Fluids in Nature Lab (FINLAB) at VT

Michael Dickinson of @caltech.edu gave the 2025 Granata Memorial Lecture @virginiatech.bsky.social Monday on the neurobiology & biomechanics of fruit fly flight. 🪰 Fascinating—these insects use a neural gyroscope to stay oriented mid-air! #GranataLecture #VTME #Neurobiology #Insects #Biomechanics

Had a great visit to @msstate.bsky.social last week—really enjoyed sharing my research and connecting with such an engaged and curious group in Physics & Astronomy.

Thanks to Lamiaa El Fassi for the warm welcome and kind invite!

#Biophysics #InsectPhysiology #Microfluidics #AcademicLife #MSState

VT @virginiatech.bsky.social folks interested in aero/hydrodynamics, come see me (insect-inspired microfluidics) and others speak on related topics at #CREATe’s 6th annual Scientific Day this Friday!

#VirginiaTechAero #VirginiaTechME
#Science #Curiosity #Community

Staples team featured on Nature cover The research team led by Anne Staples, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the cover feature for the March 2025 edition of Nature Reviews Physics. Lead author of the re...

Thanks to @virginiatech.bsky.social #ME for featuring our @natrevphys.bsky.social cover article on insect respiration! We appreciate the shoutout. More on this fascinating topic here:

me.vt.edu/news/briefs/...

#InsectRespiration #NatureReviewsPhysics #VTResearch #MechEng #Bioengineering #SochaLab

Congratulations to FINLAB member Saadbin Khan, who passed his prelim exam today and is now a PhD candidate! 👏

Excited to share our review of insect respiration, which made the cover of Nature Reviews Physics! 🦋🌬️