Tom Daniel, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Zoology
"Mechanics and Control of Flight in Insects"


ABSTRACT

Animal flight is among the most demanding physiological acitivites in nature.  It emerges from a complex interplay between musculo-skeletal mechanics, aerodynamic forcing, and neuronal processing of massive sensory data.  This talk reviews progress in the field and highlights some of the ways in which engineering approaches have been pivotal in unraveling this complex biomechanical problem.