How can a simple diaspore achieve one of nature’s most efficient dispersal mechanisms? Join my seminar online or at Imperial College London as I explore vortex rings, gust response, and how these insights inspire next-gen swarm-sensing drones.

Wonderful night at The Scottish Green Energy Awards, celebrating the nomination of our own Dr Yabin Liu, now Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Brunel Fellow at the University of Cambridge, as a finalist for the Young & Inspiring Award! @YabinLiu1992 @SchoolOfEng_UoE

If you are interested in a PhD within VOILAb on the sensing and AI-driven steering capabilities of autonomous swarms of dandelion-inspired drones (see https://t.co/dGLEHMp4Jf), consider applying for this PhD opportunity: https://t.co/eSzgriRw6I @SchoolOfEng_UoE

I'll be presenting From Dandelions to Dandidrones at LIFD Seminar Series today at 1300 GMT

APS DFD meeting at Salt Lake City, with Chandan Bose. I presented the work of JB Souppez on the aerodynamics of yacht sails, also mentioning the past work of Abel Arredondo published with Holger Babinsky at Cambridge. @apsfluiddynamic @cbose1991 @arre_abel @SchoolOfEng_UoE

I am delighted to announce that our new paper on gust alleviation by passive pitch has been published in JFS: https://t.co/lzvAn9bQpR. The paper reveals that even the most abrupt gusts can be hugely mitigated by simply passively pitching the foil. @SchoolOfEng_UoE @EPSRC

I am delighted to announce that I have been elected a member of the Executive Committee of the EPSRC UK Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Network, which was established in March 2015 with the mission to provide academic leadership in RAS across the UK @SchoolOfEng_UoE

There were some amazing visitors at the lab meeting today, making 19 participants in total, including former members Dr Cathal Cummins and Dr Daniele Certini and closest collaborators Dr Antonio Attili and Dr Francesco Giorgio-Serchi. @CathalPCummins

How wonderful it is when your former students (Daniele) come to visit and your research group (Mridu, Soumarup, Aditya, Junchen, Panos, and Colin), and your closest collaborators (Antonio and Francesco) celebrate them with an awesome dinner! Thank you for the great night!

I am delighted to announce that I'll be presenting a seminar titled "The Aerodynamics of Dandidrones and of Free-Falling Permeable Plates and Disks" at LIFD Seminar Series 📅 Wednesday 4th Dec 2024 ⏰ 14.00 PM (Europe/London)

I am delighted to announce that I have accepted the position of Functional Vice President Alternate of Knowledge Management at @SNAME_HQ . I look forward to working with VP Craig Tulk, Technology and Education Director Rick Ashcroft, and Publication Director Maggie O'Brien!

I am delighted to announce that we have been selected, together with M. Desmuliez at HWU, as ARIA Creators to develop SEED: Self-degrading Environmental Exploration Drones ! Watch this space for new exciting technology! @ARIA_research @SchoolOfEng_UoE #nature #dandidrones

I am delighted that our image of the Separated Vortex Ring in the wake of a permeable disk has won the ARCHER2 Image Competition 2024! This work is part of the @ERC_Research project Dandidrone ( https://t.co/bvX0ACfqFD) hosted by the @SchoolOfEng_UoE . Well done @cbose1991 !

I am excited to be back in the @FloWaveOcean of the @SchoolOfEng_UoE to test our new blades as part of the EPSRC-funded project Morphing Blades ( https://t.co/uhexUDwqYI). The blades' pattern is designed to perform Digital Image Correlation. With Dr Anna Young, @aero_anna.

Interested in PIV of small flyers such as micro robots inspired by the dandelion seed? Apply for a PhD or Research Associate (postdoctoral) position at https://t.co/720XZBNMWO The Research Associate position closes on 15th October. @ERC_Research #DANDIDRONE

Congrats to Dr Ulysse Dhomé for defending his PhD @KTHuniversity. From left, the opponent Prof. Muggiasca (Polimi), the internal Prof. Wittberg, the chair Sigray, the supervisor Prof. Kuttenkeuler, and the external members Dr Hansen (DNV) and Prof. Viola.

We are excited to share that Prof. Viola has been appointed Adjunct Professor at the Engineering Department of the Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, the oldest university in the world! @ingegneriaDIN @Unibo

New PIV images from our Dandidrone Lab showcasing the stunning separated vortex ring over a natural dandelion, captured by Dr. Aditya Potnis! More beautiful images and fascinating physics to follow soon... #dandidrone #aerodynamics @SchoolOfEng_UoE

Very proud of Panos, who presented our joint work with Dr Attili on the aerodynamics of free-falling disks, and Dr Liu, who presented our collaboration on controlling tip vortices with permeability! @YabinLiu1992 @ERC_Research @SchoolOfEng_UoE

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