Researcher of environmental fluid mechanics

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You’ve landed on the portfolio of a researcher exploring ways to improve how we interact with the fluvial environment.

The subjects that interest me most are:

• Fluvial mixing – Performing field and laboratory experiments to study the fate of pollutants caught in a river’s flow. The insights from my experimental work are often complimented with results from computational fluid dynamic models which permit a complete 4D ‘view’ of the mixing processes.

• Eco-hydraulics – I use laboratory and numerical methods to evaluate in-stream structures to reduce the impact of hydroelectric dams, weirs and road culverts on freshwater fish habitats.

• River ice – River’s produce an enormous amount of ice each winter. When the ice cover suddenly breaks apart, the pieces risk to jam downstream and cause devastating flooding. By using a combination of remote sensing, in situ field measurements, and numerical models, I investigate means to predict water levels associated with potential ice jams.

However, broadly speaking, my interests extend to nearly everything related to fluid mechanics. The subject fascinates me, whether it pertains to turbulence in rivers or peculiar weather patterns on neighbouring planets. Please spend some time on my site to learn more of my research.