Assistant Professor Melissa Green’s Flow Visualization Lab in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences is studying the movement of fish using virtual reality to understand how to optimize the propulsion of nautical vehicles. Virtual reality allows the user to move within a 3D flow field to view the model from the inside for improved understating of the 3D model. The project was funded by a grant from Syracuse Center of Excellence and was a collaborative effort with Green and two Faculty Fellows, Assistant Professors Amber Bartosh and Bess Krietemeyer of the School of Architecture and Interactive Visualization and Design Lab, a Syracuse alum and current students. Bartosh and Krietemeyer use virtual reality to design energy data visualizations for architectural design and provided guidance on usage of virtual reality. Read the full story here.