Intesaaf Ashraf
About me :
I am a fluid dynamicist and researcher with a passion for understanding the natural world. I am particularly interested in biolocomotion: fish swimming/insects flight and collective animal behavior. My work has helped to shed light on the complex fluid dynamics of these phenomena, and led to development of new models that can be used to predict the behavior of fish and other animals or objects in water. I am also an expert in experimental fluid mechanics. I am used to analyze large datasets of experimental data.
I am a highly motivated and results-oriented individual. I am also a team player and always willing to go the extra mile. I am confident that I have the skills and experience to make significant contributions to the field of fluid mechanics and bio locomotion.
Here are some of my accomplishments:
Published several papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, and Communications Biology.
Developed and used CFD software to study the hydrodynamics of fish swimming.
Conducted experiments on fish swimming and their collective behavior, on mosquitoes flight in a turbulent air flow and exit dynamics of an object.
Expert in experimental fluid mechanics.
If you are curious about how fish swim or how animals behave in groups or insects flight, then you should definitely check out my work.
Research Interest:
Biolocomotion: Fish Swimming/Insects Flight
Experimental Fluid Mechanics
Turbulent Flow
Research Highlights
Burst and Coast Swimming at Different Speeds (Body Length/ second, BL/s)
3 Fish Collective Swimming Speed at 0.77 BL/s (Diamond Shape formation)
3 Fish Collective Swimming Speed at 0.77 BL/s (Phalanx Shape formation)
3 Fish Collective Swimming Speed at 4 BL/s (Phalanx Shape formation)
4 Fish Collective Swimming Speed at 0.77 BL/s (Diamond Shape formation)
5 Fish Collective Swimming Speed at 0.77 BL/s (Diamond Shape formation)
5 Fish Collective Swimming Speed at 4 BL/s (Phalanx Shape formation)
9 Fish Collective Swimming Speed at 4 BL/s (Phalanx Shape formation)
Collective Swimming at Different Speeds
(Body Length/ second, BL/s)
Exit Dynamics of a Circular Cylinder moving upward at a speed of 0.1 m/s
Exit Dynamics of a Circular Cylinder moving upward at a speed of 1 m/s
Exit Dynamics of a Circular Cylinder moving upward at a speed of 0.8 m/s
Exit Dynamics of a Circular Disk moving upward at a speed of 0.8 m/s
Exit Dynamics of a Sphere moving upward at a speed of 1 m/s