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Shooka Karimpour is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at York University, where she leads the Environmental HydroDynamics (EHD) lab. She received her doctorate in Civil Engineering from McGill University in 2015 and completed post-doctoral fellowships at McGill and UQAM. Her research significantly contributes to understanding turbulent mixing and entrainment processes, which play a crucial role in freshwater and marine ecosystems, such as sediment and nutrient transport availability. Dr. Karimpour's current projects focus on investigating entrainment in multi-phase flows, particularly concerning aerated flows and microplastic contaminants. Her research work has been published in notable journals, including the Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Science & Technology, and Frontiers in Marine Science. She is a recipient of several international and national awards, including the Kefeer Medal from the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering.
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