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Integrating cellular mechanobiology and biomechanics and the emergence of primary cilia as mechanosensors
November 13, 2014
Christopher R. Jacobs Columbia University
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The effect of stable thermal stratification on turbulent boundary layer statistics and structure
November 8, 2014
Owen Williams, PhD Gas Dynamics Laboratory Princeton University
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Bio-inspired flow sensing, control, and acuation for autonomous underwater vehicles
November 7, 2014
Dr. Derek A. Paley Willis H. Young Jr. Associate Professor Aerospace Engineering Education UMD