Email: david.lentink@wur.edu | dlentink@caltech.edu Phone: 626-395-5828

Research:
I am fascinated by the implications of Newton’s law of motion in nature and technology, especially in animal swimming and flight. I work at the experimental zoology lab of Johan van Leeuwen at Wageningen University and am a visitor at the lab of Michael Dickinson at Caltech. At these labs I work on the hydrodynamics of zebra fish (Danio rerio) and the aerodynamics of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). Additionally I also work on optimal glide performance of swifts (Apus apus) in collaboration with several universities (Wageningen, Groningen, Lund, Delft and Leiden).

• My current focus at Caltech is on forward insect flight performance and leading edge vortices in collaboration with Will Dickson. A part of my insect flight research has been used for the development of a successful flapping, vision based, Micro Air Vehicle: Delfly (Delfly delfly). For some exiting movies see: http://www.delfly.nl.

My supervisors are: Prof. Johan van Leeuwen (Wageningen university | biomechanics), Prof. Michael Dickinson (Caltech | insect flight), Prof. GertJan van Heijst (TU Eindhoven | vortex dynamics), Prof Hao Liu (Chiba University | computational biomechanics) and Dr. Paul Breedveld (TU Delft | bio-robotics).

Education:
BSc. and MSc. in Aerospace Engineering | major: aerodynamics | TU Delft | The Netherlands

Websites:
Experimental zoology lab at Wageningen University: http://www.ezo.wur.nl/UK/Staff/Lentink and the Micro Air Vehicle lab at Delft University of Technology: http://www.asti.lr.tudelft.nl/mavlab