About
I am fascinated by how animals move in their natural habitat. The environment enforces spatial constraints within which animals need to move in an optimal way. Whether it is air, land or water, the design and control of an animal’s body facilitates its motion through the medium, allowing precise behaviors. Being a physicist with training in biology, I believe understanding the physical basis of animal movements highlights the relationship between form and function of body design, leading to realistic models of their complex behavior, while also inspiring exciting new applications.
A lot can be learnt and quantified about how animals move through observations which do not disturb them. In our lab, we use multi-camera videography to record animal behaviors in the wild. This gives us the power to capture the entire breadth of amazing behaviors the animal is capable of in its natural habitat.
Joined
March 2016
