Bhushan and Martin’s Nature Inspired Research Studies Black Skimmer Birds and Shark Skin to Understand Drag Reduction

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Left to right: Professor Bharat Bhushan and PhD candidate Samuel Martin
Professor Bharat Bhushan and PhD student Samuel Martin are using nature to understand drag reduction properties that could improve air flow over cars and aircraft or fluid flow through pipelines for more efficient transfer of oil, gas and coal.

According to Bhushan, the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) is the impetus that makes the research happen.  OSC is a statewide resource that provides supercomputing services and computational science to researchers and Ohio industries. 

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