Welcome to the Breuer Lab at Brown University!  We are a lively group of researchers, active in a variety of research, loosely centered on the theme of experimental fluid mechanics, and covering topics that include:

• • Animal flight – the mechanics and dynamics of bat and bird flight
  • Bio-inspired fluid mechanics – Studying, modeling and emulating the fluid mechanics of sensing and actuation (locomotion) used by animals
  • Fluid structure interactions, with a special focus on the interactions of fluids with extremely compliant structures, such as membranes, whiskers (vibrissae)
  • Vortex dynamics, particularly, the formation, growth and behavior of leading edge vortices at high Reynolds numbers
  • Renewable energy harvesting,
  • Micron scale bio-fluid mechanics, including active matter and bacterial cell motility

Our lab is located on the West end of Prince Laboratory on the campus of Brown University, in Providence Rhode Island.