The Murphy Lab

Biological Fluid Mechanics (EML 6930 - Fall 2016, 2018, & 2019; Spring 2021, Spring 2023)

This graduate course consists of a month of lectures introducing the students to the topic, followed by the students performing a guided literature review in which they read, present, and lead discussions on articles related to a specific biofluids topic of their choice. In the final project, the students create (or extensively modify, update, and expand) a Wikipedia page on their topic.

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Topics in Fall 2016 included the following:

• Surface Tension Biomimetics 

• Cytoplasmic Streaming

• Robot Fish

• Endovascular Coiling

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Topics in Fall 2018 included the following:

• Hemodynamics of the aorta

• Metachronal swimming

• Cell sorting

• Shark skin hydrodynamics

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Topics in Fall 2019 included the following:

• Biological effects of Langmuir circulation

• Endovascular aneurysm repair

• Bio-inspired building ventilation

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Topics in Spring 2021 included the following:

• Snakebite envenomation

• Formation flight

• Gymnotiform fish swimming

• Insect flight aerodynamics

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Topics in Spring 2023 included the following:

• Pteropod swimming

• Earthworm-inspired robots

• Flapping wing micro aerial vehicles

• Shark skin fluid dynamics

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