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Kevin Du Clos is an Assistant Professor at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), leading the Ocean Biofluids Lab. His research bridges biological oceanography and fluid dynamics to investigate how marine organisms interact with their fluid environments through swimming, feeding, and sinking behaviors.
Education:
- Ph.D., Biological Oceanography, University of Maine, 2016
- M.S., Biological Oceanography, University of Maine, 2012
- B.S., Microbiology, University of California – San Diego, 2007
His work combines advanced imaging techniques and mathematical modeling to study individual-scale organism behaviors and their implications for large-scale ocean processes like carbon cycling. Current projects examine diatom sinking regulation, oyster reef architecture effects on feeding, and siphonophore locomotion, addressing critical questions in marine biogeochemistry and ecosystem dynamics.
Recent publications (2018-2022) reveal consistent innovation in marine biomechanics, with high-impact studies on propulsion mechanisms in colonial organisms, diatom sinking responses to nutrients, and jellyfish-driven water mixing in mangroves. His work appears in top journals including PNAS and Limnology and Oceanography.
The Ocean Biofluids Lab provides research opportunities integrating experimental imaging and computational modeling. Supported by active grants, the lab offers students training in cutting-edge techniques relevant to marine science careers, with current projects focused on organism-fluid interactions across multiple trophic levels.