Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

climate change, general circulation models,hydrodynamics, climate model projections, natural variability, decadal prediction

Education

2001-2007

Ph. D. in Astrophysics, University of Toronto, Canada

Supervisor: Prof. Norman Murray
Thesis Title: “ Planetary System Evolution: Planet-Disk Interactions and Planet Ejection from Binary Systems”

2000-2001

M. Sc. in Astronomy (Collaborative Program), University of Toronto, Canada

1995-2000

B. Sc. Honours in Physics (Industrial Internship), University of Alberta, Canada

Research Experience

2010-present

Research Associate, University of Toronto

part of Canadian Sea Ice and Snow Evolution (CanSISE) network; extending reanalysis-based snow product comparison to satellite products; production and validation of climate simulations on SciNET supercomputer for contribution to NCAR’s large ensemble project; instructing and facilitating other Kushner group members in the use of CESM climate model; solving technical issues related to Kushner group’s High Performance Computing; downloading and manipulating data sets for undergraduate group members P. Kushner, C. Derksen.

2014-2015

Physical Scientist, Environment Canada

part of Canadian Sea Ice and Snow Evolution (CanSISE) network; characterization of a suite of observation-based snow water products as part of Satellite Snow Product Intercomparison and Evaluation Experiment (SnowPEx); evaluation of snow initialization in the Canadian Seasonal to Interannual Prediction System (CanSIPS). A. Walker, C. Derksen.

2008-2010

Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Toronto

Annular Mode dynamics and timescales, Arctic temperature variability, modelling support and analysis for Kushner group. P. Kushner.

2007-2008

Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Toronto

Studies of jet and vortex structures in planetary disks. Jet/vortex interactions with the mean flow and correlations with material transport. N. Murray.

2001-2007

PhD Student, University of Toronto

Studies of planet-disk dynamics in forming solar systems. Developing an efficient TVD fluid algorithm for the Euler equations and comparing simulation results to analytical predictions and results from other simulations, N. Murray. Numerical/theoretical study of planet ejection in binary systems. Y. Wu.

2000-2001

MSc Student, University of Toronto

Analytically examined possible collapse scenarios for density clumps seen in submillimeter observations. Modeled the observations and the results of the considered scenarios, D. Johnstone.

2000

Undergraduate Research Fellow, University of British Columbia

Four-month summer fellowship. Adapted numerical differential equations code to for application to convection-cell flow, W. Nagata.

1999-2000

Research Assistant, University of Alberta

Conducted fluid experiments in gravity-wave generation and performed comparison to analytical predictions, B. Sutherland.

1998-1999

Research Scientist, The Westaim Corporation

Principal research within company's R&D group. Designed and fabricated micro-electronic circuit prototypes for iFire thin-panel display technology. Developed working model for observed behavior of circuits to further design strategies, J. Stiles

Professional Development: Network and Organization Affiliations

Jun 2014--present

• "Satellite Snow Product Intercomparison and Evaluation Experiment"

May 2013--present

• "Canadian Sea Ice and Snow Evolution Network"

Professional Development: Selected Conference Presentations

2015

• "Creation of an Observation-based Multi-dataset Snow Water Equivalent Product", CanSISE Workshop II.

2014

• "Creation and Characterization of an Observation-based, Multi-dataset Snow Water Equivalent Product for Climate Model and Climate Forecast Validation", AGU Annual Meeting.

• "Reinterpreting Simulated Northern Hemisphere Snow Trends in the Context of Multiple Observational Estimates", EGU Annual Meeting.

• "Evaluation of Snow Water Equivalent Hindcasts in the Canadian Seasonal to Interannual Prediction Systems", EGU Annual Meeting.

2013

• "Large Ensemble Analysis of Northern Hemisphere Snow Trends", AMS Polar Met. Meeting.

2012

• "Large Ensemble Analysis of Northern Hemisphere Snow Trends", AGU Fall Meeting.

• "Analyzing Southern Hemisphere Circulation Trends Using Large Ensembles", International Polar Year Conference.

2011

• "A Method to Diagnose Sources of Annular Mode Timescales", WCRP Open Science Meeting.

• "A Method to Diagnose Sources of Annular Mode Timescales", IUGG General Assembly.

• "Sources of Annular Mode Timescales", EGU General Assembly.