The hydrodynamics of sea lion swimming

Time: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Type: Seminar Series
Presenter: Megan Leftwich; George Washington University
Room/Office: Room 107
Location:
Mason Lab
9 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
United States

Fall 2022 Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science Seminar

Megan Leftwich
George Washington University

The hydrodynamics of sea lion swimming

Dr. Megan C. Leftwich is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The George Washington University. She holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University and a B.S.E. degree from Duke University. Prior to joining GW, she was the Agnew National Security Postdoctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Lab from 2010 to 2012. Her current research interests include the fluid dynamics of rotating airfoils, high performance jetting for aquatic locomotion, unsteady activation for undulatory propulsion, and the fluid dynamics of human birth. Prof. Leftwich has a deep interest in diversity in technical fields and STEM education from the first year through the Ph.D. Professor Leftwich is an Office of Naval Research 2017 Young Investigator Award Recipient. Additionally, she is the winner of the 2019 Early Career Researcher Award at George Washington University, the 2018 SEAS Dean's Faculty Recognition Award, the 2017 SEAS Outstanding Young Researcher Award and the 2016 SEAS Outstanding Young Teacher Award. Her work on unsteady propulsion has been profiled in over 20 popular media venues including: Wired, CNN's Great Big Story, the Smithsonian Magazine and the New York Times.

September 7. 2:30 p.m.
Mason Lab, Room 107
9 Hillhouse Avenue

Host: Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio