Research

There is an increasing evidence that bio-fluids motion is nearly turbulent, even at relatively low Reynolds numbers, mainly due to its three-dimensionality, pulsation and complexity of geometry.

We study turbulence effects on biology: fish swimming, moth anemotaxis (odor tracking), seaweed growth rates and green tides, birds flight and attachment of plankton.

Motion of inertial particles, droplets and bubbles in turbulent flows

Micro-Electrical-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) flow velocity sensors are at the core of the revolution in industry, autonomous driving and flying

We study how turbulence and fluid mechanics affect the seaweed biology

Turbulence is highly three-dimensional and time varying phenomenon. For many years are develop three-dimensional particle tracking velocimetry methods to access Lagrangian structure of turbulence

Stratification, the layering of fluid by density, affects turbulence in several ways and on multiple scales. Every single fluid element wants to return to the height of neutral buoyancy, but it is not simple to do in turbulent cases. Turbulence that mixes fluids can feel a positive or a negative feedback from stratification and this leads to very peculiar effects.

Turbulence inside and above the urban or forest canopy has a peculiar structure