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Loren Atwood

Hometown: Emmett, Idaho

Undergraduate: Brigham Young University, Provo

Program: MS Student

Joined EFD Lab: January 2018

Research Interests: Interested in the physics behind anything that involves modeling transport phenomena for environmental studies using CFD. Examples include smoke transport, emergency chemical release, particle growth, water droplet formation, atmospheric chemistry, and combustion. Currently learning about multiphase transport through porous media for use in a fuel moisture model for wildfires.

Contact: pianotocador@gmail.com

Current Research Projects

CFACT: Cold Fog Amongst Complex Terrain
CFACT Logo credit Johnathan Stoddard

Observational and Theoretical Investigations Related to Hydrometeor Settling in Turbulent Air:

C-Fog: Toward improving coastal fog prediction:

Parameterization of the land-surface thermal and moisture heterogeneities:

Thermal heterogeneity at the Playa. Photo by Chaoxun Hang

PREEVENTS Track 2: A Fast-Response Wildland Fire Modeling Framework for Prediction and Risk Assessment:

Fire Vortex at the USDA Fire Sciences Lab in Missoula