Dr. Nathalie Vriend

Career

  • 2011-2014 (expected): NERC Research Fellow, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  • 2011-2014 (expected): Fellow and College Lecturer in Physical Sciences, Newnham College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  • 2010-2011: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  • 2005-2009: Ph.D. candidate, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

Research

Nathalie is a member of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics fluid dynamics research group. Her current research interests involve granular flows and fluid dynamics, including sand dune migration, snow avalanches, debris flows and segregation.

Selected Publications

  • M.L. Hunt, N.M. Vriend, “Booming Sand Dunes” (2010), Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 38, 281-301.

  • N.M. Vriend, M.L. Hunt, “The Waveguide Theory for Booming Sand Dunes” (2010), proceedings of the IUTAM-ISIMM Symposium on “Mathematical Modeling and Physical Instances of Granular Flows”, Reggio Calabria, Italy, September 14th-18th.

  • N.M. Vriend, M.L. Hunt, R.W. Clayton, C.E. Brennen, K.S. Brantley, A. Ruiz-Angulo, “Reply to Comment on Solving the Mystery of Booming Sand Dunes” (2008), Geophysical Research Letters 35 (8), L08307.

  • N.M. Vriend, M.L. Hunt, R.W. Clayton, C.E. Brennen, K.S. Brantley, A. Ruiz-Angulo, “Solving the Mystery of Booming Sand Dunes” (2007), Geophysical Research Letters 34 (16), L16306, doi:10.1029/2007GL030276.