Eckart Meiburg

Eckart Meiburg is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research employs computational fluid dynamics (CFD), especially high-resolution direct numerical simulations, to investigate geophysical flows, multiphase systems, and particle-laden transport. Key focus areas include gravity/turbidity currents, sediment cohesion, double-diffusive instabilities, and stratified environmental flows, often validated through experimental collaborations.

Research interests span:

• Fluid Dynamics & Transport: Turbidity currents, Hele-Shaw flows, internal bores.
• Multiphase Systems: Cohesive sediment flocculation, particle aggregation, granular collapses.
• Environmental Mechanics: Microplastic dispersion, hypersaline lake dynamics, biogenic turbulence.
• Advanced CFD: Machine learning-aided turbulence modeling, particle-resolved simulations.

Recent publications (2020–2025) emphasize cohesive sediment transport, environmental particle dynamics, and stratified flows. Trends include granular rheology, turbulence-particle interactions, and physics-informed machine learning for fluid systems. No awards, grants, or student advisees are documented.