Swimming I: Fish and Undulatory Swimming

Presentations

• Are Tunas More Efficient than Mackerels or Eels?

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 8:00 AM – Nov. 25, 2025, 8:13 AM

  Presenters

  • Iman Borazjani

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
    • Texas A&M University, College Station

  Authors

  • Iman Borazjani

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
    • Texas A&M University, College Station

  • Roopesh Kishan Mallepaddi

    • Texas A&M University College Station

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• Scaling the Turning Rate of a Tuna-Like Robot Performing Frequency-Asymmetric Tail Beating

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 8:13 AM – Nov. 25, 2025, 8:26 AM

  Presenters

  • Tianjun Han

    • University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Tianjun Han

    • University of Virginia

  • Owen McKenney

    • University of Virginia

  • Joe Zhu

    • University of Virginia

  • Hilary Bart-Smith

    • University of Virginia

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• A Mola mola robot

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 8:26 AM – Nov. 25, 2025, 8:39 AM

  Publication: R. Wynja, A. Carleton, S. Tanneru, Y. Modarres-Sadeghi (2025). Mobot mobot: An ocean sunfish (Mola mola) robot. Submitted.
  
  

  Presenters

  • Yahya Modarres-Sadeghi

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Authors

  • Yahya Modarres-Sadeghi

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Reid Wynja

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Adrian G Carleton

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Sudhansh Tanneru

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

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• Numerical analysis of a heaving flexible foil under an incident surface wave

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 8:39 AM – Nov. 25, 2025, 8:52 AM

  Publication: Ji,S.J.,Park,S.G.,Li,M.&Shen,L.2025, Hydrodynamics of an actively-heaving flexible foil under an incident surface wave. in revision.

  Presenters

  • Sang Jin Ji

    • Seoul National University of Science and Technology

  Authors

  • Sang Jin Ji

    • Seoul National University of Science and Technology

  • Sung Goon Park

    • Seoul National University of Science and Technology

  • Lian Shen

    • University of Minnesota

  • Ming Li

    • University of Minnesota

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• Effects of free surface deformation on thrust production by a partially-submerged fin at the water-air interface

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 8:52 AM – Nov. 25, 2025, 9:05 AM

  Presenters

  • Naomi Horiguchi

    • Harvey Mudd College

  Authors

  • Naomi Horiguchi

    • Harvey Mudd College

  • Ian Smith

    • Harvey Mudd College

  • Luke Vlases

    • Harvey Mudd College

  • Wilson Zambrano

    • Harvey Mudd College

  • William Sedo

    • Harvey Mudd College

  • Leah R Mendelson

    • Harvey Mudd College

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• Quantifying the Effect of Roll on the Propulsive Performance of a Caudal Fin

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 9:05 AM – Nov. 25, 2025, 9:18 AM

  Publication: We are planning to compile the work into a paper for future work.

  Presenters

  • Harsha Manivannan

    • University of Maryland College Park

  Authors

  • Harsha Manivannan

    • University of Maryland College Park

  • Adhiraj Mukhopadhyay

    • University of Maryland, College Park

  • Cecilia Huertas-Cerdeira

    • University of Maryland, College Park

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• Hydrodynamic forces and efficiency of a swimming body

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 9:18 AM – Nov. 25, 2025, 9:31 AM

  Presenters

  • Kuan-Lin Huang

    • National Tsing Hua University

  Authors

  • Kuan-Lin Huang

    • National Tsing Hua University

  • Ching Chang

    • National Tsing Hua University

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• Hydrodynamic Scaling in Anguilliform and Carangiform Propulsion

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 9:31 AM – Nov. 25, 2025, 9:44 AM

  Publication: Daghooghi M, Mallepaddi RK, Borazjani I. Pressure and vorticity scaling in anguilliform and carangiform swimming. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2025;1010:A28. doi:10.1017/jfm.2025.251

  Presenters

  • Mohsen Daghooghi

    • University of Houston - Clear Lake

  Authors

  • Mohsen Daghooghi

    • University of Houston - Clear Lake

  • Roopesh Kishan Mallepaddi

    • Texas A&M University College Station

  • Iman Borazjani

    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
    • Texas A&M University, College Station

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• Hydrodynamics of River Stingrays and Applications to Underwater Vehicles

  ORAL

  Nov. 25, 2025, 9:44 AM – Nov. 25, 2025, 9:57 AM

  Presenters

  • Mackenzie Smith

    • Florida Atlantic University

  Authors

  • Mackenzie Smith

    • Florida Atlantic University

  • Oscar M M Curet

    • Florida Atlantic University

  • Scott G Seamone

    • Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute

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