{"id":17,"date":"2020-11-11T14:25:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T19:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/lsf\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-12-22T17:58:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:58:39","slug":"bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Banner3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118\" style=\"width:1920px;height:270px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Banner3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Banner3-768x124.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Banner3-1536x247.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Banner3-2048x330.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Banner3-1568x252.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-2 ab-2-col-equal alignfull\" style=\"padding-left:20px\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-4 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column ab-is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RESEARCH AREAS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I study the mechanics of fluid flows and particulate systems, ranging from fundamental research on novel flow phenomena and related applications to the development of new computational approaches for investigation of fluid and particulate flows. Areas of particular interest include: (1) multiscale vortex flow phenomena, such as observed in turbulent rotorcraft and pump flows; (2) biofluid flows, such as observed in biofilms and cardiovascular systems; (3) renewable energy problems, such as snow\/particle mitigation from solar panels and wind turbine wake interference; and (4) acoustic effects on fluid and particulate systems.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact Info<\/strong><br><em>Office<\/em>:   231A Votey Hall<br><em>Phone<\/em>:  (802) 656-3826<br><em>Email<\/em>:    jmarsha1@uvm.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/jeff_marshallwide-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94\" style=\"width:351px;height:350px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jeffrey Marshall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-2 ab-2-col-equal\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column ab-is-vertically-aligned-top\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, <br>Berkeley, 1987  (adviser: P.M. Naghdi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.S., Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear&nbsp; Engineering, <br>University of California, Los Angeles, 1984&nbsp; (adviser: V.K. Dhir)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S., Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear&nbsp; Engineering, <br>University of California, Los Angeles, 1983 (summa cum laude)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Industry Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Staff Scientist, Creare Inc., Hanover NH, 1988-1989<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-accordion ab-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"ab-accordion-title\">Publications 2025<\/summary><div class=\"ab-accordion-text\">\n<p>Ahmadinejad, M. and Marshall, J.S., \u201cCapture-release dynamics of nanoparticles in a viscoelastic hydrogel under an oscillating magnetic field,\u201d <em>Physics of Fluids<\/em>, Vol. 37, 093333 (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gessman, S. and Marshall, J.S., \u201cChains and islands &#8211; particle agglomeration on a three-phase electric curtain,\u201d <em>Journal of Electrostatics<\/em>, Vol. 138, 104167  (2025).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ahmadinejad, M., and Marshall, J.S., \u201cClustering and diffusion of suspended particles in an oscillatory straining flow,\u201d <em>Physics of Fluids<\/em>, Vol. 37, 123315 (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fitzgerald, N., Hudson, C., Wshah, S., Heymsfield, A., and Marshall, J.S., \u201cKnowledge-guided machine learning for shape parameter and drag coefficient prediction of falling snowflakes,\u201d <em>Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems<\/em>, Vol. 4, No. 4, e240059 (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lotfabadi, A.K., Ghorbansarvi, A., Ossareh, H., and Marshall J.S., \u201cCost-optimized energy storage operation for a grid-connected solar PV system at community and individual scales,\u201d <em>Journal of Energy Storage<\/em>, Vol. 132, 117734 (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DesRoberts, B., and Marshall, J.S., &#8220;Particle removal from a flat surface using a translating bounded vortex flow,&#8221; <em>Powder Technology<\/em>, Vol. 460, 121034 (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DesRoberts, B., and Marshall, J.S., &#8220;Effect of nozzle translation on a bounded vortex flow,&#8221; <em>Physics of Fluids<\/em>, Vol. 37, 023611 (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chivers, T. and Marshall, J.S., \u201cVisualizing particle velocity from dual-camera mixed reality video images using 3D particle tracking velocimetry,\u201d <em>Journal of Visualization<\/em>, Vol. 28, pp. 1-19 (2025). &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jabarifar, M., and Marshall, J.S., \u201cCapture of blowing particles during transport through a vegetated barrier,\u201d <em>Journal of Aerosol Science<\/em>, Vol. 184, 106517 (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-accordion ab-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"ab-accordion-title\">Publications 2024<\/summary><div class=\"ab-accordion-text\">\n<p>Ahmadinejad, M. and Marshall, J.S., \u201cMagnetic nanoparticle interaction with a hydrogel in an oscillating magnetic field,\u201d <em>Physics of Fluids<\/em>, Vol. 36, No. 1, 013104 (2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Storm, R., and Marshall, J.S., &#8220;Pore-scale modeling of particle transport in a porous bed,&#8221; <em>Journal of Fluid Mechanics<\/em>, Vol. 979, A9 (2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tavangar, T., Hosseinpoor, M., Marshall, J.S., Yahia, A., and Khayat, K.H., &#8220;Four-way CFD-DEM coupling to simulate concrete pipe flow: Mechanism of formation of lubrication layer,&#8221; <em>Cement and Concrete Research<\/em>, Vol. 179, 107479 (2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jabarifar, M. and Marshall, J.S., &#8220;Efficient computational model for particle capture by a heterogeneous filter,&#8221; <em>Aerosol Science and Technology<\/em>, Vol. 58, No. 12, pp. 1405-1420 (2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-accordion ab-block-accordion\"><details><summary class=\"ab-accordion-title\">Publications 2023<\/summary><div class=\"ab-accordion-text\">\n<p>Loth, E., and Marshall, J.S., &#8220;Restitution coefficient models for collisions of airborne particles and drops,&#8221; <em>Journal of Aerosol Science<\/em>, Vol. 173, 106186 (2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tavangar, T., Hosseinpoor, M., Marshall, J.S., Yahia, A., and Khayat, K.H., &#8220;Discrete-element modeling of shear-induced particle migration during concrete pipe flow: Effect of size distribution and concentration of aggregate on formation of lubrication layer,&#8221; <em>Cement and Concrete Research<\/em>, Vol. 166, 107113 (2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-accordion ab-block-accordion ab-font-size-16\"><details><summary class=\"ab-accordion-title\">Group Members (Past and Present)<\/summary><div class=\"ab-accordion-text\">\n<p><strong>Postdocs and Visiting Students<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jennifer Chesnutt<br>Yun Huang<br>Ran Tao<br>Mengmeng Yang<br>Guanqing Liu<br>Ben Yergey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PhD Students <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zahra Khadem<br>Siavash Kasaeipour<br>Alireza Kashani Lotfabadi<br>Mohammad Jabarifar<br>Mehrdad Ahmadinejad<br>Alina Karki <br>Xing Jin<br>Farzad Dizaji<br>Curtis Saunders<br>Adam Green<br>Simtha Renjitham<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MS Students <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben Desroberts<br>Sophie Gessman<br>Nick Fitzgerald<br>Randy Storm<br>Tom Chivers<br>Kelly Curran<br>Drue Seksinsky<br>Andrew Fuhrmann<br>Chris Ghazi<br>Melissa Faletra<br>Kyle Sala<br>Dongmin Qian<br>Auston Maynard<br>Greg Hewitt<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Research Highlights and News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I am leading a team of UVM faculty working with scientists at the Army&#8217;s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) on a project to develop state-of-the-art sensing and decision-making tools for cold regions operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/CRREL.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-106\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Under NSF funding, we are investigating a novel phenomenon in which ultrasound impingement onto a biofilm is used to enhance penetration rate of nanoparticles, which are a primary carrier medium used for biofilm mitigation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>    &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1749\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Biofilm-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Biofilm-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Biofilm-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Biofilm-1536x1050.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Biofilm-2048x1400.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/Biofilm-1568x1072.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Under NASA funding, we have developed a new hybrid approach for simulation of biofilm growth, which integrates the best features of discrete element and continuum modeling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/jmarsha1\/files\/2021\/01\/BiofilmSim.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Highlights and News I am leading a team of UVM faculty working with scientists at the Army&#8217;s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) on a project to develop state-of-the-art sensing and decision-making tools for cold regions operations. 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