My lab is focused on the hydrodynamics of environmental complex liquids and two-phase flow to study biogeophysical phenomena. Leading topics concern the transport of particulates (microplastics, sediments, aggregates) in flowing and standing waters and the hydrodynamic effects of physical inhomogeneities of aquatic medium (rheological properties and density variations).
We use visualization and image analysis methods to study the dynamics of particles in complex liquids: shadowgraph method and Particle Image Velocimetry in combination with rheometry.
Lab – Internships and PhD theses
I am open to working with students and PhD candidates curious about natural phenomena, and ready to join interdisciplinary cooperation at the interface of physics, chemistry and biology. I am looking for students and graduates of chemical engineering or physics to join the lab team.
Open topics:
- Transport of microplastics in aquatic environments,
- Instabilities of particles sinking in density-stratified water column,
- Sinking dynamics of solid and porous particles in water with dispersed biopolymers.
Magdalena Mrokowska - biogeophysics | soft matter in hydro-environment 