This summer, as part of the UNC-Chapel Hill IDEA 2.0 program, ENEC undergraduate Savannah Swinea is working with ENEC Ph.D. candidate Kaylyn Gootman on a research project investigating how fine particles, such as clay and coal ash, can clog streambeds. Streambed clogging limits groundwater-surface water interactions and can result in poor water quality. Savannah and Kaylyn are using an artificial streambed to explore the physical effects of clogging. The goal of the project is to apply their findings to predict clogging dynamics in real streams.
This summer @savannahswinea and @ksgootman are studying streambed clogging using a “racetrack flume” in the Joint Fluids Lab (JFL) at @UNC. #IDEA2.0 #CableLab