Biomechanist Jake Socha studies unusual animal movements — motions with which animals are “pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.” He and the students working in his lab at Virginia Tech observe …
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Biomechanist
Biomechanists use what they know about physics, engineering, and math to study the mechanical workings of living creatures. Biomechanist Jake Socha studies the movements of flying snakes and frogs and other animals which move in unusual ways. He and his students also look at the circulatory systems of insects and motion like the unfurling of cicadas’ wings.
