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Daniel M. Harris is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Brown University's School of Engineering, promoted to this rank in July 2024. His research focuses on fluid mechanics, microfluidics, interfacial flows, nonlinear systems, and vibration through experimental and theoretical approaches in the Harris Lab.
Harris holds the following educational qualifications:
- PhD in Applied Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2015)
- BS, Cornell University (2010)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mathematics (2015-2017)
His research spans biomedical engineering applications, fluid-structure interactions, capillary phenomena, and nonlinear dynamics. He is renowned for pioneering work on walking droplets, microfluidic device development, and vibration dynamics, with strong emphasis on connecting art, craft, and science through experimental fluid mechanics and soft matter physics.
Recent publications (2018-2022) reveal dominant themes in microfluidics (Taylor dispersion, device fabrication), interfacial phenomena (capillary attraction, droplet impact), and nonlinear systems (bouncing dynamics, wave-propelled robotics). His work bridges fundamental fluid mechanics with biomedical engineering applications, particularly in micro-robotics for biological propulsion studies and surface property control.
Harris has received significant recognition including:
- Dedicated Faculty Award (2023)
- American Physical Society Gallery of Soft Matter Winner (2023)
- Excellence in Research Mentoring Award (2022)
- Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence (2021)
- Multiple APS Gallery of Fluid Motion awards (2009, 2012, 2015)
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2011-2013)
He mentors students through research projects as evidenced by his mentoring award, and teaches core engineering courses including Fluid Mechanics and Vibration of Mechanical Systems. His educational innovations include course-based undergraduate research experiences in engineering electives. The Harris Lab actively engages in scientific communication, winning NSF/Popular Science Visualization awards for fluid dynamics demonstrations.
The Harris Lab conducts custom experiments in fluid mechanics and soft matter with strong integration of mathematical modeling. The lab emphasizes artistic connections to science and maintains active public outreach through visualizations and demonstrations that have won multiple APS Gallery awards.
