Pattern formation dynamics in convections of microorganism suspensions and binary fluids

  • Localized convection patterns and their dynamics in binary fluid and in microorganism suspension
  • Bifurcation of various convection patterns in binary fluid mixture
  • Formation process of global flow structure 

Selected Publications:

  1. Yamashita H, Kamikubo T, Muku K, Suematsu NJ, Izumi S and Iima M, “Emergence of a Euglena bioconvection spot controlled by non-uniform light”, Front. Ecol. Evol. (2023) 11:1132956. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1132956
  2. E. Shoji, H. Nishimori, A. Awazu, S. Izumi and M. Iima, “Localized bioconvection patterns and their initial state dependency in Euglena gracilis in an annular container”, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn, 83 (2014) 043001 

3. T. Watanabe, M. Iima and Y. Nishiura, “A skeleton of collision dynamics — Hierarchical network structure among even-symmetric steady pulses in binary fluid convection —,“ SIAM Journal of Applied Dynamical Systems, 15 (2016) 789–806 (Open Access)