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Fluid mechanics and transport science are classic subjects that are of paramount importance to some of the most exciting areas of modern research, including microfluidics, soft condensed matter, materials science, complex fluids, biotechnology and physical biology. These fields are highly interdisciplinary, and require a broad but solid grounding in classical continuum and statistical mechanics, as well as an ability to think intuitively, physically, and creatively about a diverse range of phenomena. Our research focuses on how to understand and exploit the various physical effects that arise in micron-scale systems. Our work is theoretical, experimental, and highly collaborative. Examples include induced-charge electrokinetic techniques for microfluidic manipulation (with an eye towards portable or implantable devices), ‘pore-scale engineering’ techniques for analytical separations, active microrheology to characterize a material’s nonlinear response, and the fluid mechanics of the inner-ear and its disorders.
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