Zanna Research Group
Our group aims to advance the fundamental understanding of ocean dynamics and its role in the climate system; we develop theory, models and algorithms to tackle some key problems in ocean and climate dynamics.
Research
Our current projects are focused on:
🌊 Multiscale Ocean Dynamics: ocean turbulence and mixing; large scale ocean and atmospheric transport; extreme events.
🧠 AI for Science - in particular, AI for Ocean/Climate Physics: e.g., algorithms and data-driven models that respect the laws of physics; extracting new physics from data; foundation models for ocean + climate.
🧑💻 Dynamical Systems & Numerical Modeling: stochastic differential equations; fluctuation-dissaption theory; optimization; adjoint methods; hybrid (AI + physics) methods.
🌎 We are leading M2LInES - Multiscale Machine Learning In Coupled Earth System Modeling - a large international collaborative project with the goal of improving climate simulations, using AI. More info here. Also you can read about our AI Ocean Emulators, Samudra and our new generation of Hybrid AI+Physics Ocean Climate Models.
🎥 Our recorded talks can be found on our Youtube channel.
Join Us
👨💻 Interested in working with us: Generally, I welcome applications from students and researchers with strong background in applied math, applied physics and/or numerical methods interested in quantitative ocean/climate physics (using theory, numerics, AI). Please browse our Google Scholar and GitHub to get an idea of our recent research projects. Feel free to reach out to group members if you have any inquiries about our research. Given the volume of emails I receive, it is unlikely that I will be able to reply to emails with basic initial enquiries.
💡 Graduate Students: I am accepting PhD students through Math/CAOS, Applied Math, and CDS. Read carefully the application pages for details about the program, application, requirements, etc. If you are interested in working with me, make sure you mention my name in your application, including your research statement. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to respond until your application is submitted to NYU.
🧠 Postdoctoral Researchers: If you are interested in joining us to work on AI + Ocean/Climate. Please check the M²LInES website for opportunities. Otherwise, you can explore independent fellowships (NSF, Simons Junior Fellows), feel free to send me a CV + a 1-page research statement (Note that I won’t be able to reply to most enquiries).