Pankaj Rohilla
@prohilla.bsky.social
Eckert Postdoc Fellow @Bhamlalab and Prausnitz Lab. Georgia Tech.
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Pankaj Rohilla
@prohilla.bsky.social
· May 29
Summer’s here! Time to dive into the water & make splashes 🌊
In the world of splashes, Kiwis 🇳🇿 have perfected a technique ( #manujumping) to make large splashes. At @bhamlalab.bsky.social , we studied how water entry & underwater maneuvers help in making large splashes. Paper bit.ly/ManuJ (1/n)
In the world of splashes, Kiwis 🇳🇿 have perfected a technique ( #manujumping) to make large splashes. At @bhamlalab.bsky.social , we studied how water entry & underwater maneuvers help in making large splashes. Paper bit.ly/ManuJ (1/n)
Contributed to this study of how flamingos use fluid dynamics for feeding... check out the full thread and the paper here...
Wonder why flamingos feed upside down? Check out our new work in @pnas.org that demonstrates how flamingos stir, stomp, and chatter to bend flow and trap prey www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Work led by Victor Ortega-Jimenez, with Pankaj and Ben from the Bhamla Lab
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Work led by Victor Ortega-Jimenez, with Pankaj and Ben from the Bhamla Lab
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
May 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Contributed to this study of how flamingos use fluid dynamics for feeding... check out the full thread and the paper here...
Reposted by Pankaj Rohilla
Yes! The Fantastic Flamingo comic is OUT 🦩It was such an honor to join the @bhamlalab.bsky.social Curious Zoo of Extraordinary Organisms - a real champion of science comics 💪 #scicomm #sciart #biology
Check out this first page of our comic illustrated by @matteofarinella.bsky.social -- find the full comic and more here bhamla.gatech.edu/comics
May 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Yes! The Fantastic Flamingo comic is OUT 🦩It was such an honor to join the @bhamlalab.bsky.social Curious Zoo of Extraordinary Organisms - a real champion of science comics 💪 #scicomm #sciart #biology
Reposted by Pankaj Rohilla
This is the coolest thing you will see today: Flamingos use head retractions, beak chattering, and webbed foot movements to create underwater vortices that capture prey and funnel it directly into their mouths. 🧪🪶
See also the figures and movies in their PNAS paper: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
See also the figures and movies in their PNAS paper: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Flamingos Make Underwater Vortexes to Suck Up Prey
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This is the coolest thing you will see today: Flamingos use head retractions, beak chattering, and webbed foot movements to create underwater vortices that capture prey and funnel it directly into their mouths. 🧪🪶
See also the figures and movies in their PNAS paper: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
See also the figures and movies in their PNAS paper: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Pankaj Rohilla
🦩💨 Flamingos feed using tornadoes
New research shows flamingos create tornado-like vortices using their beak, head, & feet - actively trapping prey in swirling water traps.
🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
#SciComm #Ecology #Flamingos 🧪
New research shows flamingos create tornado-like vortices using their beak, head, & feet - actively trapping prey in swirling water traps.
🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
#SciComm #Ecology #Flamingos 🧪
Flamingos use their L-shaped beak and morphing feet to induce vortical traps for prey capture | PNAS
Flamingos feature one of the most sophisticated filter-feeding systems among birds,
characterized by upside-down feeding, comb-like lamellae, and a...
doi.org
May 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🦩💨 Flamingos feed using tornadoes
New research shows flamingos create tornado-like vortices using their beak, head, & feet - actively trapping prey in swirling water traps.
🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
#SciComm #Ecology #Flamingos 🧪
New research shows flamingos create tornado-like vortices using their beak, head, & feet - actively trapping prey in swirling water traps.
🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
#SciComm #Ecology #Flamingos 🧪
Reposted by Pankaj Rohilla
How do flamingos eat upside down? A new @bhamlalab.bsky.social study found that the long-legged birds essentially create mini tornadoes. This insight could create new water filtration systems. coe.gatech.edu/news/2025/05...
Flamingoes Use Their Feet and Mouths to Set Traps for Their Next Meal
The findings could inspire engineers to create more efficient filtration systems to fight pollution or toxic algae.
coe.gatech.edu
May 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
How do flamingos eat upside down? A new @bhamlalab.bsky.social study found that the long-legged birds essentially create mini tornadoes. This insight could create new water filtration systems. coe.gatech.edu/news/2025/05...
Reposted by Pankaj Rohilla
A new study for @pnas.org by 2023 #scicomm awards winner Saad Bhamla on the flamingo 🦩 feeding process can also be viewed as a comic at: bhamla.gatech.edu/comics #comics #sciart
Check out this first page of our comic illustrated by @matteofarinella.bsky.social -- find the full comic and more here bhamla.gatech.edu/comics
May 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A new study for @pnas.org by 2023 #scicomm awards winner Saad Bhamla on the flamingo 🦩 feeding process can also be viewed as a comic at: bhamla.gatech.edu/comics #comics #sciart
Reposted by Pankaj Rohilla
Ever wondered why flamingos eat upside down? 🦩
2023 award winner Saad Bhamla and team @bhamlalab.bsky.social have figured out that the flamingo feeding process is actually an impressive performance in fluid dynamics in a study published in @pnas.org.
Learn more: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
2023 award winner Saad Bhamla and team @bhamlalab.bsky.social have figured out that the flamingo feeding process is actually an impressive performance in fluid dynamics in a study published in @pnas.org.
Learn more: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
May 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Ever wondered why flamingos eat upside down? 🦩
2023 award winner Saad Bhamla and team @bhamlalab.bsky.social have figured out that the flamingo feeding process is actually an impressive performance in fluid dynamics in a study published in @pnas.org.
Learn more: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
2023 award winner Saad Bhamla and team @bhamlalab.bsky.social have figured out that the flamingo feeding process is actually an impressive performance in fluid dynamics in a study published in @pnas.org.
Learn more: www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
Summer’s here! Time to dive into the water & make splashes 🌊
In the world of splashes, Kiwis 🇳🇿 have perfected a technique ( #manujumping) to make large splashes. At @bhamlalab.bsky.social , we studied how water entry & underwater maneuvers help in making large splashes. Paper bit.ly/ManuJ (1/n)
In the world of splashes, Kiwis 🇳🇿 have perfected a technique ( #manujumping) to make large splashes. At @bhamlalab.bsky.social , we studied how water entry & underwater maneuvers help in making large splashes. Paper bit.ly/ManuJ (1/n)
May 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Summer’s here! Time to dive into the water & make splashes 🌊
In the world of splashes, Kiwis 🇳🇿 have perfected a technique ( #manujumping) to make large splashes. At @bhamlalab.bsky.social , we studied how water entry & underwater maneuvers help in making large splashes. Paper bit.ly/ManuJ (1/n)
In the world of splashes, Kiwis 🇳🇿 have perfected a technique ( #manujumping) to make large splashes. At @bhamlalab.bsky.social , we studied how water entry & underwater maneuvers help in making large splashes. Paper bit.ly/ManuJ (1/n)
Reposted by Pankaj Rohilla
Forget the bellyflop or the cannonball! This is the science-backed way to make the biggest splash in the pool this summer. (Thanks, @bhamlalab.bsky.social!) b.gatech.edu/4j65btG
May 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Forget the bellyflop or the cannonball! This is the science-backed way to make the biggest splash in the pool this summer. (Thanks, @bhamlalab.bsky.social!) b.gatech.edu/4j65btG
Reposted by Pankaj Rohilla
“Manu jumping” is all about the biggest, loudest splash.The sport originated in the Māori community, where manu jumpers leap from bridges, wharves and diving platforms to make the giant splashes. Here’s the science behind the splash: buff.ly/hoamRrw
May 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
“Manu jumping” is all about the biggest, loudest splash.The sport originated in the Māori community, where manu jumpers leap from bridges, wharves and diving platforms to make the giant splashes. Here’s the science behind the splash: buff.ly/hoamRrw
Reposted by Pankaj Rohilla
Wonder why flamingos feed upside down? Check out our new work in @pnas.org that demonstrates how flamingos stir, stomp, and chatter to bend flow and trap prey www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🧵:
Work led by Victor Ortega-Jimenez, with Pankaj and Ben from the Bhamla Lab
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Work led by Victor Ortega-Jimenez, with Pankaj and Ben from the Bhamla Lab
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
May 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Wonder why flamingos feed upside down? Check out our new work in @pnas.org that demonstrates how flamingos stir, stomp, and chatter to bend flow and trap prey www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
🧵:
Work led by Victor Ortega-Jimenez, with Pankaj and Ben from the Bhamla Lab
🧵:
Work led by Victor Ortega-Jimenez, with Pankaj and Ben from the Bhamla Lab
Reposted by Pankaj Rohilla
After more than 2 years of finishing my PhD studying ensembles of active particles made from camphor, I felt really happy to finally see a camphor tree in real life. Picture at Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine, Fukuoka.
December 15, 2024 at 1:24 PM
After more than 2 years of finishing my PhD studying ensembles of active particles made from camphor, I felt really happy to finally see a camphor tree in real life. Picture at Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine, Fukuoka.