The Geophysics lab at WSU Vancouver combines field measurements with theoretical models and computer simulations to shed light on natural water flows, mixing, and sediment transport. In the long run, an improved understanding of these subjects might help managers to plan for such problems as coastal pollution, flooding, and erosion, and might help engineers to design better coastal structures (such as jetties and breakwaters).
We have funding for new students to join our lab in 2011/2012. These students would work toward MSc or Ph.D. degrees at WSU Vancouver, possibly as part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation titled "Three-Dimensional Surfzone eddies".
