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David Robinson, an alumnus of the Department of Scientific Computing. Photo by Los Alamos National Laboratory.
David Robinson graduated from Florida State University in Spring 2023 with a doctorate in computational science from the Department of Scientific Computing, part of the College of Arts and Sciences. Robinson was the first graduate of the department’s fire dynamics doctoral program, one of two interdisciplinary graduate degree tracks in association with FSU's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute. Currently, Robinson is a postdoctoral researcher at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico where he develops the QUIC-Fire code, a bite-sized version of complex fire modeling techniques, to precisely model prescribed burns. QUIC-Fire models enable better-informed natural resource management at the local and regional levels.
FSU’s Department of Scientific Computing will host the 14th International Conference on High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics, or HEDLA, May 20-24 at the Hotel Duval in Tallahassee.
FSU’s Department of Scientific Computing will host the 14th International Conference on High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics, or HEDLA, May 20-24 at the Hotel Duval in Tallahassee. The conference will welcome scientists from a variety of disciplines to discuss the most recent advancements in high energy density physics, a relatively new physics subfield comprising the intersection of condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics and plasma physics.
“HEDLA will bring over 100 scientists from academia and government research laboratories from the U.S., Europe and Asia to FSU... It is a chance for the university to demonstrate its support for top scientific research and for FSU researchers to develop new meaningful collaborations in science, technology, engineering and math fields.”
Tomasz Plewa, conference co-organizer & Professor of Scientific Computing
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Sachin Shanbhag is a professor in Florida State University’s Department of Scientific Computing. Courtesy photo.
Sachin Shanbhag is a professor in Florida State University’s Department of Scientific Computing, part of the College of Arts and Sciences. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2004 and has been a faculty member at FSU since 2006. In 2010, Shanbhag was awarded the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the organization’s most prestigious recognition of early career faculty who serve as leaders in education and research. His research lies in the area of computational material science with a focus on polymers.
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Click Here to Read Article on Nature.com
"Extreme temperature fluctuations in laboratory models of the mid-latitude atmospheric circulation"
Abstract
Using two laboratory-scale conceptual fluid dynamic models of the mid-latitude atmospheric circulation we investigate the statistical properties of pointwise temperature signals obtained in long experiment runs. We explore how the average “equator-to-pole” temperature contrast influences the range and the jump distribution of extreme temperature fluctuations, the ratio of the frequencies of rapid cooling and warming events, and the persistence of “weather” in the set-ups. We find simple combinations of the control parameters—temperature gradient, rotation rate and geometric dimensions–which appear to determine certain scaling properties of these statistics, shedding light on the underlying dynamics of the Rossby wave-related elements of the mid-latitude weather variability.
Liam White, a doctoral student pursuing a degree in computational science through the Department of Scientific Computing. Photo by Ferran Rivas.
Liam White is a doctoral student pursuing a degree in computational science through Florida State University’s Department of Scientific Computing, part of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 2019, White earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in physics from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. At FSU, he’s conducted research with the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute’s fire dynamics program and held various positions at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Knoxville, Tennessee. White is currently completing his doctoral studies at ORNL as a research and development assistant staff member.
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