Graduate Student
Assistant Professor in University of Minnesota (Sept 2020)
At MIT my researched focused on the sediment transport inside a vegetation patch. Vegetation is a basic component of most natural water environments and has been widely used in river restoration, yet few practical models exist to predict the incipient motion and rate of sediment transport in a canopy. Using a LDV, a high-speed camera and a sediment-recirculating flume, I quantitatively connect the sediment motion with the flow characteristics inside vegetation canopies.