Z. Jane Wang, professor in Cornell’s Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and in the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Stanley Corrsin Award from the American Physical Society (APS).
Wang, who has been at Cornell since 1999, was honored for “original and innovative work on insect flight that provided fundamental insights into unsteady aerodynamics, flight efficiency, flight stability, and neural control, and for opening new dimensions of research in biological fluid dynamics.”
The award has been given by the APS since 2011 and commemorates American physicist and fluid dynamacist Stanley Corrsin, who was known for his contributions in the field of fluid dynamics in general and turbulence.
Wang has studied insect flight since at least 1997, when the Journal of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts published “Computation of Insect Flight.” Since then she has become a recognized expert on insect flight. Wang’s previous awards and honors include an NSF Early Career Award, an Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, and a Cornell Provost’s Award for Excellence. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. The Stanley Corrsin Award comes with a monetary prize and the opportunity to deliver the Stanley Corrsin Distinguished Lecture at the next APS Division of Fluid Dynamics annual meeting.