Research interests (under construction)
I use theory and numerical simulation to understand the fluid flows that occur in planetary and stellar environments, drawing on approaches from meteorology, planetary science, and astrophysics.
Planetary Atmospheric Circulation
Zonal flows, wave-mean flow interaction, and large-scale circulation regimes on Jupiter, Titan, tidally-locked exoplanets, and other Solar System and exoplanet atmospheres.
Rotating Convection and Stellar Interiors
Dynamics and scaling properties of rotating, internally heated and cooled convection, and the mechanisms that generate zonal flows in the Solar convection zone.
Earth's Atmospheric Circulation and Climate Change
The climate response to Arctic sea-ice loss, midlatitude jet variability, and atmospheric blocking, with an emphasis on the connection between climate model results and basic theory.