Peer-Reviewed Publications
    • Curet, O.M., Carrere, A., Waldman, R. and Breuer, K. (2014) “Aerodynamic characterization of a wing membrane with variable compliance,” AIAA Journal (in press), doi: 10.2514/1.J052688
    • Neveln, I.D., Bale, R., Bhalla, A.P., Curet, O.M., Patankar, N.A. and MacIver, M.A. (2014) “Undulating fins produce off-axis thrust and flow structures” Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(2), 201-213, doi:10.1242/jeb.091520. PDF
    • Neveln, I.D., Bai, Y., Snyder, J.B,, Solberg, J.R., Curet, O.M., Lynch, K.M. and MacIver, M.A. (2013) “Biomimetic and bio-inspired robotics in electric fish research,” Journal of Experimental Biology, 216(13), 2501-2514, doi: 10.1242/​jeb.082743. PDF
    • Curet, O.M., Swartz, S.M. and Breuer, K.S. (2013) “An aeroelastic instability provides a possible basis for the transition from gliding to flapping flight,” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 10:20120940, doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0940. PDF
    • Green, M.H., Curet, O.M., Patankar, N.A., Hale, M.E. (2013) “Fluid dynamics of the larval zebrafish pectoral fin and the role of fin bending in fluid transport,” Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 8 016002 doi:10.1088/1748-3182/8/1/016002. PDF
    • Ruiz-Torres, R., Curet, O.M., Lauder, G.V. and MacIver, M.A. (2013) “Kinematics of the ribbon fin in hovering and swimming of the electric ghost knifefish,” Journal of Experimental Biology, 2013;216:813-834, doi:10.1242/jeb.076471. PDF
    • Curet, O.M., Patankar, N.A., Lauder, G.V. and MacIver, M.A. (2011) “Mechanical properties of a bio-inspired robotic knifefish with an udulatory propulsor,” Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 6 026004, doi:10.1088/1748-3182/6/2/026004. PDF
    • Curet, O.M., Patankar, N. A., Lauder, G. V. and MacIver, M. A. (2011) “Aquatic manoeuvering with counter-propagating waves: a novel locomotive strategy,” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 8:1041-1050, doi: 10.1098/rsif.2010.0493. Cover PDF
    • Curet, O.M., AlAli, I.K., MacIver, M.A. and Patankar, N.A. (2010) “A versatile implicit iterative approach for fully resolved simulation of self-propulsion,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 199, 2417-2424, doi:10.1016/j.cma.2010.03.026.PDF
    • Shirgaonkar, A.A., Curet, O.M., Patankar, N.A. and MacIver, M.A. (2008) “The hydrodynamics of ribbon-fin propulsion during impulsive motion,” Journal of Experimental Biology, 211, 3490-3503, doi: 10.1242/jeb.019224. PDF
Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings
  • Curet, O.M., Swartz, S. and Breuer, K.S. (2011) “A Self-Excited Flapping Wing: Lift, Drag and the Implications for Biological Flight,” AIAA-2011-3433 41st AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, June 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii