Argon-Ion laser with color separator for Laser Doppler Velocimetry. In this application, the beam is intercepted ahead of the color separator and directed to a scanning mirror for planar laser induced fluorescence. Experimental setup by graduate student D.-G. Seol.

Research Interests

My research is in the broad area of Environmental Fluid Mechanics, with emphasis on laboratory experiments and data analysis based on simple analytical or numerical models. Current research projects study turbulent mixing processes in two contexts: (1) multiphase plumes and (2) shallow tidal inlets.

Keywords:

Environmental Fluid Mechanics, multiphase flow, direct ocean carbon sequestration, reservoir management, stratified fluids, shallow flow stability, shallow starting jet vortices, tidal inlet mixing.

Funded Projects:

Projects on multiphase plumes include:

Turbulence, Coherent Structures, and Intermittency in Multiphase Plumes, funded by NSF

Projects on shallow tidal inlets include:

Estuary Mixing Processes on the Texas Coast, funded by Texas Sea Grant
Exchange Processes through Tidal Inlets on the Texas Coast, funded by Texas Sea Grant

Projects on general environmental fluid mechanics include:

IREE Summer Research Internship in Germany Program, funded by NSF