Life in Moving Fluids
Miki Hondzo
Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota
ABSTRACT: Miki Hondzo studies ecological fluid mechanics, the interactions between moving fluids and the physiology, metabolism, and behavior of living organisms in water environments. Hondzo presents a sample of the lab and field measurements from his group’s research at UMN’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory. In this presentation, he focuses on depicting interactions between moving fluids and freshwater aquatic organisms, including various types of algae, cyanobacteria, and macro-invertebrates. Hondzo also depicts global environmental issues relevant to water quality and to algae-produced renewable energy in the light of ecological fluid mechanics.
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