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BIOINSPIRED ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS

Curiosity-driven research, lessons from nature, and engineering solutions

RESEARCH

In nature, mechanical stresses often  force organisms to continually develop novel and diverse strategies to ensure species survival. While humans have developed highly innovative technologies, there are still countless engineering challenges that nature has already solved. My research draws inspiration from natural phenomena to understand fundamental principles that drive organismal behaviors and apply them to engineering systems.

TEACHING

I had the pleasure of teaching several lab courses over the years as a graduate teaching assistant and a full lecture class as a head instructor. I have a passion for engaging students with hands-on activities so they can actually see how fundamental ideas learned in the classroom translates into the real world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I learned to bring more 21st century tools into my pedagogy and honed my abilities to engage students through asynchronous learning. 

OUTREACH

I love to to tinker in the lab and "MacGyver" simple table top experiments in order to demonstrate various principles. For me, this is a wonderful opportunity to share my love of jerry-rigging with the public and demonstrate that everyone can have the mind of a scientist and engineer. It is also a means in which science is made more easily accessible to everyone in hopes of inspiring the next generation to pursue STEM as a career.

ABOUT

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Hi, I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Complex Matter and Nonlinear Physics Laboratory working with Dr. Arshad Kudrolli on questions involving disease transmission, granular flow, and biolocomotion. My previous postdoc was at the Hsieh Lab with Dr. Tonia Hsieh investigating foot-ground interactions of animals on granular media. I earned my PhD from Virginia Tech working with Dr. Sunghwan "Sunny" Jung (now at Cornell) at the Bio-Inspired Fluid Lab.

 

My research uses physical modeling and experimentation to elucidate how organisms interact with their surrounding environment. My interests revolve around bio-fluid mechanics, fluid-structure interactions, interfacial flows, and granular physics. I also LOVE 3D printing and 3D modeling, and will use it any chance I get!

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CONTACT ME

Brian Chang

Clark University, Department of Physics

950 Main St., Worcester, MA 01610 

 

Email: bchangphd at gmail.com 

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