Principle Investigator
Appointments
University of Central Florida, Assistant Professor, August 2016
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
MD Erfanul Alam
Education:
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, fluid dynamics of insect flight.
Miloš Krsmanovic
Education:
M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), University of Belgrade, Serbia, 2007.
Research Interests: hydrodynamics of fur and fur biofouling.
Lab Alumni
Dipankar Biswas
Education: PhD (Mechanical Engineering), University of Akron, Ohio, 2016.
Post-Doc: FaSt Lab, UCF, 2019-2020
Nicholas M. Smith
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
Daren A. Watson
Currently a post-doc in the FaSt Lab
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