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Miki Hondzo
Professor
Contact Information
Research Interests
- Ecological fluid mechanics
(fluid flow-biological interactions)
- Water quality and transport processes in lakes, rivers, and watersheds
Dr. Hondzo conducts research through the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics.
Selected Publications
O'Connor, B. L., and M. Hondzo (2008), Dissolved oxygen transfer to sediments by sweep and eject motions in aquatic environments,
Limnology and Oceanography, 53(2), 566-578.
O'Connor, B. L., and M. Hondzo (2007). Enhancement and inhibition of
denitrification by fluid-flow and dissolved oxygen flux to stream
sediments, Environmental Science and Technology, 42(1), 119-125,
doi:10.1021/es071173s.
Barnes E. A., M. E. Power, E. Foufoula-Georgiou, M. Hondzo, W. E.
Dietrich (2007), Upscaling river biomass using dimensional analysis and
hydrogeomorphic scaling, Geophysical Research Letters, 34,
L24S26, doi:10.1029/2007GL031931.
Hondzo, M., and A. Al-Homoud (2007). Model development and
verification for mass transport to Escherichia coli cells in a
turbulent flow, Water Resources Research, 43, W08413,
doi:10.1029/2006WR005613.
Warnaars, T., M. Hondzo, and M. Power (2007). Abiotic controls on
periphyton accrual and metabolism in streams: Scaling by dimensionless
numbers, Water Resources Research, 43, W08425,
doi:10.1029/2006WR005002.
Al-Homoud, A., and M. Hondzo (2007). Energy dissipation estimates
in oscillating grid setup: LDV and PIV measurements, Environmental
Fluid Mechanics, 7, 143-158
Al-Homoud, A., M. Hondzo, and T. LaPara (2007). Fluid dynamics
impact on bacterial physiology: Biochemical oxygen demand, Journal
of Environmental Engineering, 133(2), 226-236.
Warnaars, T. and M. Hondzo (2006). Small-scale fluid motion
mediates growth and nutrient uptake rate of Selenastrum
capricornutum, Freshwater Biology, 51(6), 999-1015.
Warnaars, T., M. Hondzo, and M.A. Carper (2006). A desktop
apparatus for studying interactions between microorganisms and small-
scale fluid motion, Hydrobiologia, 563(1), 431-443.
O'Connor, B., M. Hondzo, D. Dobraca, T. LaPara, J. Finlay, and P.L.
Brezonik (2006). Quantity-activity relationship of denitrifying
bacteria and environmental scaling in streams of forested watershed,
Journal of Geophysical Research- Biogeosciences,
111(G04014), 1-13.
Education
- 1983 B.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Sarajevo
- 1988 M.Sc., Surface Water Hydrology, Free University of Brussels
- 1992 Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Experience
- Assistant Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 1995-1999.
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