Dr. Kenneth S. Breuer This is Me

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1. 1. www.biology-online.org

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   Published on: 11/2/2007   Last Visited: 11/2/2007

   While many people may be content to simply watch these aerial acrobats in wonder, Kenneth Breuer and Sharon Swartz are determined to understand the detailed aerodynamics of bat flight , and ultimately the evolutionary path that created it.
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   Breuer, a professor of engineering at Brown University, who studied mechanical aerodynamics earlier in his career, is particularly intrigued by bats because "they can generate different wing shapes and motions that other creatures can't."
   
   "Bats have unique capabilities," says Breuer, "but the goal is not to build something that looks like a bat. We want to understand bat flight and be able to incorporate some of the features of bat flight into an engineered vehicle."
   
   Swartz, an associate professor in ecology and evolutionary biology at Brown University, and longtime collaborator with Breuer, is particularly interested in how bats evolved their capabilities.

2. 2. www.sciencemag.org

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   Published on: 9/29/2007   Last Visited: 9/29/2007

   Interested in the tiny mammals' flight dynamics, Brown University engineer Kenneth Breuer used lasers and a sophisticated multicamera motion-tracking system to record how their wings and the air around them distorted as the animals flapped against the wind.

3. 3. Confluent Photonics Corp.

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   Published on: 10/18/2002   Last Visited: 10/18/2002

   Kenneth S. Breuer, Ph.D.
   
   Dr. Kenneth Breuer is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Brown University, where he conducts research on microfabricated devices, their design, manufacture and performance. He is active in the use of optical transduction methods in MEMS sensors and in the development of optical diagnostic techniques for quantitative measurements in micron-scale devices. Other research activities include the study of transport processes in micron-scale geometries, lubrication issues in MEMS, the behavior of biological materials in micro-devices and in the physics and control of large-scale turbulent flows. Prior to joining the faculty at Brown, Professor Breuer was on the faculty in the department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his Sc.B. from Brown University and his Ph.D. from M.I.T.