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Abstract: Interfacial fluid mechanics, such as the dynamics of drops and bubbles, are important to problems in a variety of fields ranging from advanced materials to atmospheric science. For example, superhydrophobic surfaces can rapidly repel droplets; whereas the aerosols formed from bursting bubbles can transport pathogens and cloud-condensation nuclei into the atmosphere. This talk highlights two lines of research within our group: the amount of heat transferred when a drop bounces off of a superhydrophobic surface and the size of drops transferred into the atmosphere when a bubble ruptures at an air-liquid interface. I will show thermal and high-speed movies to highlight the phenomena, and I will discuss how experiments and mathematical modeling have given us insight into the underlying mechanics.