Flow Imaging Lab at Mudd

The Flow Imaging Lab at (Harvey) Mudd (FILM), directed by Prof. Leah Mendelson, experimentally studies biological and bioinspired fluid mechanics. We mechanically recreate swimming behaviors seen in nature to identify new strategies for underwater vehicle propulsion. The group also works on open-source tools for three-dimensional flow field measurements.

Research projects in FILM frequently involve mechanical design and mechatronics, high-speed imaging, and particle image velocimetry, an experimental technique for measuring fluid velocities by filming the motion of tracer particles suspended in the flow. We frequently use image processing, computer vision, and computational photography to understand the behavior of a fluid flow.

Contact:

We are part of the Engineering department at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA.

lmendelson {at} g {dot} hmc {dot} edu

Parsons 2383 (lab), Parsons 2361 (office)