The Hatsopolous Microfluids laboratory (HML) was created within the Department of Mechanical Engineering as a center for research activities which focus on understanding the dynamics of fluid with microstructure and the emerging science of microfluidics. The HML consists of a single open-plan 6300 ft² laboratory that houses seven active and three emeritus faculty plus over 45 students and postdoctoral researchers. A broad overview of the principal research areas of faculty members within the laboratory is summarized below:

Optical imaging of complex flows Rheology and dynamics of complex fluids Dynamics of thin films Flow stability

Flow-structure interactions Flow in microfluidic devices and 'lab-on-a-chip' applications Biofluid mechanics and biorheology Capillary phenomena and contact line dynamics

Ascher H. Shapiro and the National Committee on Fluid Mechanics Films

Faculty and Research Staff

• Faculty
• Post-Doctoral Associates
• Visiting Scientists
• Administrative Assistants
  

Graduate Students

• Current Students
• Recent Alumni/ae

Research Groups

• Prof Dewey's group
• Prof Kamm's group
• Prof. Hosoi's group
• Prof. McKinley's group
• Prof. Patera's group
• Prof. Thorsen's group

MMEC Seminar

General Information for HML Lab Members

• Environmental Health & Safety Information
• Laboratory Duties for 2005-6
• New Member Registration--(MIT only)

Photos of the Renovation

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