Research interests

"[Simplicio is] one of that herd who, in order to learn how matters such as this take place, do not betake themselves to ships or crossbows or cannons, but retire to their studies and glance through an index and a table of contents to see whether Aristotle has said anything about them."
-- Galileo

Research group (Dec. 2021):


Past and current research topics (sorted alphabetically):

  • Buckling of thin, viscous films
  • Buoyant convection in porous media
  • Continuum models of traffic flow
  • Gravity currents and intrusions
  • Internal gravity waves, i.e. waves in stratified media
  • Natural ventilation/architectural fluid mechanics
  • Plastron respiration by aquatic insects