Jane Wang's Visit (December 18, 2018) · Flatiron Institute Events (Indico)

Jane Wang's Visit

Tuesday, December 18, 2018 - 9:30 AM

Monday, December 17, 2018
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

9:30 AM Meet with Mitya Chklovskii
Meet with Mitya Chklovskii
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: 8th floor conference room
10:00 AM Insect Flight: from Newton’s law to Neurons - Jane Wang (Cornell)
Insect Flight: from Newton’s law to Neurons
- Jane Wang (Cornell)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: 7th Floor Classroom Abstract: Insects are the first evolved to fly, and to fly is not to fall. How does an insect fly, why does it fly so well, and how can we infer its ‘thoughts’ from its flight dynamics? We have been seeking mechanistic explanations of the complex movement of insect flight. Starting from the Navier-Stokes equations governing the unsteady aerodynamics of flapping flight, we worked to build a theoretical framework for computing flight. This has led to new interpretations and predictions of the functions of an insect’s internal machinery that orchestrate its flight. I will discuss our recent computational and experimental studies of the balancing act of dragonflies and fruit flies: how a dragonfly recovers from falling upside-down and how a fly balances in air. In each case, the physics of flight informs us about the neural feedback circuitries underlying their fast reflexes.
11:00 AM Meet with Mike Shelley
Meet with Mike Shelley
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: 8th floor conference room

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: 11th floor lunch room

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