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Ice-Ocean Interactions and Bio-Fluids
Left: Drift trajectories for buoys within the Distributed Network (red) and additional buoys (gold) overlaid on ocean bathymetry. Right: Morphology and kinematic parameters of the pleopod.
We study fluid mechanics within biology, oceanography, and engineering. Our lab has two main focus areas: ice-ocean interactions and bio-fluids. Examples of current projects include developing an algorithm for processing satellite imagery and quantifying sea ice drift and rotation, understanding links between the observed rotation of sea ice plates in the Arctic and ocean eddies underneath, engineering underwater swarming vehicles for sensing and exploration, and analyzing the near-field body flow of mesozooplankton.
Collaborators
Principal Investigator
Monica
Martinez Wilhelmus
Thomas J. and Alice M. Tisch Assistant Professor of Engineering
Watkins, D. M., Bliss, A. C., Hutchings, J. K., & Wilhelmus, M. M. (2023). Evidence of abrupt transitions between sea ice dynamical regimes in the East Greenland marginal ice zone. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL103558. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103558
Su, Yunxing, Monica M. Wilhelmus, and Roberto Zenit. “Asymmetry of Motion: Vortex Rings Crossing a Density Gradient.” Journal of Fluid Mechanics 960 (2023): R1.