Fields of Research

Ocean engineering
Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
Ship and platform structures (incl. maritime hydrodynamics)
Microfluidics and nanofluidics
Maritime engineering
Environmentally sustainable engineering
Civil engineering
Landscape architecture
Computational methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer (incl. computational fluid dynamics)

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in engineering
Maritime
Expanding knowledge in the mathematical sciences
Nautical equipment
Urban planning

Career Best Publications

Measurement of free surface deformation in PIV images; Measurement Science and Technology
Simultaneous velocity and passive scalar concentration measurements in low Reynolds number neutrally buoyant turbulent round jets; Experiments in Fluids: Experimental Methods and Their Applications to Fluid Flow

Research Publications

A two-way coupled model of particle-laden turbulence; Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology
A Two-Way Coupled Reynolds Stress Model for Suspensions with Comparison to Experiment; 7th International Conference on Multiphase Flow
Accuracy of PIV and PTV measurements in bubbly flows; 7th International Symposium on Measurement Techniques for Multiphase Flows
An open source, low cost video-based coastal monitoring system; Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Bottom friction effects on linear wave propagation; Wave Motion: An International Journal Reporting Research on Wave Phenomena
Determinacion de coeficientes de rugosidad en alcantarillados existentes en Bogota [Determination of roughness coefficients in existing sewers in Bogota]; Avances en investigación y desarrollo en agua y saneamiento: Para el cumplimento de las metas del milenio [Advances in research and development in water and sanitation: To fulfill the Millennium Deve]
Effect of material anisotropy on the structural response of flexible composite hydrofoils; SAMPE Baltimore 2015
Estimación de caudales ecológicos en humedales [Estimate of instream flows in wetlands]; Congreso acodal 50 años, futuro y oportunidades sectoriales [Congress ACODAL 50, and future opportunities sectoral]
Experimental and theoretical investigation of wave forces on a water intake structure; Twenty-eighth international conference on coastal engineering
Experimental investigation of particle-fluid interaction in turbulent channel flow; 7th International Conference on Multiphase Flow
Experimental study of the steady fluid-structure interaction of flexible hydrofoils; Journal of Fluids and Structures
Green Visions for Bogota; Topos
Hidrodínamica del flujo en un humedal artificial de flujo Subsuperficial [Hydrodynamic flow in an artificial wetland flow subsurface]; Congreso acodal 50 años, futuro y oportunidades sectoriales [Congress ACODAL 50, and future opportunities sectoral]
Jaboque 'hybrid urban wetland': a design experience; International Conference on Multi functions of wetland systems
Measurement of free surface deformation in PIV images; Measurement Science and Technology
Mesoscale dynamics of the Balearic front integrating glider, ship and satellite data; Rapid Evironment Assessment Conference
Microbubble content in the wake of a cavitating hydrofoil; 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference
Particle transport in semi-dilute turbulent pipe flow; Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology
Reynolds number dependence of the neutrally bouyant turbulent jet; 53rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics
Roughness coefficient in operational sections of sewage systems; Investigacion, biodiversidad y desarrollo
Simultaneous LIF and PIV Measurements of a Laboratory Modeled Coastal Plume; Joint Conference on Water Resource Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management
Simultaneous Velocity and Concentration Fields in a Turbulent Round Jet; Journal of Visualization
Simultaneous velocity and passive scalar concentration measurements in low Reynolds number neutrally buoyant turbulent round jets; Experiments in Fluids: Experimental Methods and Their Applications to Fluid Flow
The effect of boundary layer thickness on cavity flow over a backward-facing step; 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference
Validation of a microbubble seeding generator for particle image velocimetry applications; 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference
Vortex shedding and evolution induced by a solitary wave propagating over a submerged cylindrical structure; Journal of Fluids and Structures

Research Projects

Experimental study of 5-blade propellor induced wakes
The influence of hydrodynamic lifting surfaces on freestream microbubble content

Research Candidate Supervision