Early Student Support: Turbulence and Mixing in Stably Stratified Flow Encountering Topography
Abstract
This early student support proposal is to support Mr. Matthew Klema who is an early PhD student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University(please see attached resume). His proposed dissertation topic is ???Turbulence and mixing in stably stratified flows encountering topography??? which is closely connected with an ongoing ONRproject of the PI (Venayagamoorthy) with the Physical Oceanography Program namely: Development of robust and unifying parameterizations of turbulent mixing in oceanic flows. Mr.Klema will work closely with Dr. Venayagamoorthy to conduct high-resolution numerical simulations of stratified flows encountering topography in oceanic settings such as underwaterridges, sills and shelf breaks, in order to obtain insights into the flow physics. The overarching goal of these related projects are to develop suitable parameterizations that are able to model thediapycnal (irreversible) mixing induced by small-scale turbulent processes for a wide range of oceanic flow and environmental conditions. Mr. Klema is an outstanding graduate student whohas the right set of skills for such a challenging dissertation topic. His background in terms of his academic preparation, communication skills and strong commitment to academic scholarshipmake him an ideal candidate for the early student support from the Physical Oceanography Program at ONR. The broader impacts of the proposed dissertation research are indeed rich.There is a critical need for educating and training the next generation of ocean scientists. The research work of these two related projects will provide a major progressive step toward makingmeaningful contributions to the strategic ongoing efforts at the Physical Oceanography Programat the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on assessing the effects of small-scale turbulentprocesses which aim to improve understanding of basic physical processes and enhance the fidelity of numerical models of relevance to the Navy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 27, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812773
Entities
People
- Subhas K. Venayagamoorthy
Organizations
- Colorado State University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy