Spiders have a remarkable ability to sense vibrations that move along surfaces. This project aims to study the mechanics of spider vibration sensing to help us learn about animal intelligence and design useful technologies inspired by nature.

This project asks whether cells transmit information between each other using small motions, focusing on fibroblast cells that are important in humans for wound healing.

Remarkably, one method through which elephants communicate is via ground-based, or seismic vibrations. Yet evidence for the biological role of these enigmatic seismic signals in the natural environment is lacking.

Large mammals likely sense vibrations though a variety of modalities, most of which are currently unknown. This research helps us understand how human activities impact protected areas through vibrations and how far these effects reach.

Male fiddler crabs are known to have multimodal courtship displays. Yet very little is known about what seismic vibrational information is generated during courtship.

Large mammals likely sense vibrations though a variety of modalities, most of which are currently unknown. This research helps us understand how human activities impact protected areas through vibrations and how far these effects reach.