Acoustic Manipulation in Air
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Acoustic Manipulation in Air
Fri, 23/09/2016 - 14:00 to 15:00
Location:
Speaker:
Dr Marco A. B. Andrade
Affiliation:
University of São Paulo, Brazil
Synopsis:
Sound waves can be used to levitate small objects and liquid drops in air. In this talk, it will be presented the working principle of an acoustic levitation device and it will be explained how the acoustic radiation force produced by standing waves can be employed to suspend matter in air. Additionally, it will be shown how different levitation techniques can be employed to suspend and manipulate matter in air and how levitation techniques can be extended to the manipulation of particles in liquid media.
Biography:
Marco A. B. Andrade is a lecturer at the Institute of Physics of University of São Paulo, Brazil and his main research interest is to develop new strategies to levitate and manipulate objects with sound. He received the bachelor’s degree in physics from the Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil in 2004, and M.S. and D.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo in 2006 and 2010, respectively.