Tracy Mandel
@tmanatee.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at University of New Hampshire in Ocean/Mechanical Engineering | Fluids nerd, climber, cat enthusiast | she/her
For a sneak peek, check out Zeeshan's Gallery of Fluid Motion submission! youtu.be/3QWScDPT_Bc
Between the twists & the turns lies the shadow: Free surface thermal signatures of a submerged plume
YouTube video by Tracy Mandel
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November 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
For a sneak peek, check out Zeeshan's Gallery of Fluid Motion submission! youtu.be/3QWScDPT_Bc
My group at UNH will be at the upcoming APS #DFD2025 meeting, presenting on a range of topics from water surface signatures of subsurface processes, to disease transmission in seagrass. Looking forward to connecting with the fluids community!
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My group at UNH will be at the upcoming APS #DFD2025 meeting, presenting on a range of topics from water surface signatures of subsurface processes, to disease transmission in seagrass. Looking forward to connecting with the fluids community!
Oh man, nightmares but also such a fun representation of the #flumelife
October 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Oh man, nightmares but also such a fun representation of the #flumelife
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Hello! Could you help me advertise this PhD position on seagrass physiology and conservation? Thanks
October 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Hello! Could you help me advertise this PhD position on seagrass physiology and conservation? Thanks
Reposted by Tracy Mandel
Hey fluids friends, we're recruiting in my department this year!
#BerkeleyME is seeking applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Fluid Mechanics/Fluid Dynamics.
me.berkeley.edu/faculty/me-o...
me.berkeley.edu/faculty/me-o...
Assistant Professor - Fluid Mechanics - UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley Department of Mechanical Engineering POSITION OVERVIEW Position title: Assistant Professor Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $107,100 – $...
me.berkeley.edu
September 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Hey fluids friends, we're recruiting in my department this year!
#OSM26 session alert!
We're excited to invite abstract submissions for our session titled "Vegetation-Hydrodynamic Interactions in Coastal Environments."
🔗 Abstract submission: agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/pr...
🗓 Abstract Deadline: 20 August 2025
🌊 OSM 2026: Glasgow, Scotland, 22-27 February 2026
We're excited to invite abstract submissions for our session titled "Vegetation-Hydrodynamic Interactions in Coastal Environments."
🔗 Abstract submission: agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/pr...
🗓 Abstract Deadline: 20 August 2025
🌊 OSM 2026: Glasgow, Scotland, 22-27 February 2026
July 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#OSM26 session alert!
We're excited to invite abstract submissions for our session titled "Vegetation-Hydrodynamic Interactions in Coastal Environments."
🔗 Abstract submission: agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/pr...
🗓 Abstract Deadline: 20 August 2025
🌊 OSM 2026: Glasgow, Scotland, 22-27 February 2026
We're excited to invite abstract submissions for our session titled "Vegetation-Hydrodynamic Interactions in Coastal Environments."
🔗 Abstract submission: agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/pr...
🗓 Abstract Deadline: 20 August 2025
🌊 OSM 2026: Glasgow, Scotland, 22-27 February 2026
Reposted by Tracy Mandel
📣 Open PhD and postdoc positions in my Living, Fluid, & Soft Matter group. These new researchers will work in my ERC StG project SWARM. Application deadline 3.8.2025. See links and details in the comments below.
June 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
📣 Open PhD and postdoc positions in my Living, Fluid, & Soft Matter group. These new researchers will work in my ERC StG project SWARM. Application deadline 3.8.2025. See links and details in the comments below.
So glad to see this tradition still going strong!!
May 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
So glad to see this tradition still going strong!!
His analysis proposes a novel way of thinking about the physics in this important region of turbulent flows, with implications for entrainment dynamics, as well as design of experiments and reduced-order models.
This work comprises the 2nd chapter of Zeeshan Saeed's PhD dissertation at UNH!
This work comprises the 2nd chapter of Zeeshan Saeed's PhD dissertation at UNH!
May 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
His analysis proposes a novel way of thinking about the physics in this important region of turbulent flows, with implications for entrainment dynamics, as well as design of experiments and reduced-order models.
This work comprises the 2nd chapter of Zeeshan Saeed's PhD dissertation at UNH!
This work comprises the 2nd chapter of Zeeshan Saeed's PhD dissertation at UNH!
Congrats to Zeeshan on the publication of this paper in JoT! 🌀 Zeeshan showed that the physical thickness of a portion of the turbulent/non-turbulent interface is well described by a combination of the Kolmogorov and Taylor scales.
doi.org/10.1080/1468...
doi.org/10.1080/1468...
On the physical dimension of the turbulent sublayer at the turbulent/non-turbulent interface
The turbulent/non-turbulent interface (TNTI) is a thin fluid layer that separates rotational and irrotational flows, playing a critical role in the multi-scale process of entrainment. This work exa...
doi.org
May 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Congrats to Zeeshan on the publication of this paper in JoT! 🌀 Zeeshan showed that the physical thickness of a portion of the turbulent/non-turbulent interface is well described by a combination of the Kolmogorov and Taylor scales.
doi.org/10.1080/1468...
doi.org/10.1080/1468...
Congratulations!!! 🎉 ❤️ This is so massively well deserved. Thank you for being a continual inspiration and role model to me for the past almost 15 years(?!!).
March 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Congratulations!!! 🎉 ❤️ This is so massively well deserved. Thank you for being a continual inspiration and role model to me for the past almost 15 years(?!!).
Mini measuring tapes (3' long) with both inch and cm units!
February 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Mini measuring tapes (3' long) with both inch and cm units!
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nearly 11% of the NSF workforce was fired today.
this WILL slow scientific progress.
this is hurting families.
we need to educate folks about all the GOOD that the gov't can do! To help @500womensci.bsky.social has made social media cards for what #NSF funds in each state: bit.ly/NSF_bystate
this WILL slow scientific progress.
this is hurting families.
we need to educate folks about all the GOOD that the gov't can do! To help @500womensci.bsky.social has made social media cards for what #NSF funds in each state: bit.ly/NSF_bystate
February 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
nearly 11% of the NSF workforce was fired today.
this WILL slow scientific progress.
this is hurting families.
we need to educate folks about all the GOOD that the gov't can do! To help @500womensci.bsky.social has made social media cards for what #NSF funds in each state: bit.ly/NSF_bystate
this WILL slow scientific progress.
this is hurting families.
we need to educate folks about all the GOOD that the gov't can do! To help @500womensci.bsky.social has made social media cards for what #NSF funds in each state: bit.ly/NSF_bystate
Massively grateful that we have you as an advocate for the APS community!
January 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Massively grateful that we have you as an advocate for the APS community!
New paper alert! ⚠️ This was some very fun work done with my colleague Dr. Longhuan Zhu at UNH. We explored how plant motion affects light exposure in seagrass meadows. Now published in #aslo_lo! @aslo.org doi.org/10.1002/lno....
Wave‐driven plant reconfiguration modifies light availability in seagrass meadows
Seagrasses are considered foundation species in marine and estuarine ecosystems by contributing biomass, providing habitat, and damping waves and currents. Globally, seagrass health and primary produ....
doi.org
January 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New paper alert! ⚠️ This was some very fun work done with my colleague Dr. Longhuan Zhu at UNH. We explored how plant motion affects light exposure in seagrass meadows. Now published in #aslo_lo! @aslo.org doi.org/10.1002/lno....
Summer 2025 REU Opportunity! ☀️🌊🌱🪸 I am looking for an REU student this summer to work on an NSF-funded project exploring the physics of disease spread in seagrass and corals. Applications due Feb 3! eos.unh.edu/opportunitie...
Earth, Oceans, and Space REU Program
The Earth, Oceans, and Space REU Program's primary goal is to provide a positive introduction to sensor-based Earth and space science research for underserved student populations.
eos.unh.edu
January 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Summer 2025 REU Opportunity! ☀️🌊🌱🪸 I am looking for an REU student this summer to work on an NSF-funded project exploring the physics of disease spread in seagrass and corals. Applications due Feb 3! eos.unh.edu/opportunitie...
Congratulations!!! 🎉
January 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Congratulations!!! 🎉
Thank you!! And so are you!!!
January 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Thank you!! And so are you!!!
Updated to *3* CEPS professors! Incredibly excited and honored to lead this project studying the physical mechanisms that drive marine disease transmission in seagrass and coral ecosystems www.unh.edu/unhtoday/202...
Three CEPS Professors Honored With NSF CAREER Awards
Three professors from the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) at UNH have been awarded the esteemed National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Development (CAREER) award.
www.unh.edu
January 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Updated to *3* CEPS professors! Incredibly excited and honored to lead this project studying the physical mechanisms that drive marine disease transmission in seagrass and coral ecosystems www.unh.edu/unhtoday/202...
I downloaded Signal at some point but it hasn't caught on much in my experience...
January 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I downloaded Signal at some point but it hasn't caught on much in my experience...
Don't be afraid to make mistakes AND don't be afraid to ask for help! When I started 5 yrs ago, I often felt like everyone was busy and I didn't want to bother senior colleagues with questions. I could have saved so much time/energy if I just asked questions and admitted that I didn't know things.
January 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Don't be afraid to make mistakes AND don't be afraid to ask for help! When I started 5 yrs ago, I often felt like everyone was busy and I didn't want to bother senior colleagues with questions. I could have saved so much time/energy if I just asked questions and admitted that I didn't know things.
Oh no, I'm so sad I missed this because it looks so cool!
December 13, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Oh no, I'm so sad I missed this because it looks so cool!
Yeah, that's understandable. Probably very dependent on size/scale of the colleges and different dynamics if it's a new transition vs. long-standing setup.
December 4, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Yeah, that's understandable. Probably very dependent on size/scale of the colleges and different dynamics if it's a new transition vs. long-standing setup.
I'm in the "College of Engineering & Physical Sciences" at UNH and I think it works really well. Fewer barriers between those of us in engineering departments and math/physics, which makes collaboration easier, easier for students to switch majors within the college, etc. I have no complaints!
December 4, 2024 at 3:57 PM
I'm in the "College of Engineering & Physical Sciences" at UNH and I think it works really well. Fewer barriers between those of us in engineering departments and math/physics, which makes collaboration easier, easier for students to switch majors within the college, etc. I have no complaints!