Biofluids: Mechanics of Smelling, Breathing and Tasting

Presentations

• Shape of the human nasal cavity promotes retronasal smell

  ORAL

  Nov. 23, 2015, 8:00 AM – Nov. 23, 2015, 8:13 AM

  Authors

  • Sophie Trastour

    • Ecole Polytechnique and Harvard University

  • Simone Melchionna

    • Institute for Complex Systems, Rome

  • Shruti Mishra

    • Harvard University

  • David Zwicker

    • Harvard University

  • Daniel E. Lieberman

    • Harvard University

  • Efthimios Kaxiras

    • Harvard University

  • Michael P. Brenner

    • Harvard University

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• How do mice follow odor trails?

  ORAL

  Nov. 23, 2015, 8:13 AM – Nov. 23, 2015, 8:26 AM

  Authors

  • David Zwicker

    • Harvard University

  • Sophie Trastour

    • Ecole Polytechnique and Harvard University

  • Shruti Mishra

    • Harvard University

  • Alexander Mathis

    • Harvard University

  • Venkatesh Murthy

    • Harvard University

  • Michael P. Brenner

    • Harvard University

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• Moths smell with their antennae

  ORAL

  Nov. 23, 2015, 8:26 AM – Nov. 23, 2015, 8:39 AM

  Authors

  • Thomas Spencer

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Matthew Ballard

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Alexander Alexeev

    • Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

  • David Hu

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

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• A model for insect tracheolar flow

  ORAL

  Nov. 23, 2015, 8:39 AM – Nov. 23, 2015, 8:52 AM

  Authors

  • Anne Staples

    • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    • Virginia Tech

  • Krishnashis Chatterjee

    • Virgina Tech

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• Fluid Mechanics of Taste

  ORAL

  Nov. 23, 2015, 8:52 AM – Nov. 23, 2015, 9:05 AM

  Authors

  • Alexis Noel

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Nitesh Bhatia

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Taren Carter

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

  • David Hu

    • Georgia Institute of Technology

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• Liquid-feeding strategy of the proboscis of butterflies

  ORAL

  Nov. 23, 2015, 9:05 AM – Nov. 23, 2015, 9:18 AM

  Authors

  • Seung Chul Lee

    • Pohang Univ of Sci \& Tech

  • Sang Joon Lee

    • Center for Biofluid and Biomimic Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 790-784
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
    • Pohang Univ of Sci \& Tech
    • Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
    • Center for Biofluid and Biomimic Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

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• Modeling of Transient Nectar Flow in Hummingbird Tongues

  ORAL

  Nov. 23, 2015, 9:18 AM – Nov. 23, 2015, 9:31 AM

  Authors

  • Alejandro Rico-Guevara

    • University of Connecticut

  • Tai-Hsi Fan

    • University of Connecticut

  • Margaret Rubega

    • University of Connecticut

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• How dogs lap: open pumping driven by acceleration

  ORAL

  Nov. 23, 2015, 9:31 AM – Nov. 23, 2015, 9:44 AM

  Authors

  • Sean Gart

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
    • Virginia Tech

  • John Socha

    • Virginia Tech

  • Pavlos P. Vlachos

    • Purdue University
    • Purdue Univ
    • Purdue Univeristy

  • Sunghwan Jung

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

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• A musculo-mechanical model of esophageal transport based on an immersed boundary-finite element approach

  ORAL

  Nov. 23, 2015, 9:44 AM – Nov. 23, 2015, 9:57 AM

  Authors

  • Wenjun Kou

    • Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Program, Northwestern University

  • Boyce E. Griffith

    • Departments of Mathematics and Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • John E. Pandolfino

    • Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

  • Peter J. Kahrilas

    • Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University

  • Neelesh A. Patankar

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University

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