About Me

I am a PhD candidate in the Center for Atmosphere Ocean Science (CAOS), housed within NYU’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.

I am interested in ocean dynamics and the ocean’s role in climate, and seek to build physical understanding through a combination of theory and computational modelling of varying complexity. I am particularly motivated by how ocean processes can be better represented in global climate models.

Publications

1. MP and K. Shafer Smith: Baroclinic turbulence above rough topography: The vortex gas and topographic turbulence regimes (paper)
2. MP, Claire Yung, Jan Zika, Ryan Holmes: Rectified ocean heat uptake from oscillatory surface forcing (paper)

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, Atmosphere Ocean Science and Mathematics; New York University (2022-present)
• Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours), Mathematics and Physics, Hons. Class 1 in Applied Mathematics; University of New South Wales (2017-2021)