Simons Center for Computational Geophysical Flows

Research Focus

Hosted at the Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science, the Center addresses fundamental challenges in geophysical systems, including:

  • Multiscale interactions in the ocean, atmosphere, and ice

  • The physics and precursors of rare, high-impact events

  • Advanced methods at the intersection of numerical modeling and artificial intelligence

Mission & Activities

The Simons Center for Computational Geophysical Flows fosters collaboration across applied mathematics, data science, and computer science. Its activities include:

  • Independent postdoctoral fellowships

  • Visiting professorships

  • Invited seminars and thematic workshops

  • Support for outstanding graduate students

  • Hosting leading visiting scholars

Core Faculty

Carlos Fernandez-Granda — AI for science, multiscale machine learning

Sara Shamekh — Atmospheric turbulence and convection, modern numerics, ML

Jonathan Weare — Applied mathematics, rare events, ML algorithms

Laure Zanna — Oceanography, atmosphere–ocean coupling, theory and ML

Yi Zhang — Atmospheric dynamics, radiation, reduced-order models, rare events

Opportunities

Positions for students, postdoctoral fellows, and visitors will open in the spring. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements.