I am currently a lecturer at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and my research focuses are on the early evolution of animals and using fluid physics to reconstruct animal (paleo)ecology. I employ a combination of laboratory experiments, numerical modeling, and x-ray microtomography imaging (μCT) often on materials collected from field work. Don't hesitate to drop me a message under the Contact Tab; I'm always looking to collaborate on new and exciting projects!
Check out our new paper Functional morphology of the Ediacaran organism Tribrachidium heraldicum out in Paleobiology! Led by Andrei Olaru, we use computational fluid dynamics to explore theoretical morphospace of this enigmatic triradialomorph!
Check out our new paper exploring the mechanics of Ediacaran style “death mask” preservation (published in Geobiology) where we’re able to form the first convincing death mask veneers coating tissues!!
Check out our new paper The importance of size and location within gregarious populations of Ernietta plateauensis out in Frontiers in Earth Science! We use computational fluid dynamics to reconstruct the first spatially-accurate 3D population of fossils to probe into the dynamics of some of the earliest nursery environments!
If you're less interested in fluid mechanics and more interested in trace fossils, check out our new paper describing trace fossils of the latest Ediacaran Period in Namibia!
Check out our new paper Ancient life and moving fluids out in Biological Reviews! This article focuses on the underlying theory and pragmatic approach to conducting computational fluid dynamics analyses in paleontology - showcasing the first paleontological large eddy simulation!
Check out these short press releases about our recent article in Science Advances looking at why some Ediacaran organisms clustered together!
Nature; Live Science; Newsweek; Cosmos
Image credit (right) Charlotte Kenchington
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Check out the lab webpage to see what kinds of work the Laflamme research group is up to!
Click here for the Darroch Lab webpage!
See my PhD research and cool work still being done by my collaborators in the Darroch Lab.