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Jessica Furrer Chau, Ph.D.
Contact: chau@engr.uconn.edu, (860) 967-5323 Education:Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2009 M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2006 B.S. Mathematics, Muhlenberg College, 1999 Research Interests:
Microfluidics
for microbial ecology applications:
We are developing microfluidic trap arrays to link form, function, and
molecular taxonomy on a single-cell basis.
Soil microbial
ecology:
Microbial community structure in soil is impacted by numerous physical,
chemical, and biological factors. I focus on how the pore-scale hydrologic
regime, mediated by the physical architecture of soil, impacts microbial
interactions.
Vadose zone hydrology
and pore-scale fluid modeling:
Water flow in
unsaturated soil is spatially and temporally dynamic. I use lattice
Boltzmann modeling (LBM) to investigate and visualize pore-scale fluid
behavior.
Other research
interests:
Groundwater modeling, groundwater storage as climate change indicator.
Documents:
click here for Jessica"s CV Publications:
Chau, J.F., A.C. Bagtzoglou, M. Willig, 2011.
Bacterial Richness Assessed by T-RFLP Varies with Soil Texture,
Environmental Forensics (accepted for publication).
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