I study small-scale dynamical processes in the ocean, primarily internal waves and turbulence. My main interests lie in integrating ocean observations, process studies and numerical simulations to understand the dynamics of super-inertial ocean processes and their relationship to lower-frequency global phenomena.  Recently I have been involved both with numerical process studies of nonlinear interactions between internal waves and with ocean-going observations of boundary layer and thermocline turbulence.  Simultaneously, I am working with collaborators to use numerical and observational results to develop analytical parameterizations of turbulent diffusivity for eventual use in large-scale numerical models.

For more detailed descriptions of ongoing projects, check out the Research page.