Welcome! We are a research group focused on understanding the role of fluid mechanics in environmental processes. We pursue a range of problems across different scales, from the transport of biotic and abiotic particles and their interactions with flow to nearshore hydrodynamics and wave-driven flows at coastlines.
If you are interested in pursuing research opportunities in our group, please see the Join us page for openings and details on how to apply.
News
New paper: Microplastic contamination of sediments across and within three beaches in western Lake Superior
Check out our new paper on microplastics in beach sediments within and across Lake Superior beaches in Journal of Great Lakes Research! Congrats to Ben for leading the work and to Kallyn and Sabeel for …
October 8, 2022New paper: Flow in oscillatory boundary layers over permeable beds
Check out our new paper on oscillatory boundary layers over permeable beds that was chosen as a featured article in Physics of Fluids! Congrats Claudio! https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0104305
September 19, 2022Students graduate: Allie and Bex
Undergraduate student Allie and Masters student Bex graduate from UW-Madison and start their new lives as graduate students this Fall. Congrats to them both!
August 25, 2022New graduate student: Anya Wolterman
Anya Wolterman joins the group as a new graduate student to be co-advised by Dr. Pujara in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Dr. Wagner in AOS and Dr. Zoet in Geosciences. Welcome Anya!
July 1, 2022Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship: Kaan Beyduz
Kaan Beyduz is awarded the Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship for 2022-23 to continue his research in the group. Congratulations, Kaan! Hilldale Fellows
April 15, 2022New paper: Enhanced settling and dispersion of inertial particles in surface waves
Check out our new paper on particle settling in waves! https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.95
April 10, 2022New paper: Reaching for the surface: Spheroidal microswimmers in surface gravity waves
Check out our new paper on how microswimmers navigate wavy flow! Congratulations, Kunlin! https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.7.014310
January 25, 2022New paper: Barotropic seiches in a perennially ice-covered lake, East Antarctica
Dr. Pujara helped analyse seiches in an ice-covered lake in Antartica — check out the paper! https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10226
December 16, 2021New graduate student: Sara Hartke
Sara Hartke joins the group as a new graduate student to be co-advised by Dr. Pujara in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Dr. Franck in Engineering Physics. Welcome Sara!
August 20, 2021New paper: Shape- and scale-dependent coupling between spheroids and velocity gradients in turbulence
Check out our new paper on coupling between particles and velocity gradients in turbulence that is also the subject of an upcoming Focus on Fluids article! https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.543
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