Jane Wang's Visit

America/New_York
7th Floor Classroom (Flatiron Institute 162 Fifth Ave)

7th Floor Classroom

Flatiron Institute 162 Fifth Ave

entrance on 21st Street between 5th & 6th Ave.
    • 1
      Meet with Mitya Chklovskii 8th floor conference room (162)

      8th floor conference room

      162

    • 2
      Insect Flight: from Newton’s law to Neurons 7th Floor Classroom

      7th Floor Classroom

      Flatiron Institute 162 Fifth Ave

      entrance on 21st Street between 5th & 6th Ave.

      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.

      Speaker: Prof. Jane Wang (Cornell)
    • 3
      Meet with Mike Shelley 8th floor conference room (162)

      8th floor conference room

      162

    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch 11th floor lunch room (162)

      11th floor lunch room

      162