratory
Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee
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Principle Investigator
Appointments
University of Tennessee Knoxville, Assistant Professor, August 2021
University of Central Florida, Assistant Professor, August 2016 – July 2021
Meggitt PLC, Senior Engineer, Global Programme Jan 2014 – July 2016
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Education:
PhD (Mechanical Engineering), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014.
M.S (Mechanical Engineering), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012.
B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.
PhD Students
Education:
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of New Mexico, 2020.
B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of New Mexico, 2019.
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Research Interests: seed mechanics, fluid-structure interaction, aerodynamics
Education:
B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering), Vanderbilt University, 2021.
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Research Interests: water entry, robotics and mechatronic systems, control systems
Education:
B.S. (Electronics and Communications Engineering), University of the Philippines, 2019.
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Research Interests: drop levitation, hydrometeor phenomena, vertical wind tunnel, raindrop infiltration of fur, robotics, control systems, artificial intelligence
Education:
B.S. (Mathematics), Lee University, 2022.
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Research Interests: particle scavenging, drop mechanics
Lab Alumni
Education:
M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2007.​
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Research Interests: hydrodynamics of fur and fur biofouling
Education:
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Central Florida, 2021.
M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, 2017.
B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), Bangladesh Univ. of Eng. & Tech. (BUET), 2014.
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Research Interests: insect inspired dynamic motion, couple fluid-structure interaction
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Education:
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Central Florida, 2020.
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Central Florida, 2019.
M.Phil. (Physics), University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, 2016.
B.S. (Physics & Mathematics), University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, 2013
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Research Interests: interfacial fluid mechanics, insect locomotion on liquid interfaces, and renewable energy solutions
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Education: PhD (Mechanical Engineering), University of Akron, Ohio, 2016.
Post-Doc: FaSt Lab, UCF, 2019-2020
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Education:
Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Central Florida, 2020.
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Central Florida, 2019.
B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), FAMU-FSU, Tallahassee, FL, 2016.
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Research Interests: natural phenomena of fluid dispersion, insect-solid interactions