Dr. Houshuo Jiang’s primary research interest is the interface between small-scale fluid physics and the ecology and biology of marine\u00a0plankton.<\/p>\n
Marine planktonic organisms are predominantly microscopic and slow-moving, relative to the macroscopic world. Consequently, within the fluid immediately surrounding a planktonic organism, low-Reynolds-number fluid dynamics, together with small-scale diffusion, governs the transport of mass and momentum. These processes shape the flow of energy, matter, and information to and from the plankton. The interaction between small-scale fluid physics and the morphology, behavior, perception, and responses of marine plankton results in a variety of fascinating phenomena, patterns, processes, and functions that are fundamentally important to marine life, population dynamics, ecosystem functioning, and evolution.<\/p>\n
Research in this burgeoning field requires multidisciplinary approaches and synergies between fluid physics, plankton ecology, and biological oceanography, seeking a mechanistic understanding based on first principles.<\/p>\n
Hydrodynamics and Ecology of Planktonic Copepods<\/a><\/p>\n Small-scale Fluid Physics and Ecology of Planktonic Ciliates<\/a><\/p>\n Small-scale Fluid Physics and Ecology of Planktonic Dinoflagellates<\/a><\/p>\n Hydrodynamics of Swimming, Feeding, and Signaling in Marine Invertebrate Larvae<\/a><\/p>\n Hydrodynamics and Lateral Line Sensory Ecology of Fish<\/a><\/p>\n Hydrodynamics of Jet Propulsion in Marine Animals<\/a><\/p>\nOther Research Areas<\/h2>\n