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Sheila N Patek

Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Professor
Biology
Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-0338
014 Bio Sci Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Grants


Collaborative Research: Moving with muscles vs. springs: evolutionary biomechanics of extremely fast, small systems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2026

Evolutionary Mechanics of Impulsive Biological Systems: Guiding Scalable Synthetic Design

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2015 - 2024

Fast Movements, Impacts and Deformations: Nature, Robotics and Materials

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2022 - 2023

A high speed imaging system for research on ultrafast, repeated-use materials and systems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2022 - 2023

Fast Movements, Impacts and Deformations: Nature, Robotics and Materials

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by The Company of Biologists · 2022 - 2022

CAREER: The Evolutionary Mechanics of Rapid Movement

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2013 - 2019

MURI: Evolutionary Mechanics of Impulsive Biological Systems: Guiding Scalable Synthetic Design

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2016 - 2016

External Relationships


  • Company of Biologists
  • Janelia
  • Oxford University Press
  • Radcliffe Institute
  • Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience - University of Florida

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