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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
2024: FRS
2024: Fellow, Euromech
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 2021: Chief Editor - Physical Review Fluids

2016-2021: 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

Analytical solutions to slender-ribbon theory
L Koens, E Lauga
– Physical Review Fluids
(2017)
2,
084101
Empirical resistive-force theory for slender biological filaments in shear-thinning fluids.
EE Riley, E Lauga
– Physical review. E
(2017)
95,
062416
Swimming with a cage: low-Reynolds-number locomotion inside a droplet
SY Reigh, L Zhu, F Gallaire, E Lauga
– Soft matter
(2017)
13,
3161
The non-Gaussian tops and tails of diffusing boomerangs.
L Koens, M Lisicki, E Lauga
– Soft Matter
(2017)
13,
2977
Bubble-based acoustic micropropulsors: active surfaces and mixers
N Bertin, TA Spelman, T Combriat, H Hue, O Stéphan, E Lauga, P Marmottant
– Lab on a Chip
(2017)
17,
1515
Autophoretic flow on a torus
LC Schmieding, E Lauga, TD Montenegro-Johnson
– Physical Review Fluids
(2017)
2,
034201
Geometric tuning of self-propulsion for Janus catalytic particles
S Michelin, E Lauga
– Scientific reports
(2017)
7,
42264
Clustering instability of focused swimmers
E Lauga, F Nadal
– Europhysics Letters
(2017)
116,
64004
Helical propulsion in shear-thinning fluids
S Gómez, FA Godínez, E Lauga, R Zenit
– Journal of Fluid Mechanics
(2017)
812,
R3
Microscale flow dynamics of ribbons and sheets.
TD Montenegro-Johnson, L Koens, E Lauga
– Soft matter
(2017)
13,
546
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Research Groups

Biological Physics and Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics

Room

H0.07

Telephone

01223 337031