Anne E. Staples
@anneestaples.bsky.social
Associate Professor at #VirginiaTech | PI, Fluids in Nature Lab at VT
(@stapleslabfluid.bsky.social) | Fluid dynamics, scientific computing, biophysics
(@stapleslabfluid.bsky.social) | Fluid dynamics, scientific computing, biophysics
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Anne E. Staples
@anneestaples.bsky.social
· Mar 18
Our March issue is live!
🐝Mechanisms of insect respiration
🥶Principles for demonstrating condensed phase optical refrigeration
🤖Physics-driven learning for inverse problems in QCD
🗣️Comments on the Cold War & quantum education, and intersectionality & emergence
➕more!
www.nature.com/natrevphys/v...
🐝Mechanisms of insect respiration
🥶Principles for demonstrating condensed phase optical refrigeration
🤖Physics-driven learning for inverse problems in QCD
🗣️Comments on the Cold War & quantum education, and intersectionality & emergence
➕more!
www.nature.com/natrevphys/v...
Excited to share our review of insect respiration, which made the cover of Nature Reviews Physics! 🦋
Reposted by Anne E. Staples
Computational modelling of hollow fibre haemodialysers: current status and future directions
Computational modelling of hollow fibre haemodialysers: current status and future directions
Communications Engineering, Published online: 20 November 2025; doi:10.1038/s44172-025-00526-yRuhit Sinha and Anne Staples survey current computational modelling approaches for analysing hollow fibre haemodialysers. They assess computational strategies and address open issues that will help develop the next generation of artificial kidneys.
go.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Computational modelling of hollow fibre haemodialysers: current status and future directions
Last week, I had the immense pleasure of hooding my former PhD student, Krishnashis Chatterjee, while he was back on campus cheering on his wife, Anuradha Sen, as she received her PhD! 🎓🎉
Huge congrats to Anu and Krish—so much to celebrate, and I can’t wait to see what’s next for you both!
Huge congrats to Anu and Krish—so much to celebrate, and I can’t wait to see what’s next for you both!
May 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Last week, I had the immense pleasure of hooding my former PhD student, Krishnashis Chatterjee, while he was back on campus cheering on his wife, Anuradha Sen, as she received her PhD! 🎓🎉
Huge congrats to Anu and Krish—so much to celebrate, and I can’t wait to see what’s next for you both!
Huge congrats to Anu and Krish—so much to celebrate, and I can’t wait to see what’s next for you both!
Reposted by Anne E. Staples
April 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Reposted by Anne E. Staples
Researchers at #VirginiaTech have found a way to make biodegradable packaging stronger while using less energy in the process.
Plants over plastics
Researchers make sustainable packaging more durable, offering a less-expensive, energy-efficient alternative to plastic.
news.vt.edu
April 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Researchers at #VirginiaTech have found a way to make biodegradable packaging stronger while using less energy in the process.
Michael Dickinson of @caltech.edu gave the 2025 Granata Memorial Lecture @virginiatech.bsky.social Monday on the neurobiology & biomechanics of fruit fly flight. 🪰 Fascinating—these insects use a neural gyroscope to stay oriented mid-air! #GranataLecture #VTME #Neurobiology #Insects #Biomechanics
April 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Michael Dickinson of @caltech.edu gave the 2025 Granata Memorial Lecture @virginiatech.bsky.social Monday on the neurobiology & biomechanics of fruit fly flight. 🪰 Fascinating—these insects use a neural gyroscope to stay oriented mid-air! #GranataLecture #VTME #Neurobiology #Insects #Biomechanics
Reposted by Anne E. Staples
POV: it's 30 degrees in Blacksburg
April 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
POV: it's 30 degrees in Blacksburg
VT @virginiatech.bsky.social folks interested in aero/hydrodynamics, come see me (insect-inspired microfluidics) and others speak on related topics at #CREATe’s 6th annual Scientific Day this Friday!
#VirginiaTechAero #VirginiaTechME
#Science #Curiosity #Community
#VirginiaTechAero #VirginiaTechME
#Science #Curiosity #Community
April 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
VT @virginiatech.bsky.social folks interested in aero/hydrodynamics, come see me (insect-inspired microfluidics) and others speak on related topics at #CREATe’s 6th annual Scientific Day this Friday!
#VirginiaTechAero #VirginiaTechME
#Science #Curiosity #Community
#VirginiaTechAero #VirginiaTechME
#Science #Curiosity #Community
Had a great visit to @msstate.bsky.social last week—really enjoyed sharing my research and connecting with such an engaged and curious group in Physics & Astronomy.
Thanks to Lamiaa El Fassi for the warm welcome and kind invite!
#Biophysics #InsectPhysiology #Microfluidics #AcademicLife #MSState
Thanks to Lamiaa El Fassi for the warm welcome and kind invite!
#Biophysics #InsectPhysiology #Microfluidics #AcademicLife #MSState
March 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Had a great visit to @msstate.bsky.social last week—really enjoyed sharing my research and connecting with such an engaged and curious group in Physics & Astronomy.
Thanks to Lamiaa El Fassi for the warm welcome and kind invite!
#Biophysics #InsectPhysiology #Microfluidics #AcademicLife #MSState
Thanks to Lamiaa El Fassi for the warm welcome and kind invite!
#Biophysics #InsectPhysiology #Microfluidics #AcademicLife #MSState
Reposted by Anne E. Staples
Thanks to @virginiatech.bsky.social #ME for featuring our @natrevphys.bsky.social cover article on insect respiration! We appreciate the shoutout. More on this fascinating topic here:
me.vt.edu/news/briefs/...
#InsectRespiration #NatureReviewsPhysics #VTResearch #MechEng #Bioengineering #SochaLab
me.vt.edu/news/briefs/...
#InsectRespiration #NatureReviewsPhysics #VTResearch #MechEng #Bioengineering #SochaLab
Staples team featured on Nature cover
The research team led by Anne Staples, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the cover feature for the March 2025 edition of Nature Reviews Physics. Lead author of the re...
me.vt.edu
March 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Thanks to @virginiatech.bsky.social #ME for featuring our @natrevphys.bsky.social cover article on insect respiration! We appreciate the shoutout. More on this fascinating topic here:
me.vt.edu/news/briefs/...
#InsectRespiration #NatureReviewsPhysics #VTResearch #MechEng #Bioengineering #SochaLab
me.vt.edu/news/briefs/...
#InsectRespiration #NatureReviewsPhysics #VTResearch #MechEng #Bioengineering #SochaLab
Excited to share our review of insect respiration, which made the cover of Nature Reviews Physics! 🦋
Our March issue is live!
🐝Mechanisms of insect respiration
🥶Principles for demonstrating condensed phase optical refrigeration
🤖Physics-driven learning for inverse problems in QCD
🗣️Comments on the Cold War & quantum education, and intersectionality & emergence
➕more!
www.nature.com/natrevphys/v...
🐝Mechanisms of insect respiration
🥶Principles for demonstrating condensed phase optical refrigeration
🤖Physics-driven learning for inverse problems in QCD
🗣️Comments on the Cold War & quantum education, and intersectionality & emergence
➕more!
www.nature.com/natrevphys/v...
March 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Excited to share our review of insect respiration, which made the cover of Nature Reviews Physics! 🦋
Reposted by Anne E. Staples
“We can look to venom, surprisingly, to aid us biomedically," says Dr. Barrett Klein. "For example, bee venom therapy has been used for arthritis, arthralgia, Parkinson’s, ALS, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions.”
How Insects Changed The World—And Human Cultures
In “The Insect Epiphany,” an entomologist explores the history of insects in art, food, engineering, and more.
buff.ly
February 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“We can look to venom, surprisingly, to aid us biomedically," says Dr. Barrett Klein. "For example, bee venom therapy has been used for arthritis, arthralgia, Parkinson’s, ALS, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions.”
Reposted by Anne E. Staples
Another assault on US competitiveness at a time when biomedicine is roaring with innovation, an own-goal in a high-stakes international tournament. Of course the real losers are American people needing medicines and cures.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Another assault on US competitiveness at a time when biomedicine is roaring with innovation, an own-goal in a high-stakes international tournament. Of course the real losers are American people needing medicines and cures.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...