christofer
My blogs
- random problems i come across
- Jumping beans in slow motion
- Rowland space balloon
- Christofer J. Clemente
- Biomechanics Downunder
- Can water dragons run on water?
- Finding the inflection point in logistic regression in R
Blogs I follow
Gender | Male |
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Industry | Science |
Occupation | Postdoctoral research fellow |
Location | Cambridge, MA, United States |
Introduction | I am interested in the relationship between form, function and ecology of living and extinct animals. My earliest studies examined the relationship between vision and ecology in spiders. Later, at the University of Western Australia, I switched my focus to the evolution of locomotion. I studied morphology, metabolic rates and biomechanics and compared these to ecological characteristics and locomotory ability in a large group of lizards, the varanids. I have similarly studied these traits in other lizard groups, including an extensive project examining the evolution of bipedalism in dragon lizards, showing lizards were essentially popping a wheelie. I latter continued my research at the University of Cambridge, focusing on insect adhesion, examining the multitude of solutions insects have developed to overcome the problems of sticking to smooth surfaces. At Harvard University I examined the vertebrate muscle system, specifically how muscle mechanics integrate with the environment dynamically, during locomotion. My current research at the University of Queensland continues my research into lizard locomotion, with a focus on the design of biologically inspired climbing robots. |
Interests | Lizard locomotion, Insect adhesion, Biologically inspired robotics |