I am broadly interested in the transport of fluids, particles, bacteria, and chemicals in the environment. My current research is focused on designing multi-scale interdisciplinary experiments to mimic complex interactions in nature and developing physically-based models to predict natural processes. Here is a list of current projects:
Sediment transport and coastal landscape evolution: simulate a natural wetland in the lab and predict future landscape evolution/ coastal erosion.
Impacts of biofilm on sediment transport: predict how bacteria biofilm, which is ubiquitous in nature, affects sediment transport.
Soil-on-a-chip: using microfluidics to mimic the interactions between soils, organic matter, and bacteria, which will help predicting global carbon cycle.
