Swimming II: Paddling and Propulsors

Presentations

• Numerical modeling of metachronal rowing for narrow and wide paddle designs

  ORAL

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

  Presenters

  • Carlos A Ruvalcaba

    University of California, Davis

  Authors

  • Carlos A Ruvalcaba

    University of California, Davis

  • Jean-Pierre Delplanque

    University of California, Davis

  • Arvind Santhanakrishnan

    Oklahoma State University-Stillwater

  • Robert D Guy

    University of California, Davis

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• Riding the Wave: Emergent Metachronal Paddling and Swimming in 3D FSI Model of a Gossamer Worm

  ORAL

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

  Presenters

  • Alexander Peter Hoover

    Cleveland State University

  Authors

  • Alexander Peter Hoover

    Cleveland State University

  • Karen Osborn

    Smithsonian Institute

  • Joost Daniels

    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

  • Kakani Katija

    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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• Swimming across scales: shrimp kinematics and hydrodynamics across Reynolds numbers

  ORAL

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

  Presenters

  • Sara Oliveira Santos

    Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Sara Oliveira Santos

    Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin

  • Nils Bjorn Tack

    Brown University

  • Adrian Herrera-Amaya

    Brown University

  • Mageean Brown

    California Institute of Technology

  • Monica Martinez Wilhelmus

    Brown University

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• Shape-morphing appendages in drag-based underwater rowing by aquatic insects

  ORAL

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

  Presenters

  • Jean-Paul C Edwards

    Pennsylvania State University

  Authors

  • Jean-Paul C Edwards

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Margaret L Byron

    Pennsylvania State University

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• Effects of wall surge on drag-based paddling and pumping at intermediate Reynolds number

  ORAL

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

  Presenters

  • Cong Hai Le

    Pennsylvania State University

  Authors

  • Cong Hai Le

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Margaret L Byron

    Pennsylvania State University

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• Understanding the effect of tapering geometry on swimming performance of biomimetic elastic propulsors

  ORAL

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

  Presenters

  • Andrew Christian Lenart

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Andrew Christian Lenart

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Christopher Jawetz

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Alexander Alexeev

    Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Optimizing Biomimetic Elastic Propulsors by Integrating Machine Learning and Bayesian Optimization

  ORAL

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

  Publication: Planned paper

  Presenters

  • Christopher Jawetz

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Christopher Jawetz

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Alexander Alexeev

    Georgia Institute of Technology

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• The Role of foreflipper flexibility in vortex formation by the California sea lion

  ORAL

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

  Presenters

  • Ian William Moss

    George Washington University

  Authors

  • Megan C. Leftwich

    PI, George Washington University

  • Ian William Moss

    George Washington University

  • Kartik Venkat Bulusu

    George Washington University, Geroge Washington University

  • Lucy Truemper

    Geroge Washington University

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• Numerical study of leading-edge vortices on the flapping wing of a penguin at high Reynolds number

  ORAL

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

  Presenters

  • HONG GUAN TAN

    Institute of Science Tokyo

  Authors

  • HONG GUAN TAN

    Institute of Science Tokyo

  • Takayuki Aoki

    Institute of Science Tokyo

  • Seiya Watanabe

    Kyushu University

  • Hiroto Tanaka

    Institute of Science Tokyo

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• Effects of lateral maneuvering on pectoral fin flow structures and forces

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 2:47 PM – Nov. 25, 2025, 3:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Pedro C Ormonde

    Brown University

  Authors

  • Pedro C Ormonde

    Brown University

  • Eric Edward Handy-Cardenas

    Center for Fluid Mechanics, Brown University

  • DIPAN DEB

    Brown University

  • Kenneth S Breuer

    Center for Fluid Mechanics, Brown University

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