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Jonathan Nash is a Professor at the Oregon State University within the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences. His research focuses on the physics of oceanic turbulence, mixing, and small-scale processes, particularly near ice and in coastal environments. He leads the Ocean Mixing Group, which explores glacier-ocean interactions, internal wave dynamics, and submesoscale instabilities through innovative instrumentation and data analysis.
- B.Sc. in Engineering Physics from Queen's University (1991)
- M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering from Cornell University (1995)
- Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography from Oregon State University (2000)
His work spans ocean mixing, glacier melt dynamics, and internal wave generation, with a strong emphasis on field measurements and autonomous vehicle technologies. Key projects include deploying chi-pods for long-term turbulence monitoring and studying subglacial discharge plumes in Alaska and Greenland.
Recent publications highlight advancements in ice-ocean boundary layer parameterization, buoyant melt plume dynamics, and turbulent diffusivity in polar regions. His group collaborates extensively with institutions like Scripps/UCSD, University of Washington, and Cambridge University.
Students in his lab engage in interdisciplinary research combining physical oceanography, climate science, and instrumentation development. The Ocean Mixing Group actively recruits graduate and undergraduate researchers for projects involving Arctic oceanography, glacial meltwater, and turbulent exchange processes.
The group utilizes autonomous systems such as the Robotic Oceanographic Surface Sampler (ROSS) and μFloats to study complex geophysical phenomena. Findings contribute to understanding climate-related heat fluxes and oceanic nutrient transport in regions like the Bay of Bengal and LeConte Bay.
