Research Summary
I study the transport of organisms and objects in environmental flows, particularly turbulence. Two current thrusts are 1) particle settling and sedimentation, and 2) animal locomotion at the millimeter scale.
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Settling of nonuniform cylinders at intermediate Reynolds numbers
Angle, B. R., Rau, M. J. & Byron, M. L., Jul 2024, In: Physical Review Fluids. 9, 7, 070501.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Laboratory generation of zero-mean-flow homogeneous isotropic turbulence: Non-grid approaches
Ghazi Nezami, A., Byron, M. & Johnson, B. A., Dec 21 2023, In: Flow. 3, E42.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Omnidirectional propulsion in a metachronal swimmer
Herrera-Amaya, A. & Byron, M. L., Nov 2023, In: PLoS computational biology. 19, 11 November, e1010891.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A new propulsion enhancement mechanism in metachronal rowing at intermediate Reynolds numbers
Lionetti, S., Lou, Z., Herrera-Amaya, A., Byron, M. L. & Li, C., Nov 10 2023, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 974, A45.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Metachronal Coordination of Multiple Appendages for Swimming and Pumping
Byron, M., Santhanakrishnan, A. & Murphy, D., Nov 1 2021, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 61, 5, p. 1561-1566 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Metachronal Motion across Scales: Current Challenges and Future Directions
Byron, M. L., Murphy, D. W., Katija, K., Hoover, A. P., Daniels, J., Garayev, K., Takagi, D., Kanso, E., Gemmell, B. J., Ruszczyk, M. & Santhanakrishnan, A., Nov 1 2021, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 61, 5, p. 1674-1688 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Spatiotemporal Asymmetry in Metachronal Rowing at Intermediate Reynolds Numbers
Herrera-Amaya, A., Seber, E. K., Murphy, D. W., Patry, W. L., Knowles, T. S., Bubel, M. M., Maas, A. E. & Byron, M. L., Nov 1 2021, In: Integrative and comparative biology. 61, 5, p. 1579-1593 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Editorial: Small Scale Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Particles, Plankton, and Other Organisms
Nayak, A. R., Jiang, H., Byron, M. L., Sullivan, J. M., McFarland, M. N. & Murphy, D. W., Mar 22 2021, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 8, 669530.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Slip velocity of large low-aspect-ratio cylinders in homogeneous isotropic turbulence
Byron, M. L., Tao, Y., Houghton, I. A. & Variano, E. A., Dec 2019, In: International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 121, 103120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Canal neuromasts enhance foraging in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
Carrillo, A., Van Le, D., Byron, M., Jiang, H. & McHenry, M. J., Apr 10 2019, In: Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. 14, 3, 035003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Turbulent flow reduces oxygen consumption in the labriform swimming shiner perch, Cymatogaster aggregata
van der Hoop, J. M., Byron, M. L., Ozolina, K., Miller, D. L., Johansen, J. L., Domenici, P. & Steffensen, J. F., Jun 12 2018, In: The Journal of experimental biology. 221Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Shape-dependence of particle rotation in isotropic turbulence
Byron, M., Einarsson, J., Gustavsson, K., Voth, G., Mehlig, B. & Variano, E., Mar 2 2015, In: Physics of Fluids. 27, 3, 035101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Refractive-index-matched hydrogel materials for measuring flow-structure interactions
Byron, M. L. & Variano, E. A., Feb 2013, In: Experiments in Fluids. 54, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Shape effects on turbulent modulation by large nearly neutrally buoyant particles
Bellani, G., Byron, M. L., Collignon, A. G., Meyer, C. R. & Variano, E. A., Dec 10 2012, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 712, p. 41-60 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review