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Scientists May Have Solved the Mystery of "Rogue Waves"
By Eleanor Hook, Physics Central, Jan 24, 2019

Video: Mythical 'Freak Waves' are real and scientists are learning how they are formed

MSN, Feb 22, 2019


Variations in seafloor create freak ocean waves
By Kathleen Haughney, FSU News, Feb 1, 2019
Story also featured in
Science Daily and Phys.org



Mathematics for optimal wing design
By Kevin Knudson
Forbes, Oct 2, 2015


Ornithopters: Making maximally-efficient man-made wings

By Bob Novella
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: Science News, Sep 29, 2015


Math equations help build optimal bird wing

By Kathleen Haughney
Florida State 24/7, Sep 28, 2015
Story also featured in
Tallahassee Democrat and Phys.org



CPALMS video for K-12 education:
Using Mathematics to Optimize Wing Design

CPALMS, June, 2016


How many licks to finish a lollipop? Formula models how water currents shape and dissolve solids
Science Daily, Feb 5, 2015

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The Lollipop Hypothesis (video)
By Emily V. Driscoll and Luke Groskin
Science Friday, July 6, 2015


Erosion Has a Point--and an Edge, NYU Researchers Find
By James Devitt
NSF Web Site, Nov 12, 2012
NYU Web Site, Nov 12, 2012
Buckley Report: UNC Oil Estimate
By Bob Buckley
WGHP Fox8, Dec 9, 2010