Publications
Byron, M.L., and E.A. Variano. Effects of small changes in buoyancy and aspect ratio on the rotation of large cylinders in turbulence. (in prep)
Byron, M.L., Y. Tao, I. Houghton, and E.A. Variano. Altered settling rates in turbulence for large nonspherical particles. (in prep)
van der Hoop, J.M., M.L. Byron, K. Ozolina, J. Johanson, J. F. Steffensen, P. Domenici. Lower oxygen consumption rates in high-turbulence flows in a labriform swimmer, Cymatogaster aggregata. (under review)
Byron, M.L., J. Einarsson, K. Gustavsson, G. Voth, B. Mehlig, and E.A. Variano. Shape-dependence of particle rotation in isotropic turbulence. Physics of Fluids (1994-present) 27.3 (2015): 035101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4913501 [PDF]
Meyer, C.R., M.L. Byron, and E.A. Variano. Rotational Diffusion of Particles in Turbulence. Limnology and Oceanography: Fluids and Environments. 3:89-102. 035101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/21573689-2326592. [PDF]
Byron, M.L. and E.A. Variano (2013). Refractive-index-matched hydrogel materials for measuring flow-structure interactions. Exp. Fluids. 54:1456. 035101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00348-013-1456-z. [PDF]
Bellani, G.B., M.L. Byron, A.G. Collignon, C.R. Meyer, and E.A. Variano (2012). Shape effects on turbulent modulation by large nearly neutrally buoyant particles. J. Fluid Mech. 712:41- 60. 035101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2012.393 [PDF]
Presentations
All presentations are oral presentations unless noted otherwise. Only first-author presentations are listed; others can be provided on request.
Byron, M. How does stuff move in the ocean? National Academies Keck Futures Initiative 2016. November 9-12, 2016. Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center, Irvine, CA. (poster presentation)
Byron, M., M. McHenry. Effects of turbulence on the swimming of cydippid ctenophores. Microscale Ocean Biophysics. October 31 – November 4, 2016. InterUniversity Institute, Eilat, Israel. (poster presentation)
Byron, M., M. McHenry. Biomechanics of cydippid ctenophores in turbulent flows. Ctenopalooza. March 14-15, 2016. Whitney Marine Lab, Marineland, FL. (poster presentation)
Byron, M., Y. Tao, I. Houghton, E. Variano. Turbulent interactions at the meso-scale: effects of shape and density on rotation, translation, and settling. Microscale Ocean Biophysics Symposium 2015. January 11-15, 2015. Aspen, CO. (poster presentation)
Byron, M., Y. Tao, I. Houghton, E. Variano. Spin, slip, and settle: effects of shape on motion for Taylor-scale particles in homogeneous isotropic turbulence. American Physical Society: Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2014 Fall Meeting. November 24, 2014. San Francisco, CA.
Byron, M., Y. Tao, E. Variano. Buoyancy effects on the rotation and translation of large anisotropic particles in turbulent flow. American Physical Society: Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2013 Fall Meeting. November 24, 2013. Pittsburgh, PA.
Byron, M., E. Variano. Effect of body shape on rotation in turbulence. Microscale Interactions in Aquatic Environments. March 13, 2013. Les Houches, France.
Byron, M., E. Variano. Development of Refractively Matched Hydrogels for PIV Applications. American Physical Society: Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2012 Fall Meeting. November 19, 2012. San Diego, CA.
Byron, M., E. Variano. Biological Applications of Refractive-Index-Matched Particles in Stereoscopic PIV. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2012 Meeting. January 5, 2012, Charleston, NC. (poster presentation)
Byron, M., C. Meyer, G. Bellani, E. Variano. Coupled Dynamics of Turbulent Water Flow and Non-Spherical Particles Through Novel Measurement Method. American Geophysical Union, 2011 Fall Meeting. December 5, 2011. San Francisco, CA. (poster presentation)
Byron, M., C. Meyer, G. Bellani, E. Variano. Turbulent boundary layer on a large freely moving particle suspended in high-Reynolds number isotropic turbulence. American Physical Society: Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2011 Fall Meeting. November 21, 2011. Baltimore, MD.
Byron, M., M. McHenry. Effects of turbulence on the swimming of cydippid ctenophores. Microscale Ocean Biophysics. October 31 – November 4, 2016. InterUniversity Institute, Eilat, Israel. (poster presentation)
Byron, M., M. McHenry. Biomechanics of cydippid ctenophores in turbulent flows. Ctenopalooza. March 14-15, 2016. Whitney Marine Lab, Marineland, FL. (poster presentation)
Byron, M., Y. Tao, I. Houghton, E. Variano. Turbulent interactions at the meso-scale: effects of shape and density on rotation, translation, and settling. Microscale Ocean Biophysics Symposium 2015. January 11-15, 2015. Aspen, CO. (poster presentation)
Byron, M., Y. Tao, I. Houghton, E. Variano. Spin, slip, and settle: effects of shape on motion for Taylor-scale particles in homogeneous isotropic turbulence. American Physical Society: Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2014 Fall Meeting. November 24, 2014. San Francisco, CA.
Byron, M., Y. Tao, E. Variano. Buoyancy effects on the rotation and translation of large anisotropic particles in turbulent flow. American Physical Society: Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2013 Fall Meeting. November 24, 2013. Pittsburgh, PA.
Byron, M., E. Variano. Effect of body shape on rotation in turbulence. Microscale Interactions in Aquatic Environments. March 13, 2013. Les Houches, France.
Byron, M., E. Variano. Development of Refractively Matched Hydrogels for PIV Applications. American Physical Society: Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2012 Fall Meeting. November 19, 2012. San Diego, CA.
Byron, M., E. Variano. Biological Applications of Refractive-Index-Matched Particles in Stereoscopic PIV. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2012 Meeting. January 5, 2012, Charleston, NC. (poster presentation)
Byron, M., C. Meyer, G. Bellani, E. Variano. Coupled Dynamics of Turbulent Water Flow and Non-Spherical Particles Through Novel Measurement Method. American Geophysical Union, 2011 Fall Meeting. December 5, 2011. San Francisco, CA. (poster presentation)
Byron, M., C. Meyer, G. Bellani, E. Variano. Turbulent boundary layer on a large freely moving particle suspended in high-Reynolds number isotropic turbulence. American Physical Society: Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2011 Fall Meeting. November 21, 2011. Baltimore, MD.