dhl logoThe ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Applied Mathematics Department's Dispersive Hydrodynamics Laboratory investigates nonlinear wave phenomena in fluid-like systems. ÌýThe key features of systems explored include nonlinearity and wave dispersion, which drive fluid-like dynamics with negligible dissipation. ÌýAn additional focus of theoretical research involves the nanoscale dynamics of ferromagnets where nonlinearity and dispersion also play fundamental roles. ÌýSolitons and dispersive shock waves are typical coherent structures that are generated. ÌýThe lab excels at tractable experiments described with sophisticated mathematics. Freshman undergraduate students up to postdocs are trained to use the methods of applied mathematics (asymptotics, analysis, numerical methods, modeling) in order to understand experiments designed and built in-house. ÌýThe Lab has received support from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Engineering as well as the National Science Foundation.

Room number:ÌýMuenzinger D047

Fall 2020 group

Fall 2020 Lab Members

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Example of Current Experimental Research in the Lab:

Experimental investigation of linear and nonlinear periodic interfacial waves in a viscous fluid conduit. Periodic waves are generated by varying the injection rate of dyed, diluted glycerin into a pure glycerin reservoir. Dispersion properties, including arrested wave propagation above a critical injection frequency, are captured.

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