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Dwight Whitaker

Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Chair of Physics and Astronomy

Pomona College

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Pomona College

Department Of Physics And Astronomy

Physics and Astronomy

Dwight Whitaker is currently serving as a Physics And Astronomy Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Chair of Physics and Astronomy at Pomona College.

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Dwight Whitaker

Pomona College

Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Chair of Physics and Astronomy

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biology kinesiology ecology fungus fungal ecology ima fungus nature performance studies microbial ecology microorganisms criminology human performance kinematics mechanics exercise physiology environmental microbiology plant science violent behavior experimental criminology developmental system zoology quantitative science studies forest pathology numerical simulations biological invasions mathematical bioscience fungal biology fungal diversity aerobiology skilled performance orthopedic biomechanics experimental biology bipedal locomotion morphological impact vortex induced vibration vortex dynamics vortex rings teneriffiid mites superfast locomotory muscle kinematic evidence exceptional locomotory performance moss capsules nuclear physics low temperature physics bose-einstein condensates

Notable Scholarly Works

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Backspin in Ruellia Ciliatiflora Does Not Maximize Seed Dispersal Range, but Provides Moderate Dispersal Range That is Robust to Launch Conditions. Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2024)

Putting a New Spin on the Flight of Jabillo Seeds. Integrative and Comparative Biology (2020)

Gyroscopic Stabilization Minimizes Drag on Ruellia Ciliatiflora Seeds. Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2018)

Numerical Modeling of Spores Dispersal of Sphagnum Moss Using Ansys Fluent. (2017)

mathematical biosciencetransport phenomenanumerical modeling (geology)numerical simulationsfungusmathematical biologyquantitative science studiesima fungusbiological invasionsdiffusionbiologyfungal ecologyquantitative biologyforest pathologyecologybiogeography

Exceptional Running and Turning Performance in a Mite. Journal of Experimental Biology (2016)

Samuel RubinMaria Ho-Yan YoungJonathan C. WrightDwight L. WhitakerA. N. Ahn

experimental criminologyskilled performancekinesiologycriminologyviolent behaviorhuman performanceperformance studiesbehavioral sciences

The Flight of Ruellia Ciliatiflora Seeds. Bulletin of the American Physical Society (2016)

Exceptional Locomotory Performance in Paratarsotomus Macropalpis Mites (878.1). The FASEB Journal (2014)

morphological impactbipedal locomotionzoologyexceptional locomotory performanceanatomybiologymorphology (biology)evolutionary biologydevelopmental system

The Efficient Flight of \Textit{Ruellia Ciliatiflora} Seeds. Bulletin of the American Physical Society (2014)

Kinematic Evidence for Superfast Locomotory Muscle in Two Species of Teneriffiid Mites. Journal of Experimental Biology (2013)

Grace C. WuJonathan C. WrightDwight L. WhitakerAnna N. Ahn

biophysicsexercise physiologyexperimental biologyteneriffiid mitesphysiologyhuman movementorthopedic biomechanicskinesiologykinematic evidencekinematicssuperfast locomotory musclemechanicsbiomechanics

Inertial Particle Transport From Peat Moss Vortex Rings. Bulletin of the American Physical Society (2012)

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Dwight Whitaker

Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Chair of Physics and Astronomy

Pomona College

Affiliations

Pomona College

Department Of Physics And Astronomy

Physics and Astronomy

Dwight Whitaker is currently serving as a Physics And Astronomy Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Chair of Physics and Astronomy at Pomona College.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Dwight Whitaker

Pomona College

Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Chair of Physics and Astronomy

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Backspin in Ruellia Ciliatiflora Does Not Maximize Seed Dispersal Range, but Provides Moderate Dispersal Range That is Robust to Launch Conditions. Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2024)

Putting a New Spin on the Flight of Jabillo Seeds. Integrative and Comparative Biology (2020)

Gyroscopic Stabilization Minimizes Drag on Ruellia Ciliatiflora Seeds. Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2018)

Numerical Modeling of Spores Dispersal of Sphagnum Moss Using Ansys Fluent. (2017)

Exceptional Running and Turning Performance in a Mite. Journal of Experimental Biology (2016)

Samuel RubinMaria Ho-Yan YoungJonathan C. WrightDwight L. WhitakerA. N. Ahn

experimental criminologyskilled performancekinesiologycriminologyviolent behaviorhuman performanceperformance studiesbehavioral sciences

The Flight of Ruellia Ciliatiflora Seeds. Bulletin of the American Physical Society (2016)

Exceptional Locomotory Performance in Paratarsotomus Macropalpis Mites (878.1). The FASEB Journal (2014)

morphological impactbipedal locomotionzoologyexceptional locomotory performanceanatomybiologymorphology (biology)evolutionary biologydevelopmental system

The Efficient Flight of \Textit{Ruellia Ciliatiflora} Seeds. Bulletin of the American Physical Society (2014)

Kinematic Evidence for Superfast Locomotory Muscle in Two Species of Teneriffiid Mites. Journal of Experimental Biology (2013)

Grace C. WuJonathan C. WrightDwight L. WhitakerAnna N. Ahn

Inertial Particle Transport From Peat Moss Vortex Rings. Bulletin of the American Physical Society (2012)

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