Microbes, fluid, and mineral interactions

Mission: advance the fundamental science of microbes and fluid interactions in porous and fractured media.

Biofilm in porous media

We investigate bioaggregation and biofilm development in porous media flows.

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Using fungi, we investigate novel ways to control clogging and mineralization.

Selected publications

S. H. Lee, E. Secchi, and P. K. Kang*, Rapid formation of bioaggregates and morphology transition to biofilm streamers induced by pore-throat flows. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2023).
P. K. Kang, E. Bresciani, S. An, and S. Lee, Potential impact of pore-scale incomplete mixing on biodegradation in aquifers: from batch experiment to field-scale modeling. Advances in Water Resources, (2019).