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Preprints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Publications in peer-reviewed journals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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C. Le Roy, I. Bharathi, T. Engels<\/em>, F. Muijres, Diptera flight diversity is shaped by aerodynamic constraints, scaling, and evolutionary trade-offs, link (biorxiv)<\/a>, link (open access)<\/a>, HAL<\/a>, PLOS Biology 24(7): e3003473, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D. Kolomenskiy, L. Nadezhda, T. Engels, S. Farisenkov, V. Kireev, A. Polilov, Comparative analysis of flight muscle function in microinsects Megaphragma viggianii (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) and Paratuposa placentis (Coleoptera: Ptiliidae), Integrative and Comparative Biology 66, icag087, link<\/a>, doi<\/a>, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P. Yu, R. Godoy-Diana, B. Thiria, D. Kolomenskiy and T. Engels<\/em>. Aerodynamic consequences of wing damage in dragonfly flapping flight. J. R. Soc. Interface 23 (234): 20250659, HAL<\/a>, link (open access)<\/a>, doi<\/a>, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. Sarig, T. Engels<\/em>, F.-O. Lehmann, G. Ribak, Muscle power output reflects elevated viscosity in the propulsion system of flying miniature wasps, J. R. Soc. Interface, 22 (233): 20250416, HAL<\/a>, link (open access)<\/a>, doi<\/a>, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

C. Le Roy, N. Tervelde, T. Engels<\/em>, F. T. Muijres, Adaptations in wing morphology rather than wingbeat kinematics enable flight in small hoverfly species, HAL<\/a>, doi<\/a>, link (open access)<\/a>, eLife 13:RP97839, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

M. Jaffar-Bandjee, T. Engels<\/em>, T. Steinmann, G. Krijnen, J. Casas, Olfactory performance explains duality of antennal architectural designs in Lepidoptera, Proc. R. Soc. B 292: 20242946, HAL<\/a>, doi<\/a>, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T. Engels<\/em>, H. Truong, M. Farge, D. Kolomenskiy and K. Schneider. Computational aerodynamics of insect flight using volume penalization, review, Comptes Rendus M\u00e9canique<\/em>, 1-20, link (open access)<\/a>, doi<\/a>, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

S. Farisenkov, D. Kolomenskiy, P. Petrov, T. Engels<\/em>, N. Lapina, F.-O. Lehmann, R. Onishi, H. Liu, A. Polilov, Novel flight style and light wings boost flight performance of tiny beetles, Nature<\/em>, 602, 96-100, biorXiv<\/a>, link (open access)<\/a>, video report<\/a>, article in Le Monde (French)<\/a>, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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H.-N. Wehmann, T. Engels<\/em>, F.-O. Lehmann, Flight activity and age cause wing damage in house flies. J. Exp. Biol.<\/em>, 225 (1): jeb242872, link<\/a>, story in \u2018Inside JEB\u2019<\/a>, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

H. Truong, T. Engels<\/em>, H.-N. Wehmann, D. Kolomenskiy, F.-O. Lehmann, K. Schneider, An experimental data-driven mass-spring model of flexible Calliphora wings, Bioinspir. Biomim.<\/em>, 17(2), 026003, link<\/a>, arXiv<\/a>, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T. Engels<\/em>, K. Schneider, J. Reiss, M. Farge, A wavelet-adaptive method for multiscale simulation of turbulent flows in flying insects, Commun. Comput. Phys.<\/em>, 30, 1118-1149, link<\/a>, arXiv<\/a>, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T. Engels<\/em>, D. Kolomenskiy, F.-O. Lehmann, Flight efficiency is a key to diverse wing morphologies in small insects, J. R. Soc. Interface<\/em> 18 20210518, link (open access)<\/a>, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

F.-O. Lehmann, H. Wang, T. Engels<\/em>, Vortex trapping recaptures energy in flying fruit flies, Nature Sci. Rep.<\/em>, 11, 6992, link (open access)<\/a>, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

P. Krah, T. Engels<\/em>, K. Schneider, J. Reiss, Wavelet Adaptive Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for Large Scale Flow Data. Advances in Computational Mathematics<\/em> 48:10, link<\/a>, arXiv<\/a>, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

H. Truong, T. Engels<\/em>, D. Kolomenskiy, K. Schneider, Influence of wing flexibility on the aerodynamic performance of a tethered flapping bumblebee, Theor. Appl. Mech. Lett.<\/em> 10 (6), 382-389, link<\/a>, arXiv<\/a>, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D. Kolomenskiy, S. Farisenkov, T. Engels<\/em>, N. Lapina, P. Petrov, F.-O. Lehmann, R. Onisihi, A. Polilov, Aerodynamic performance of a bristled wing of a very small insect, Exp. Fluids<\/em> 61, 194, link (open access)<\/a>, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

S. Krishna, M. Cho, H.-N. Wehmann, T. Engels<\/em>, F.-O. Lehmann, Wing Design in Flies: Properties and Aerodynamic Function, Insects<\/em> 11, 466, link (open access)<\/a>, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T. Engels<\/em>, H.-N. Wehmann, F.-O. Lehmann, Three-dimensional wing structure attenuates aerodynamic efficiency in flapping fly wings. J. R. Soc. Interface<\/em> 17, 20190804, link (open access)<\/a>, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

H. Truong, T. Engels<\/em>, D. Kolomenskiy, K. Schneider, A mass-spring fluid-structure interaction solver: application to flexible revolving wings. Computers & Fluids<\/em>, 200:104426, link<\/a>, arXiv<\/a>, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D. Kolomenskiy, S. Ravi, R. Xu, K. Ueyama, T. Jakobi, T. Engels<\/em>, T. Nakata, J. Sesterhenn, M. Farge, K. Schneider, R. Onishi, H. Liu, The dynamics of passive feathering rotation in hovering flight of bumblebees. J. Fluids Struct.<\/em>, 102628, link<\/a>, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T. Engels<\/em>, D. Kolomenskiy, K. Schneider, M. Farge, F.-O Lehmann, J. Sesterhenn, The impact of turbulence on flying insects in tethered and free flight: High-resolution numerical experiment. Phys. Rev. Fluids<\/em>, 013103, link<\/a>, arXiv<\/a>, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D. Kolomenskiy, S. Ravi, R. Xu, K. Ueyama, T. Jakobi, T. Engels<\/em>, T. Nakata, J. Sesterhenn, M. Farge, K. Schneider, R. Onishi, H. Liu, Wing morphology and inertial properties of bumblebees, J. Aero Aqua Bio-mechanisms<\/em>, 8:(1), 41-47, link (open access)<\/a>, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

H.-N. Wehmann, L. Heepe, S. Gorb, T. Engels<\/em>, F.-O. Lehmann, Local deformation and stiffness distribution in fly wings. Biol. Open<\/em>, 8:bio038299, link (open access)<\/a>, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

M. Sroka, T. Engels<\/em>, P. Krah, M. Mutzel, K. Schneider, J. Reiss, An open and parallel simulation framework using block-based adaptive grids. Active Flow and Combustion Control<\/em>, 305\u2013319, link<\/a>, arXiv<\/a>, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T. Engels<\/em>, D. Kolomenskiy, K. Schneider, M. Farge, F.-O. Lehmann, J. Sesterhenn. Helical vortices generated by flapping wings of bumblebees. Fluid. Dyn. Res.<\/em>, 50(1):011419, link<\/a>, arXiv<\/a>, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T. Engels<\/em>, D. Kolomenskiy, K. Schneider, J. Sesterhenn. Numerical simulation of vortex-induced drag of elastic swimmer models. Theor. Appl. Mech. Lett.<\/em>, 7(5):280-285, arXiv<\/a>, link (open access)<\/a>, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

S. Ravi, D. Kolomenskiy, T. Engels<\/em>, K. Schneider, C. Wang, J. Sesterhenn, H. Liu, Bumblebees minimize control challenges by combining active and passive modes in unsteady winds, Nature Sci. Rep.<\/em>, 35043, arXiv<\/a>, link (open access)<\/a>, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D. Kolomenskiy, M. Maeda, T. Engels<\/em>, H. Liu, K. Schneider, J.-C. Nave, Aerodynamic ground effect in fruitfly sized insect takeoff, PLoS ONE<\/em>, 11, e0152072, arXiv<\/a>, link (open access)<\/a>, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Publications during my PhD<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

T. Engels<\/em>, D. Kolomenskiy, K. Schneider, F.-O. Lehmann, J. Sesterhenn, Bumblebee Flight in Heavy Turbulence, Phys. Rev. Lett.<\/em>, 028103, arXiv<\/a>, link<\/a>, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T. Engels<\/em>, D. Kolomenskiy, K. Schneider, J. Sesterhenn, FluSI: A novel parallel simulation tool for flapping insect flight using a Fourier method with volume penalization, SIAM J. Sci. Comput.<\/em>, 38(5), S03-S24, arXiv<\/a>, link<\/a>, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T. Engels<\/em>, D. Kolomenskiy, K. Schneider, J. Sesterhenn, Numerical Simulation of Fluid-Structure Interaction with the Volume Penalization Method, J. Comput. Phys.<\/em>, 96-115, link<\/a>, PDF-File<\/a>, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D. Kolomenskiy, T. Engels<\/em>, K. Schneider, Numerical Modelling of Flexible Heaving Foils. J. Aero Aqua Bio-mechanisms<\/em>, 3(1), 22-28, link (open access)<\/a>, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T. Engels<\/em>, D. Kolomenskiy, K. Schneider, J. Sesterhenn, Two-dimensional simulation of the fluttering instability using a pseudospectral method with volume penalization, Computers & Structures<\/em>, 101-112, link<\/a>, PDF-File<\/a>, 2012<\/strong>
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