Interests and Research

Professor Wood's primary research focus is on the description of mass, momentum, and energy transport in natural and engineered multiscale systems.  He also specializes in subsurface hydrology; bioremediation and biochemical processes; water and wastewater treatment; and sustainable design and engineering.  he maintains an active interest in the history and philosophy of science, and on understanding the limits of scientific knowledge.

Brian Wood's current research projects include:

(1)  Experimental and theoretical work examining the transport of microorganisms in porous media from a multiscale perspective (NSF)..

(2)  Theoretical work on the fundamentals of describing reactive solute transport in highly heterogeneous porous media systems (NSF).

(3)  Investigations of how biofilm structure affect solute transport and reactions in biofilmporous media systems (DOE).