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Professor Paul Umbanhowar conducts research on granular materials, focusing on the interactions of legged devices and animals with unconsolidated substrates. His work looks at the dependence of drag force and penetration resistance on the state of granular materials, intruder geometry, and kinematics. Umbanhowar also studies segregation, mixing, and flow in shaken, tumbled, fluidized, and stirred granular ensembles, along with pattern formation in relation to continuum theories of discrete particulate systems. His research interests extend into motion control, self-assembly, organization, and vibrational manipulation of granular materials, especially in the context of contact interactions mediated by friction and impact.
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