Meet Our Team
Dr. Brooke Flammang
Principal Investigator, Director
PhD Candidate
Amani is a 4th year PhD student working on the functional morphology and swimming kinematics of sharks. She is particularly interested in their scales, termed dermal denticles, and their influence on water flow around sharks. Amani is also a co-founder and the chief financial officer of the 501(c)3 nonprofit Minorities in Shark Sciences.
Cat Eno
PhD Student
Cat Eno is a 2nd year graduate student pursuing a PhD in Biology with a focus in biomechanics. Cat is interested in pursuing shark tagging, and is funded by a Naval Undersea Research Program (NURP) grant. Cat's project is to work alongside Dr. Brooke Flammang, NJIT, and Dr. Aren Hellum, NUWC, on developing a rechargeable tracking device that utilizes the remora adhesive disc as means of attachment. Cat's goal is to use this device to tag Whale Sharks to learn more about their life history traits as well as aiding in their conservation.
Danna V. Sanchez Hernandez
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Danna is a senior biomedical engineering student, with a focus on animal rehabilitation, morphological research, and biomedical simulators. She is currently working on the hydrodynamics of collective behaviors in sharks. Her work involves 3D modeling incorporating biomechanics and fluid mechanics.
Daniela González
Research Intern
Daniela is a high school student from Princeton who has been working independently on walking mutant fishes. She joined the lab to learn new techniques and advance her research. Daniela begins as an undergraduate student at Temple University Fall 2024!
Oona Lockyer
Research Assistant
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Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral:
Undergraduate:
Julie Markiewicz
Rola Shehata
Tim Gronet
David Singer
Salam Harb
Cristian Cerrato-Morales
Interested in joining our lab?
Postdoctoral researchers
The Fluid Locomotion Lab is currently hiring a postdoctoral research associate to begin in Fall of 2025. Please see details and apply here: https://njit.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/7554
Graduate student researchers
The NJIT Fluid Locomotion Lab will likely seek 1-2 exceptionally qualified graduate students for the upcoming admissions cycle (Fall 2025 incoming class). Please contact Prof. Flammang to discuss ideas for research projects and potential funding options.
Undergraduate research opportunities
We welcome NJIT and Rutgers-Newark undergraduates who are interested in gaining research experience in the areas of functional morphology, comparative biomechanics, fluid mechanics, and bioinspired robotics. Please note that we generally discourage short term projects (single semester) since there is a significant amount of training required prior to participating in one of our research programs. Students interested in long-term (one year or more) intensive research projects are encouraged to contact Prof. Flammang.