Dr. Lyndon Koens

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Lyndon Koens started his academic career in physics, working on the dynamics of vortices and Bose-Einstein condensates. He completed his Master's degree at the University of Melbourne and then moved to the University of Cambridge for a PhD in 2012, focusing on the behavior of microscopic swimming objects in water, particularly those utilizing filamentous ribbon-like appendages. Following his PhD, he took a postdoctoral position at Cambridge, where he began working with experimental groups on the dynamics of microscopic devices. In 2018, he moved to Macquarie University to take up a lectureship. His research primarily explores the dynamics of microscopic objects in fluids, enhancing the understanding of bacterial swimming, colloids, and the dynamics of active matter. His work emphasizes how motion at small scales critically depends on object shape and interactions with neighbors, employing analytical approximations and numerical techniques to explore geometric effects in dynamics.

Research Interests

Experience

Honorary Lecturer

2018-01-01 — Present

Macquarie University • Sydney, NSW, Australia

Lectures and conducts research on fluid dynamics and microscopic object behavior.

Research Associate

2016-09-01 — 2018-09-30

University of Cambridge •

Worked in experimental groups focusing on dynamics and design of microscopic devices.

Awards

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BMC/BAMC SIAM Student Prize Winner

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Dean's Honours List

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EFMC11 Young Researchers Grant

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Front cover EPJ E

2018-10-01
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Front cover Soft Matter journal

Requirements for Macquarie University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:94
PTE
Listening
Required:58
Reading
Required:58
Writing
Required:58
Speaking
Required:58
Overall
Required:65
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from a recognised institution Minimum 3 years full-time equivalent work experience at a managerial/professional level
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Specialization Notes

Applied to Department of Business (MBA Program).