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. Our research has wide ranging applications related to improving environmental and industrial sustainability.
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.
If you are a researcher or interested in pursuing research opportunities within the broad field of Complex Particles in Complex Flows with Environmental Applications, do check out the CoPartCoFlow workshop taking place in June 2025 in France!
News
Graduation: Claudio Meza-Valle
Claudio graduates with his PhD and joins Moffat & Nichol as a Coastal Engineer — congrats!! https://www.linkedin.com/in/cmezavalle
August 1, 2024Next position: Cale Gushulak
Cale moves on from his postdoc to become a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences at University of Manitoba — congratulations Cale! https://gushulaklab.weebly.com/
July 31, 2024EFM symposium
We host a symposium on Environmental Fluid Mechanics with great talks by Till Wagner (UW-Madison), Theresa Oehmke (UNH), and Gautier Verhille (CNRS), as well as flash talks by Sam, Ben S, and Jason Simon (UNH). …
July 1, 2024Euromech Colloquium: Microplastic Dispersion Pathways
Dr. Pujara attends and presents at the Euromech Colloquium on Microplastic Dispersion Pathways https://639.euromech.org/
May 6, 2024New paper: Beaching model for buoyant marine debris in bore-driven swash
Check out our new paper on lab experiments of and a model for beaching of marine debris in the swash! Congrats, Ben and Jamie! https://doi.org/10.1017/flo.2023.31
November 7, 2023New paper: Homogeneous turbulence in a random‑jet‑stirred tank
Check out our new paper on the design and flow analysis of random-jet-stirred tanks to create homogenous turbulence. Congrats, Joo Young! https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-023-03721-9
November 6, 2023New lab members, postdocs Sam Salemink-Harry, Ben Smith, and Cale Gushlak
Sam, Ben, and Cale join the group to work on a collaborative project on biophysical processes in lakes. Welcome!
November 1, 2023New papers on microswimmers (real and modelled)
Check out new collaborative papers on microswimmers! A big thanks to the Ehrlich lab at UW-Madison and De Lillo et al. in Italy for fun and productive collaborations, and congrats to Allia and Francesco! https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.070 …
October 11, 2023Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference – Americas
We hosted the YCSEC-A conference at UW-Madison Aug 10-12, 2023! It was a great success and congratulations to the student organisers and presentation award winners! YCSEC-A Conference: Advancing the coastal science and engineering community
August 13, 2023New graduate student: Hyungyu Sung
Hyungyu Sung joins the group as a new graduate student. Welcome Hyungyu!
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