Faculty - Roman Stocker

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Roman Stocker

Associate Professor

MIT
Parsons Laboratory
Room 48-213
15 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA, 02139

Telephone: 617.253.3726 Email: romans@mit.edu Research Website: http://romanstocker.mit.edu/

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Education

  • B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Padova
  • M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Padova
  • Ph.D. University of Padova

Research Interests

My research focuses on the physical ecology of microorganisms and on microscale transport phenomena. With specific expertise in fluid mechanics, I use carefully controlled microfluidic experiments to understand how physical forces and chemical signals shape the behavior of microorganisms, particuarly in the ocean. My vision is that understanding microscale biophysical mechanisms is paramount to predicting ecosystem-level dynamics.

Teaching Interests

  • The physical ecology and fluid mechanics of microorganisms.
  • Life at low Reynolds numbers. Continuum dynamics and mathematical modeling.
  • Engineering Mechanics II: Fluid mechanics for Civil and Environmental Engineers.

Awards and Honors

1998

Paolo Sarpi gold medal for the best School of Engineering student, University of Padova
1997 Aldo Gini scholarship for undergraduate studies at U. Karlsruhe, Germany
1999 Guglielmo Marin travel award for graduate research at U. Western Australia
2000 Aldo Gini scholarship for graduate research at U. Western Australia
2005–2007 Winslow Career Development Chair
2007–2012 NSF CAREER grant (Biologic