Welcome to our group!
Our group tackles fundamental questions in fluid mechanics, climate science, and geophysics by integrating mathematical and machine-learned models with observed data. We use our findings to address challenges facing the world, such as advancing our scientific knowledge of the climate system.
The length scale of the systems we are interested in varies broadly from a few microns to thousands of kilometers, because the governing physical principles are often universal across a range of length and time scales. We use mathematical models, simulations, and machine learning to study the complex interactions between fluids and elasticity and their interfacial dynamics, such as multiphase flows, flows in deformable structures, and cracks. We extend our findings to tackle emerging topics in climate science and geophysics, such as understand the missing physics that govern the flow of ice sheets in a warming climate.
We welcome collaborations across disciplinary lines, from geophysics, engineering, physics, math to computer science, since we believe combining expertise and methodologies across fields is crucial for new discoveries.
Calving of iceberg. Photos by Jeremy Harbeck, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Operation IceBridge
Meltwater accumulated on the Larsen A and B, which led to the collapse of ice shelves. NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Top view of an ice shelf (a thin floating plate) where periodic surface depressions form and breaks into icebergs. Landsat 8 data courtesy of the US geological survey.
The stunning “finger rafting” occurs when two floes of thin floating ice collide. NASA photographs courtesy of NASA and IceBridge Digital Mapping System
Bubble bursting and the water droplets emitted to the air
We are excited to promote open science and share our passion for our work with you!
To learn more about what we do, check out some of the recorded talks available on our group’s Youtube channel.
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