Shih-Hsun Huang
Graduate student
I am currently a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota. I received my BSE and M.Sc degrees in civil engineering at the National Taiwan University. Since I was a little child, I have been fascinated by how complicated phenomena can be attributed to simple physical laws. After I knew I could broaden our knowledge about nature myself, I dedicated myself to being a scientist. My research interests focused on the impact of in-channel components, i.e., vegetation and large wood, on hyporheic flow. Hyporheic flow continuously exchanges energy and mass across the sediment-water interface, thus regulating the biogeochemical cycle and pollutant transport in aquatic environments. I use the refractive-index match method to visualize and quantify the hyporheic flows in laboratory channels with modeled vegetation and large wood. My findings can let engineers better predict the influences of in-channel components used in restoration projects on the environment. Besides research, I like to play the blues harmonica in my spare time. Environmental Transport Lab and SALF are welcoming spaces, which I really like. I also appreciate all the support in both study and life from the SALF community.
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Vegetation - Hyporheic Exchange