Faculty Profile
K. Shafer Smith
Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere/Ocean Science
kss3@nyu.edu
212-998-3176
Warren Weaver Hall, Office 916
Education
Ph.D., Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA, 1999.
B.S., Physics, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, 1992.
B.S., Mathematics, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, 1992.
Research Interests
My research is focused on large-scale turbulence in planetary fluids, particularly Earth's oceans and atmosphere. I seek to understand how such turbulent motions conspire to transport heat and other constituents, and to improve the representation of these processes in global climate models.