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Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

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

Modelling Mucus Clearance in Sinuses: Thin-Film Flow Inside a Fluid-Producing Cavity Lined with an Active Surface
N Desai, E Lauga
– Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
(2024)
86,
134
Electronically actuated artificial hinged cilia for efficient bidirectional pumping.
W Wang, I Tanasijevic, J Zhang, E Lauga, I Cohen
– Lab on a chip
(2024)
24,
4549
Hydrodynamic hovering of swimming bacteria above surfaces
PH Htet, D Das, E Lauga
– Physical Review Research
(2024)
6,
l032070
Hydrodynamic mechanism for stable spindle positioning in meiosis II oocytes
W Liao, E Lauga
(2024)
Hydrodynamic hovering of swimming bacteria above surfaces
PH Htet, D Das, E Lauga
(2024)
Physical mechanism reveals bacterial slowdown above a critical number of flagella
M Tătulea-Codrean, E Lauga
(2024)
Biophysical Fluid Dynamics in a Petri Dish
GT Fortune, E Lauga, RE Goldstein
– Physical Review Fluids
(2024)
9,
083101
Natural convection in the cytoplasm: Theoretical predictions of buoyancy-driven flows inside a cell
N Desai, W Liao, E Lauga
– PLoS One
(2024)
19,
e0307765
Natural convection in the cytoplasm: Theoretical predictions of buoyancy-driven flows inside a cell
N Desai, W Liao, E Lauga
(2024)
Bacterial motility depends on a critical flagellum length and energy-optimised assembly.
M Halte, PF Popp, D Hathcock, J Severn, S Fischer, C Goosmann, A Ducret, E Charpentier, Y Tu, E Lauga, M Erhardt, TT Renault
– bioRxiv
(2024)
2024.06.28.599820
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Research Groups

Biological Physics and Mechanics
Fluid Mechanics

Room

H0.07

Telephone

01223 337031