I am currently a postdoc in the Geology and Geophysics Department at the University of Minnesota, supported by an NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship. I study the formation of, and flow through, karstic aquifers using a combination of analytical models, computer simulations, and field observations.

My areas of research interest include:

• Modeling storm flows through karstic aquifers and using them as a tool for probing aquifer geometry.


• Understanding the role of sediment transport and corresponding mechanical erosion in speleogenesis.


• Simulating flow through caves using Lattice-Boltzmann codes. This technique can be used to simulate flood pulses in caves, study speleogenesis, and to test the applicability of pipe flow models to karst conduits.


• Examining the effect of variable flow on speleogenesis.


• Modeling growth of sub-glacial conduits.


• Cave climate - specifically convective flow.


• Scaling relations in karst landscapes and aquifers.