Civil and environmental engineering doctoral student Johanna Rosman uses this tank of artificial kelp to study water turbulence in kelp forests. Such data help marine ecologists better understand how real kelp forests affect the spread of reproductive spores and food particles in coastal areas.

Glenn Matsumura
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