Stephen A. Wainwright, James B. Duke Professor Emeritus
Office Location: 036 Bio Sci
Email Address: sawanryt@duke.edu
Specialties:
Organismal Biology and Behavior
Research Categories: Biomechanics; Design in organisms and engineering
Current projects: Sculptures illustrating biostructural theory, Locomotor design in fishes
Research Description: Mechanical design in plants and animals and Unmanned Undersea Vehicles. 2- and 3-D images and working models as hypotheses to clarify structure and function.
Areas of Interest:
Accommodation to forces
Design of 3-D working models
Fabrication of models
3-D working models as hypotheses
Recent Publications (search)
- S.A. Wainwright, Axis and Circumference (1988), Harvard Univ. Press .
- S.A. Wainwright, W.D.Biggs, J.D.Currey, J.M.Gosline, Mechanical Design in Organisms (1980), Princeton Univ. Press .