Research: Completed & Ongoing
Sandy soil erodibility & how Ammophila breviligulata reduces wind erosion by providing surface cover at different planting densities
Data collected fall 2020. Manuscript will be prepared for publication.
Data collected fall 2020. Manuscript will be prepared for publication.
Testing underlying biogeomorphic feedbacks in foredune genesis.
Examining how plant density & configuration, and morphology, among & within dominant foredune plants, impact topography at the most basic stage of dune genesis, nebkha formation around individual plants.
Research published in Geomorphology . PDF in Publication page.
Examining how plant density & configuration, and morphology, among & within dominant foredune plants, impact topography at the most basic stage of dune genesis, nebkha formation around individual plants.
Research published in Geomorphology . PDF in Publication page.
Testing underlying biogeomorphic feedbacks of foredune genesis in nebkha formation around Ammophila breviligulata populations.
Data collected. Manuscript will be prepared for publication.
Data collected. Manuscript will be prepared for publication.
Virginia Tech graduate student Luis Zambrano Cruzzatty testing the entrainment velocities of sand of different sizes across varying moisture & slope gradients with substrate erodability in mind.
Data collected & processed. Manuscript being prepared for publication.
Data collected & processed. Manuscript being prepared for publication.
Texas A&M graduate student Rachel Innocenti testing wind-induced lift forces & drag moments on native dune plants to compare to wind-induced effects to understand relationships between plant morphology & response to these forcings.
Manuscript in review.
Manuscript in review.
Texas A&M graduate students Tobia Rinaldo & Kiran Adhithya Ramakrishnan test the hypothesis of a possible equilibrium state of coastal dune shapes.
Data collected & being processed.
Data collected & being processed.
Testing a helix wind turbine at the Wind Tunnel. Their student's turbine was able able to run a prototype upweller as a sustainable form of energy to power a water pump for fisheries use.
Findings recently presented to Ocean Count, NJ public
Findings recently presented to Ocean Count, NJ public
A student tests the integrity of a bridge design under wind stress in the wind tunnel for the NJ Science Fair.
Ongoing developing project for High School Science Fair.
Ongoing developing project for High School Science Fair.