GALCIT Colloquium

An understanding of the fluid-structure interaction of nanoparticles in Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids is fundamental to many applications. In this talk, I will discuss three topics that explore this interaction: (1) the propulsion of nanoparticles immersed in an acoustic field; (2) use of the resonance properties of nanoparticles to interrogate the viscoelasticity of simple liquids; and (3) the induced motion of nanoparticles within resonant microfluidic devices.