Fluids and STructures Laboratory
Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering
University of Tennessee
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
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
Breanna M. Cunningham
Education:
M.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of New Mexico, 2020.
B.S. (Mechanical Engineering), University of New Mexico, 2019.
Research Interests: seed mechanics, fluid-structure interaction, aerodynamics
MD Emazuddin Alif
Education:
B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering), Vanderbilt University, 2021.
Research Interests: water entry, robotics and mechatronic systems, control Systems
Education:
B.S. (Electronics and Communications Engineering), University of the Philippines, 2019.
Research Interests: hydrodynamics of fur and fur biofouling, robotics, control systems, artificial intelligence
Lab Alumni
Education:
M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2007.
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.
Research Interests: insect inspired dynamic motion, couple fluid-structure interaction
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
Research Interests: interfacial fluid mechanics, insect locomotion on liquid interfaces, and renewable energy solutions
Education: PhD (Mechanical Engineering), University of Akron, Ohio, 2016.
Post-Doc: FaSt Lab, UCF, 2019-2020
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.
Research Interests: natural phenomena of fluid dispersion, insect-solid interactions