New Paper: Flocs in a decaying shear field
Our paper on flocs in a decaying turbulent shear field, similar to what a packet of mud might experience in a river mouth plume, was recently published in JGR O...
Channel extension and avulsion
Nilay Iscen has started running a new set of fan experiments. The time lapse video below highlights channel extension, filling, and avulsion under two different...
New set of experiments on the deposition of mud
MS student Christian Mooneyham started running a new set of experiments on the deposition of mud. The experiments will take place over this fall, but during a f...
AGU 2015
Group highlights from AGU: Former student Paul Hamilton gave an invited talk on, One-Dimensional Hydraulic Theory Applied to Experimental Subaqueous Fans with S...
Tank: Phase 1 completed
The first phase of the fan and delta tank installation is complete.
New Paper: Settling-driven density instabilities
Mohamad’s paper on settling-driven gravitational instabilities at the interface of a freshwater sediment layer and clear saltwater was accepted for public...
PhD qualifier
Duc Tran passed his PhD qualifying exam. Congratulations Duc.
New group members
Rachel Kuprenas, Nilay İşcen, and Christian Mooneyham all joined the group for the start of the fall semester.
New Paper: Supercritical channel and lobe dynamics
Paul’s paper on supercritical channel and lobe mechanics in subaqueous settings was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface (read more h...
Phosphorescent particles
A new project looking at using phosphorescent particles for flow visualization was recently started. The project is being led by undergraduate research assistan...
Delta and fan basin
Construction of a new delta and submarine fan tank is now underway in the Baker Environmental Hydraulics Laboratory (BEHL). The tank was gifted to VT by ExxonMo...
Successful theses defense
Hossein Hosseiny successively defended his MS thesis and Paul Hamilton successively defended his PhD dissertation.