Collaborative Research: Hydrodynamic Mechanisms and Scalability of Metachronal Swimming Ac — NSF Award to Oklahoma State Universit
Many aquatic organisms use a technique called metachronal rowing to swim. They use their paddle-like appendages to row in a coordinated rhythm, starting from the rear and moving toward the front of the organism. Metachronal rowing is observed in organisms that range in size from single cells to large crustaceans such a
| Award title | Collaborative Research: Hydrodynamic Mechanisms and Scalability of Metachronal Swimming Ac |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2516632 |
| Awardee | Oklahoma State University |
| City | STILLWATER |
| State | OK |
| Amount obligated | $348,176 |
| Principal investigator | Arvind Santhanakrishnan |
| Program | FD-Fluid Dynamics |
| Start date | 02/15/2026 |
| Abstract | Many aquatic organisms use a technique called metachronal rowing to swim. They use their paddle-like appendages to row in a coordinated rhythm, starting from the rear and moving toward the front of the organism. Metachronal rowing is observed in organisms that range in size from single cells to large crustaceans such as shrimp and krill. This project will use experiments and computational modeling on live animals and metachronal rowing vehicles to explain why this swimming technique works regard |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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