Springtail Acrobatics We discover that springtails have an outstanding jumping control over the water. They can skim, skydive and land on its feet. The New York times covered this research .…read more November 8, 2022November 8, 2022
Moving to UMaine! I will be joining as an Assistant Professor at SBE-UMaine, starting in September. Go black bears! …read more July 4, 2022July 5, 2022
PBS interview I will participate in a live event of PBS Deep Look, about hummingbirds and axolotls …read more April 28, 2022April 28, 2022
Springtails’ Perfect Landing Science news covered my participation at SICB 2022 on springtails’ aerial righting and stability during landing on the water…read more January 14, 2022January 14, 2022
Fish Research at KSU KSU News published a note highlighting my research on knifefish biomechanics …read more October 26, 2020October 27, 2020
Research in Science News Science Magazine published a note on our recent study about how small animal fliers can pass through waterfalls. …read more August 19, 2020October 27, 2020
Defying Thermal Convection UC-Davis published a note highlighting our recent study on Drosophila flight in convective flows…read more October 24, 2018October 26, 2020
BSR Magazine The Berkeley Science Review recently published an article highlighting our research done on hummingbirds at the Animal Flight Laboratory…read more June 15, 2018June 21, 2018
Thrips’ aquatic secrets We discovered that millimetric-sized insects called thrips, can climb the meniscus by arching their water-repellent bodies …read more September 14, 2016September 14, 2016
La Jornada Newspaper The Mexican newspaper “La Jornada” published a note on our research and the viability to set-up an Animal flight laboratory in Mexico… …read more July 19, 2016July 19, 2016