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Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

Victor Ortega-Jiménez

Expertise

??Biomechanics, ? Birds, ? Environmental sciences, ∆ Evolution, ? Insects, ? Wildlife

Ortega-Jiménez studies how animals move through challenging flow conditions. Recent research includes how springtails land smoothly on water and how flamingos use fluid mechanics to filter food out of muddy waters. Visit his laboratory website to learn more.

A bubble chart demonstrating a 50% research 50% teaching appointment split. — Ortega-Jiménez balances his time between teaching (50%) courses about ___ and research about how animals move through challenging environments.

Appointment details

Ortega-Jiménez’s work is supported by:

School of Biology and Ecology at the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry and Agriculture
Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station

Experiment Station contributions

Current project: Life in unsteady flows and extreme weather. Hatch project number ME022426.

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