Ebru's (she/her/hers) research approach combines numerical simulations and experiments to investigate locomotion in complex fluids and biological environments to help realize biomedical and environmental applications such as targeted drug delivery, diagnostics, and waste elimination. Her interdisciplinary research program focuses on utilizing fluid mechanics/dynamics and machine learning techniques to solve engineering problems across various engineering disciplines, including robotics, biomedical engineering, and advanced manufacturing. Locomotion in bio-fluids and complex environments is investigated across multiple scales through novel designs ranging from bioinspired artificial microswimmers to scaled-up intelligent robots. She also enjoys taking part in interdisciplinary collaborations where she can contribute her expertise and experience in experimental design, simulations, and rapid prototyping to create flow based medical devices.
Ebru Demir received both her BS and PhD degrees in Mechatronics Engineering from Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey. She continued her research activities as a postdoctoral research fellow in Mechanical Engineering Department at Santa Clara University, California, before joining Lehigh MEM Faculty. Her research activities lie at the interface of thermo/fluids, biomedical engineering, and robotics, with a focus on biomedical applications of artificial microswimmers.
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