معرفی
K. Shafer Smith is a Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere/Ocean Science at New York University’s Courant Institute, within the College of Arts and Science. His research focuses on large-scale turbulence in planetary fluids, particularly Earth’s oceans and atmosphere, aiming to understand heat and constituent transport and improve climate models.
He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, Santa Cruz (1999), and dual B.S. degrees in Physics and Mathematics from Indiana University, Bloomington (1992).
His work spans oceanic mesoscale eddies, submesoscale currents, and their impacts on climate, biogeochemistry, and marine ecosystems. Recent studies emphasize parameterization of eddy effects, neural network reconstruction of ocean kinematics, and oxygen minimum zone dynamics in the Arabian Sea.
Selected publications (2019–2024) highlight contributions to eddy parameterization, plankton model variability, and wave-driven processes. Collaborative projects include the LatMix campaign (2015) investigating upper-ocean stirring.
