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Faculty of Mathematics

 

CAREER
since 2017: Professor of Applied Mathematics - University of Cambridge 
since 2013: Fellow and College Lecturer in Mathematics - Trinity College 
2015-2017: Reader in Applied Mathematics - University of Cambridge 
2013-2015: University Senior Lecturer - University of Cambridge 
2010-2013: Associate Professor - University of California, San Diego
2007-2010: Assistant Professor - University of California, San Diego
2006-2007: Assistant Professor - Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
2005-2006: Postdoctoral Associate - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2005: Lecturer - Harvard University

EDUCATION
2005: PhD in Applied Mathematics - Harvard University
2001: MS in Fluid Mechanics - University of Paris VI Pierre et Marie Curie 
2001: Diplome Corps des Mines - École des Mines de Paris
1998: Diplome d’Ingénieur - École Polytechnique

HONOURS & AWARDS
2018Early Career Award for Soft Matter Research, APS 
2016: Fellow, American Physical Society 
2016: Teaching Award - Cambridge University Students' Union 
2015: François Frenkiel Award for Fluid Mechanics, APS 
2015: Exemplary Mentor Award, Quality of Life Research Center
2012: Faculty Mentorship Award, UCSD Graduate Student Association
2010-2011: Teacher of the Year Award - MAE, UC San Diego 
2008-2013: National Science Foundation CAREER Award
2006: Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award in Fluid Dynamics, APS
2005-2006: Hock Tan Postdoctoral Fellowship - Mechanical Engineering, MIT
2004, 2005: Derek Bok Teaching Award - Harvard University
2003: Engineering and Applied Sciences Teaching Award, Harvard
1998-2001: Corps des Mines Fellowship - Ecole des Mines de Paris
1998 : Prix d’Option in Mechanics - Ecole Polytechnique

EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
since 2016: Associate Editor - Physical Review Fluids 
2019: Guest editor - PLOS Computational Biology 
2019: Guest editor - Proc. of the Natl. Academy of Sciences of the USA
2013-2016: Associate Editor - Physics of Fluids 
2011-2016: Associate Editor - European Physical Journal E 
2009-2016: Associate Editor - Journal of Fluids and Structures 
2008-2016: Moderator for Fluid Dynamics - arXiv.org 

Publications

Controlling Confined Collective Organization with Taxis
A Théry, A Chamolly, E Lauga
– Physical review letters
(2024)
132,
108301
Effective extensional-torsional elasticity and dynamics of helical filaments under distributed loads
M Gomez, E Lauga
(2024)
Opto-fluidically multiplexed assembly and micro-robotics
E Erben, W Liao, A Minopoli, N Maghelli, E Lauga, M Kreysing
– Light: Science & Applications
(2024)
13,
59
Biophysical Fluid Dynamics in a Petri Dish
G Fortune, E Lauga, R Goldstein
(2024)
Editorial: The 2023 François Naftali Frenkiel Award for Fluid Mechanics
E Lauga, B McKeon
– Physical Review Fluids
(2024)
9,
010001
Eukaryotic swimming cells are shaped by hydrodynamic constraints
M Lisicki, MF Velho Rodrigues, E Lauga
– Journal of Fluid Mechanics
(2023)
978,
r1
Controlling confined collective organisation with taxis
A Théry, A Chamolly, E Lauga
(2023)
Multiflagellarity leads to the size-independent swimming speed of peritrichous bacteria.
S Kamdar, D Ghosh, W Lee, M Tătulea-Codrean, Y Kim, S Ghosh, Y Kim, T Cheepuru, E Lauga, S Lim, X Cheng
– Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
(2023)
120,
e2310952120
Cortex-driven cytoplasmic flows in elongated cells: fluid mechanics and application to nuclear transport in Drosophila embryos.
PH Htet, E Lauga
– Journal of the Royal Society, Interface
(2023)
20,
20230428
Cortex-driven cytoplasmic flows in elongated cells: fluid mechanics and application to nuclear transport in Drosophila embryos
PH Htet, E Lauga
– Journal of The Royal Society Interface
(2023)
20,
20230428
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Research Groups

Biological Physics and Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics

Room

H0.07

Telephone

01223 337031