Research Interests

Tropical air/sea interaction.

Ocean/atmosphere dynamics and coupling.

Coupled response to global climate change.

Education

Ph.D. Physical Oceanography
Apr., 2000 University of Washington Seattle, WA
Thesis title: “Sub-seasonal wind variability and El Niño”

M.S. Applied Mathematics
Feb. 1999 University of Washington Seattle, WA

M.S. Physical Oceanography
Dec. 1996 University of Washington Seattle, WA

B.A. Mathematics
May 1994 Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ

Professional Experience

Jun. 2006 - Present Research Oceanographer Princeton, NJ
NOAA - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

Nov. 2003 - Jun. 2006 UCAR Visiting Scientist Princeton, NJ
NOAA - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

Sep. 2004 - Jan. 2005 Lecturer New Brunswick, NJ
Rutgers University, Environmental Sci. 323 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics.

May 2001 - Nov. 2003 Research Scientist Seattle, WA
University of Washington, Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans

May 2000 - Apr. 2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate Seattle, WA
University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences / Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans

Sep. 1994 - Apr. 2000 Research Assistant Seattle, WA
University of Washington, School of Oceanography / Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Oceans

Oct. 1993 - Sep. 1994 Undergraduate Research Assistant New Brunswick, NJ
Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University

Jun. 1993- Aug. 1993 Summer Research Fellow New Brunswick, NJ
Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University

Awards Received

NOAA/OAR Outstanding Paper 2007.

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) 2004- 2009

Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Geophysical Research Letters, 2004.

NASA Space Grant Scholarship, 1994-1996.

Cook College, Rutgers University Marine Sciences Student of the Year, 1994.

New Jersey Department of Education Garden State Scholar Scholarship, 1990-1994.

Community Service

Associate Editor, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.

Member CLIVAR Indian Ocean Panel (2007-2009)

AGU/TOS/ASLO Ocean Sciences 2006 Meeting Scientific Organizing Committee.

Judge 2005 NAACP ACT-SO Academic Competition.

Speaker: Elementary through High School.

Article reviews for: J. Physical Oceanography, Monthly Weather Review, J. of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, J. Climate, J. Atmospheric Sciences, Nature, J. Oceanic and Atmospheric Technology, Remote Sensing of the Environment, Tellus.

Proposal reviews for: NOAA, NSF, NASA.

Professional Organizations

American Geophysical Union.

American Meteorological Society.

The Oceanography Society.