Biological Fluid Dynamics: Flying Insects

Presentations

• Vortex Interactions in Tiny Insect Flight

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 12:50 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 1:03 PM

  Presenters

  • David W Murphy

    University of South Florida

  Authors

  • David W Murphy

    University of South Florida

  • Evan J Williams

    University of South Florida, University of Colorado Boulder

  • John Murray-Bruce

    University of South Florida

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• Wing-wing interactions at low Reynolds numbers: a computational investigation of hovering flight in the tobacco whitefly

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 1:03 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 1:16 PM

  Presenters

  • Seth Lionetti

    Case Western Reserve University

  Authors

  • Seth Lionetti

    Case Western Reserve University

  • Evan J Williams

    University of South Florida, University of Colorado Boulder

  • David W Murphy

    University of South Florida

  • Chengyu Li

    Case Western Reserve University

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• Unsteady rotational loads of hovering flexible flapping wings with varying pitch axis location

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 1:16 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 1:29 PM

  Presenters

  • Raj Kiran Sangoju

    Indian Institute of Technology - Jodhpur (IIT)

  Authors

  • Raj Kiran Sangoju

    Indian Institute of Technology - Jodhpur (IIT)

  • Nipun Arora

    Indian Institute of Technology - Jodhpur (IIT)

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• Passive roll stabilization using internal fluid dynamics in insect-scale models

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 1:29 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 1:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Kirubaharan Natarajan

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  Authors

  • Kirubaharan Natarajan

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  • Anne E Staples

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061

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• Resonant Frequency Optimization for Bio-Inspired Flapping Micro-Aerial Vehicles: Effects of Structural Damping

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 1:42 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 1:55 PM

  Presenters

  • Seyed Hamed Mirtalebi FakhrAbad

    University of Massachusetts Lowell

  Authors

  • Seyed Hamed Mirtalebi FakhrAbad

    University of Massachusetts Lowell

  • Rozhin Hajian

    University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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• Aerodynamic and Mechanosensory Functions in Wing-Damaged Flapping Flight

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 1:55 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 2:08 PM

  Presenters

  • Naeem Haider

    Case Western Reserve University

  Authors

  • Naeem Haider

    Case Western Reserve University

  • Seth Lionetti

    Case Western Reserve University

  • Bo Cheng

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Jean-Michel Mongeau

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Chengyu Li

    Case Western Reserve University

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• Takeoff mechanics of multimodal aquatic insects from solid and fluid substrates

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 2:08 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 2:21 PM

  Presenters

  • Snigdha Shiuly S Tikader

    Pennsylvania State University

  Authors

  • Snigdha Shiuly S Tikader

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Spandana Bharadwaj

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Margaret L Byron

    Pennsylvania State University

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• Effects of honey bee wing fanning on chemical cue transport in hive-like conditions

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 2:21 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 2:34 PM

  Presenters

  • Derek John Goulet

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Derek John Goulet

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Aaron C TRUE

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  • John P Crimaldi

    University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Brian H Smith

    Arizona State University, Tempe

  • Orit Peleg

    University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Adaptive Drosophila Olfactory Navigation Across Flow Regimes Suggests an Underlying Universal Search Strategy

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 2:34 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 2:47 PM

  Publication: Publication Title: Olfactory Search Behavior Across Flow Regimes Supports a Unifying Framework; currently a planned paper undergoing revisions for submission.

  Presenters

  • Jaleesa Houle

    University of Nevada, Reno

  Authors

  • Jaleesa Houle

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Austin P Lopez

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Gaurav Kumar

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • David S Stupski

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Aditya G G Nair

    University of Nevada, Reno

  • Floris van Breugel

    University of Nevada, Reno

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