Margaret Byron
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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Recent Publications
Cteno-Bot: An Untethered Metachronally Swimming Robot With Magnetoactive Propulsors
Peterman, D. J. & Byron, M. L., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Intelligent Systems.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Creating Public Resources to Diversifying Content in Mechanical Engineering: Fostering Awareness and Ethical Considerations
Leung, S. L., Greer, C. J., Byron, M. L., Ramos, B. A., Kraft, R. H., Lesko, A. D. & Berdanier, C. G. P., 2025, In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
Hydromechanics of ammonoid conch ornamentation: trade-offs between rocking attenuation and drag reduction
Peterman, D. J., Hebdon, N., Lusch, M., Byron, M., Panah, A. & Ritterbush, K. A., Aug 1 2025, In: Paleobiology. 51, 3, p. 520-539 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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
Propulsive efficiency of spatiotemporally asymmetric oscillating appendages at intermediate Reynolds numbers
Herrera-Amaya, A. & Byron, M. L., Nov 1 2024, In: Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. 19, 6, 066004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Encoding spatiotemporal asymmetry in artificial cilia with a ctenophore-inspired soft-robotic platform
Peterman, D. J. & Byron, M. L., Nov 1 2024, In: Bioinspiration and Biomimetics. 19, 6, 066002.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
