EESS talk on "Ecological Fluid Mechanics"
Event details
| Date | 15.03.2016 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:15 |
| Speaker | Dr Miki Hondzo, professor of Civil Engineering, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, USA |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Abstract:
Fluid flows in water environments range from visible large-scale eddies down to microscopic scales invisible to the human eye. Life in water ecosystems is sustained by the interaction of organisms through their physical environments, including moving fluids. Ecological fluid mechanics is the study of the interaction between these moving fluids and the physiology, metabolism, and behavior of living organisms. Our research group conducts laboratory investigations at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota. A sample of our laboratory and field measurements with focus on ecological fluid mechanics will be presented to depict the interaction between moving fluids and freshwater aquatic organisms, including various type of algae, cyanobacteria, and macro-invertebrates. Emerging global environmental issues relevant to water quality in freshwater ecosystems and renewable energy production by microscopic algae will be depicted in the light of ecological fluid mechanics.
Short biography:
Miki Hondzo is a Full Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. The long-term goal of his research group at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory has been focused on developing mechanistic understanding of how moving fluids affect biochemical processes in lakes, wetlands, streams, and watersheds. He is a founder of “EcoLab,” a research facility for studying the interdisciplinary nature of ecological fluid mechanics. Prof. Hondzo is a recipient of CAREER AWARD (National Science Foundation), Samuel Arnold Greeley Award (ASCE Environmental Engineering, best paper), Rudolph Hering Medal (ASCE-EE, best paper), and Founders Award (International Association on Water Quality, best paper). With his students, post-doctoral researchers, and collaborators he has published nearly eighty peer-reviewed journal articles, three book chapters, and a text book.
Fluid flows in water environments range from visible large-scale eddies down to microscopic scales invisible to the human eye. Life in water ecosystems is sustained by the interaction of organisms through their physical environments, including moving fluids. Ecological fluid mechanics is the study of the interaction between these moving fluids and the physiology, metabolism, and behavior of living organisms. Our research group conducts laboratory investigations at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota. A sample of our laboratory and field measurements with focus on ecological fluid mechanics will be presented to depict the interaction between moving fluids and freshwater aquatic organisms, including various type of algae, cyanobacteria, and macro-invertebrates. Emerging global environmental issues relevant to water quality in freshwater ecosystems and renewable energy production by microscopic algae will be depicted in the light of ecological fluid mechanics.
Short biography:
Miki Hondzo is a Full Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. The long-term goal of his research group at the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory has been focused on developing mechanistic understanding of how moving fluids affect biochemical processes in lakes, wetlands, streams, and watersheds. He is a founder of “EcoLab,” a research facility for studying the interdisciplinary nature of ecological fluid mechanics. Prof. Hondzo is a recipient of CAREER AWARD (National Science Foundation), Samuel Arnold Greeley Award (ASCE Environmental Engineering, best paper), Rudolph Hering Medal (ASCE-EE, best paper), and Founders Award (International Association on Water Quality, best paper). With his students, post-doctoral researchers, and collaborators he has published nearly eighty peer-reviewed journal articles, three book chapters, and a text book.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
- This event is internal
Organizer
- EESS - IIE
Contact
- Prof. Alfred Johny Wüest, LIMNC