时间：2023年6月12日（周一）15：30-17: 00

Time：3: 30-5: 00 PM, Monday, June 12, 2023

地点：西湖大学云谷校区 E10-201

Venue: E10-201, Yungu Campus

主持人：西湖大学工学院 讲席教授黄嘉兴

Host: Chair Professor Jiaxing Huang, School of Engineering

Professor

School of Mechanical Engineering

Georgia Tech

Dr. David Hu is a mechanical engineer who studies the interactions of animals with water. He has discovered how dogs shake dry, how insects walk on water, and how eyelashes protect the eyes from drying. Raised in Taiwan and Rockville, Maryland, he earned degrees in mathematics and mechanical engineering from M.I.T., and is now Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biology and Adjunct Professor of Physics at Georgia Tech. He is Associate Editor for Proceedings of the Royal Society B and is on the editorial board for Journal of Experimental Biology and Nature Scientific Reports. He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER award for young scientists, the Ig Nobel Prize in Physics, and the Pineapple Science Prize (the Ig Nobel of China). His work has been featured in The Economist, The New York Times, Saturday Night Live, and Highlights for Children. He is the author of the book "How to walk on water and climb up walls," published by Princeton University Press.  He lives with his wife and two children in Atlanta, Georgia.

报告题目/Title: 

Bioinspiration Everywhere, from Ant Rafts to Elephant Trunks

讲座摘要/Abstract: 

Studying nature can inspire researchers, attract students, and engage public audiences. In this talk, I will present a few case studies of animals from which I have found inspiration. I’ll present my work on water-walking insects, water-repellent ant rafts, the water-conserving ability of cat’s tongues, and the wrinkles and folds of the elephant trunk. I will also present my Ig Nobel-prize studies on the time of urination and the cube-shaped feces of wombats. Applications of these discoveries towards the development of new medical diagnostics and engineered devices will be discussed. 

讲座联系人/Contact:

科技合作部sci-tech02@westlake.edu.cn