Hello! Welcome to the DRIP (Dirt, Rivers, Ice, Particles) Lab, an interdisciplinary group of scientists at the University of Rochester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences who strive to understand how sediment dynamics influence the evolution of Earth’s surface by drawing connections between Geomorphology and other fields like Fluid Dynamics, Soft Matter and Statistical Physics. We use a combination of theory, numerical models (everything from homegrown “toy” models to CFDEM), physical experiments, and fieldwork to work on problems ranging from grain to landscape scales. Our overarching goal is to figure out “How Stuff Works” at a fundamental level! Check out the News page for the latest about our lab.

wxxi chimney

Local news story about our class field trip to Chimney Bluffs

sarah_photoelastic

Postdoc Sarah Williams conducts experiments with photoelastic grains

cohesive river

PhD Student Nacere Samassi studies how cohesion affects channel morphodynamics

johnpaul news

PhD Student JohnPaul Sleiman's work featured on the local news!

anshul_tracking

Postdoc Anshul Yadav tracks RFID-tagged river rocks in Webster, NY

ren storymap

Check out postbacc Regan Collins' interactive Storymap about the glacial history of the Finger Lakes!

Letchworth

Earth Surface Processes class field trip to Letchworth State Park, NY

Solifluction lobes in Norway

What do frozen soil patterns have in common with honey and paint drips?

Solifluction lobes in Norway

stream table

Stream table fun

cfdem_shapes

Simulation of fluvial sediment transport with nonspherical grains

rotating drum

Physical experiment vs. simulation of granular segregation in a rotating drum

Fort Collins, Colorado

How do boulders influence geomorphic processes?

Fort Collins, Colorado

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