Bold = presenting/corresponding author.   * = co-first authorship.   Full list on Google Scholar.

Under Review / In Preparation

  • D. Choi, H. J. Wallace, P. Singh, C. Bose & S. M. Bhamla, "Bi-objective Bayesian optimization of soft nozzle geometry for rotary propeller," In preparation.
  • P. Singh, V. Hernandez, Y. Karki, H. Wallace, D. Choi, S. Bhamla & C. Bose, "Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization of Bio-Inspired Rigid & Flexible Nozzles for Underwater Propulsion," Under review.
  • D. Choi, K. L. Yung, H. Wallace, J. Harrison & M. S. Bhamla, "Interfacial dynamics on the water-hopping behavior of mudskipper," In preparation.
  • D. Choi*, P. Singh, I. Bergerson, M. Kim, J. Park, H. J. Wallace, K. Zhang, S. Y. Hsieh, A. T. Asberry, T. A. Uyeno, W. F. Gilly, H. Park, D. Kang, C. Bose & M. S. Bhamla, "Squid-inspired soft superpropulsion," arXiv:2605.03239 (2026). Under review. arXiv
  • P. Singh*, D. Choi*, M. S. Bhamla & C. Bose, "Elastic wave propagation governs impulse enhancement in pulsed jets through flexible nozzles," arXiv:2605.17319 (2026). Under review. arXiv
  • P. Rohilla, J. N. O'Neil, C. Bose, V. M. Ortega-Jimenez, D. Choi & M. S. Bhamla, "Epineuston vortex recapture enhances thrust in tiny water skaters." Under review. bioRxiv

Refereed Journal Articles

  • D. Choi, K. Yung, I. Bergerson, H. Wallace, U. Grafe & M. S. Bhamla, "Three-dimensional tracking method for water-hopping mudskippers in natural habitats," Integr. Comp. Biol., icaf139 (2025). DOI PDF
  • P. Rohilla*, D. Choi*, H. Wallace, K. L. Yung, J. Deora, A. Lele & M. S. Bhamla, "Mastering the Manu – How humans create large splashes," J. R. Soc. Interface, 15, 2 (2025). PDF
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  • D. Choi & H. Park, "Enhanced impulse and entrainments of the pulsed circular jet by flexible nozzle," J. Fluid Mech., 996, A6 (2024). (Emerging Scholar Best Paper Prize, Top 10, JFM 2025) DOI PDF
  • D. Choi*, H. Kim* & H. Park, "Bubble velocimetry using the conventional and CNN-based optical flow algorithms," Sci. Rep., 12, 11879 (2022). DOI PDF GitHub
  • D. Choi & H. Park, "Flow-structure interaction of the starting jet through the flexible circular nozzle," J. Fluid Mech., 949, A39 (2022). DOI PDF
  • D. Choi, J. Byun & H. Park, "Analysis of the liquid column atomization by annular dual-nozzle gas jet flow," J. Fluid Mech., 943, A25 (2022). DOI PDF
  • D. Lee, D. Choi, H. Park & S. Kim, "Electroconvective circulating flows by asymmetric coulombic force distribution in multiscale porous membrane," J. Membr. Sci., 636, 119286 (2021). DOI PDF
  • D. Choi & H. Park, "Flow around in-line sphere array at moderate Reynolds number," Phys. Fluids (Editor's Pick), 30, 097104 (2018). DOI PDF

Conferences & Seminars

  • "Hydrodynamics of water-hopping behavior of mudskippers," SICB 2026, Oral (Symposium), USA, 2026.
  • "Squid-inspired flexible nozzles improve thrust in rotary propulsors using a multi-fidelity approach," SICB 2026, Oral, USA, 2026.
  • "Squid funnel-inspired passively flexible nozzles for underwater propulsion," SICB 2026, Oral, USA, 2026.
  • "Geometrical effects of free-end nozzles on wave reflection in self-oscillating flexible nozzles," APS-DFD 78th, Houston, USA, 2025.
  • "Volumetric 3D PTV for simultaneous flow and deformation measurements in a flexible nozzle," APS-DFD 78th, Houston, USA, 2025.
  • "Optimizing jet impulse by tuning the wave propagation in bio-inspired flexible nozzles," APS-DFD 78th, Houston, USA, 2025.
  • "Multi-fidelity approach for thrust enhancement in bio-inspired nozzles for underwater vehicles using LES and experiments," APS-DFD 78th, Houston, USA, 2025.
  • "Bio-inspired flexible nozzle design for enhanced underwater propulsion," Fluid and Biodynamics Seminar, Max Planck Institute (Invited), Göttingen, Germany, 2025.
  • "Squid-inspired nozzles for enhanced thrust in rotary propulsors," EUROMECH Bio-inspired FSI, Vienna, Austria, 2025.
  • "Squid-inspired nozzles for enhanced thrust in rotary propulsors," APS March Meeting, Anaheim, USA, 2025.
  • "Non-invasive 3D tracking of water-hopping mudskippers in natural habitats," SICB 2025, Atlanta, USA.
  • "How do mudskippers and mudskipper-inspired robots taxi?" SICB 2025, Atlanta, USA.
  • "Fluid-structure interplay in deforming nozzles under jet flow," SMT 2025.
  • "Fluid dynamics of popping largest water splashes in Manu jumping," SMT 2025.
  • "Buckling-resilient jumping soft robot using helical arranged elastic fiber inspired by nematodes," SMT 2025.
  • "Physical modelling of water-hopping mudskipper," APS-DFD 77th, Salt Lake City, USA, 2024.
  • "Water-hopping behavior of mudskipper," IUTAM Symposium on Capillarity and Elastocapillarity in Biology, Seoul, Korea, 2024.
  • "Hydrodynamics of water-hopping mudskipper," iPoLS Annual Meeting, Trieste, Italy, 2024.
  • "Hydrodynamic study on the water-hopping behavior of mudskipper," APS March Meeting, Minneapolis, USA, 2024.
  • "Vortex mechanism in microvelia-inspired water-walking for thrust optimization using robotic design," SICB 2024, Seattle, USA.
  • "Experimental study on the starting jet through the flexible circular nozzle," ACEM 2022, Seoul, Korea.
  • "On the optimal flexibility condition of an impulsive starting jet nozzle for thrust generation," APS-DFD 73rd, Online, 2020.
  • "Experimental study on the effect of nozzle flexibility on the evolution of a starting liquid jet," APS-DFD 72nd, Seattle, USA, 2019.
  • "Study on dual-nozzle jet flows for the application of liquid atomization," APS-DFD 71st, Atlanta, USA, 2018.
  • "Experimental study on the flow around in-line array of spheres," APS-DFD 69th, Portland, USA, 2016.