Ty Hedrick - Assistant Professor/Lab PI - Curriculum Vitae - Google Scholar Profile
Brown University in 1997 where he worked in Dr. Sharon Swartz's laboratory. After a two year detour in the software industry, he began a Ph.D. in Biology at Harvard University where he worked under Dr. Andrew Biewener at the Concord Field Station. After completing his thesis, Aerodynamics, biomechanics and neuromuscular control of avian flight, he received a Ph.D. in June of 2004. He then worked as a postdoctoral research assistant with Dr. Thomas Daniel at the University of Washington with funding from the National Science Foundation and DARPA. Ty started his latest job as an Assistant Professor in the University of North Carolina Department of Biology in July, 2007.
María José Fernández - Postdoctoral researcher
María José has recently finished her Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley where she worked with Prof. Robert Dudley on the biomechanics of flight in hummingbirds, in particular the physiology and ecology of the Giant hummingbird, Patagona gigas. She is now starting work on neural control of free flight behavior in hawkmoths as well as the biomechanical and physiological consequences of wing damage.
Jeremy Greeter - Graduate student
Jeremy graduated from the University of Miami with a double major in Biomedical Engineering and Physics. He studying flight stability and control in hawkmoths (Manduca sexta).
Shannon Jones - Graduate student
Shannon is a second year Ph.D. student in UNC's Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program working jointly in the Hedrick lab and Mathematical Physiology Group. Shannon is currently examining how plants respond to fluid dynamic forces.
Ryan Shelton - Graduate student
After exploring career options in non-profits, counseling, and restaurant management, Ryan has returned to science as a Biology Ph.D. student. He started with a BS in Biology from Duke University in 2003, moved to Harvard as a technician with George Lauder in 2010, and is now in Ty Hedrick's Lab at UNC. Ryan is exploring a variety of possible thesis topics.
Ellis Driver - Undergraduate researcher
Ellis is an undergraduate researcher examining the cost of flight control in hawkmoths by simultaneously increasing their control requirements with wing asymmetry manipulations and measuring maximum load lifting capabilities. She is also learning Maya and applying her artistic talent to lab figures for publication.
Lab Alumni:
Evan Bluhm, Pavel Chtcheprov, Brad Dickerson, Jaime Isetts, Thuy Nguyen, Laura Pianowski, Alice Robinson, Rikki Schroeder, Dwight Springthorpe, TJ Tkacik, Sarah Wright
