On the small scale, I am working on wave and current driven bottom boundary layers and studying how the presence of a loose granular material affects these layers. I am also looking at the basic mechanics of sediment mobilization by fluid and determining the parameters of importance in this process. My approach to studying these problems is to combine laboratory and field measurements in order to gain the greatest understanding of naturally occurring systems. A recent area of investigation on the large scale concerns the dynamics of barrier island inlets. I am also interested in what role these inlets might play in the presence of nutrients and contaminants in the back bay regions.
Long Island provides a unique natural laboratory for performing such studies.
D.C. Ventilated oscillatory boundary layers. Conley, D.C. .