Scales of Research

The world operates on a variety of scales. And so do we. 

We study the interactions among fluids, particles/surfaces, and microbes across different scales: from micro scale to field scale. Our goal is to apply this fundamental understanding to address a wide range of environmental and health related issues, including riverine and coastal erosion, harmful algal blooms, contaminant transport, climate change, and bacterial infections.  

The Development of Biofilms on Rivers Sediments, Teeth, and Various Surfaces

A Transparent Wetland to Study Surface-and-Groundwater (Hyporheic) Exchange

Coastal and Riverine Erosion－ Cohesive Sediment Transport

Soil-on-a-Chip: 4D Imaging of Carbon in Clay to Understand Global Carbon Cycle

Clay-algae Flocculation Strategy to Mitigate Harmful Algal Blooms

Understand Erosion in a Laboratory Wetland

Bacterial Spreading in Soil


Control of Log Jams on Surface-and-Groundwater (Hyporheic) Exchange

Landscape Evolution

（Simulate a delta basin in the lab)