Joint MNE and EAS Seminar by Siddhant Kerhalkar & Iury Simoes-Sousa, 2/26/21
When: Friday,
February 26, 2021
2:00 PM
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3:00 PM
Where: > See description for location
Description: Joint Mechanical Engineering (MNE) and Engineering and Applied Sciences (EAS) SEMINAR
DATE:
February 26, 2021
TIME:
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/97680493591 (Passcode: 500)
SPEAKER:
Siddhant (Sid) Kerhalkar and Iury T. Simoes-Sousa
PhD student, SMAST and PhD Student, EAS program (respectively)
TOPIC:
Monsoons in the Bay of Bengal (Sid) and Ocean Spring Blooms (Iury)
ABSTRACT:
Topics in Oceanography and Climate Sciences have significant impact on society. They are highly interdisciplinary fields with applications of the different engineering or scientific fields, with many relevant concepts related to Mechanical Engineering: Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Applied Mathematics. In this seminar we will cover various aspects of Oceanography and its impacts on our daily lives, including how the scientists and engineers make observations to improve our knowledge of the ocean and climate processes for better prediction.
Sid will present his research on understanding the Sea surface Temperature in the Bay of Bengal and the phenomenon of Monsoons. Monsoons over the Indian Subcontinent bring in the much-needed rain to the Indian Subcontinent during the months of June to November. They are important to study as the Indian subcontinent has the highest per capita impact of oceanic influence and heavily rely on such rainfall for their agriculture and economy. Errors in forecasting the monsoons affect the accuracy of weekly and sub-seasonal forecasts around the world, including New England. Sid will end his talk with explaining his efforts for this bigger goal.
Iury's talk focus on the impact of the so-called submesoscale vortices for the spring blooms in the ocean. Analogous to the springtime on land, the ocean plants (mostly phytoplankton) peak their productivity in early spring, mainly due to increase in available sunshine and water stratification. This is one of the most important processes for carbon cycle, with crucial implications on Climate Change. While most of the classic studies have investigated the ocean spring bloom while ignoring ocean currents, recent studies show that small submesoscale vortices play an important role in determining the strength and timing of springtime blooms.
BIO:
Sid is a second year PhD student in the Intercampus Marine Science (IMS) Program at SMAST, UMass Dartmouth. Prior to starting his PhD journey, he completed his undergraduate studies from Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar (India), majoring in Mechanical Engineering. His research currently focuses on understanding the coupling between the atmosphere and oceans in context of Monsoons in Bay of Bengal using observations and numerical models. He is also an avid follower of Tropical Cyclones and Hurricanes.
After completing MS in Physical Oceanography at University of SÃo Paulo (USP), Iury is now a second year PhD student in the Engineering and Applied Sciences program at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The main topic of his thesis is the biophysical interaction of submesoscale eddies and the role of submesoscale processes in the generation and propagation of ocean inertia-gravity waves. He is also an avid Pythonist and loves playing accordion in his free time.
Both Sid and Iury are PhD advisees of Prof. Amit Tandon of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMassD.
For more information please contact Dr. Caiwei Shen, MNE Seminar Coordinator (cshen2@umassd.edu).
All are welcome.
Students taking MNE-500 are REQUIRED to attend!!
All other MNE BS and MS students are encouraged to attend. EAS students are also encouraged to attend.
Thank you,
Sue Cunha
scunha@umassd.edu
DATE:
February 26, 2021
TIME:
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/97680493591 (Passcode: 500)
SPEAKER:
Siddhant (Sid) Kerhalkar and Iury T. Simoes-Sousa
PhD student, SMAST and PhD Student, EAS program (respectively)
TOPIC:
Monsoons in the Bay of Bengal (Sid) and Ocean Spring Blooms (Iury)
ABSTRACT:
Topics in Oceanography and Climate Sciences have significant impact on society. They are highly interdisciplinary fields with applications of the different engineering or scientific fields, with many relevant concepts related to Mechanical Engineering: Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Applied Mathematics. In this seminar we will cover various aspects of Oceanography and its impacts on our daily lives, including how the scientists and engineers make observations to improve our knowledge of the ocean and climate processes for better prediction.
Sid will present his research on understanding the Sea surface Temperature in the Bay of Bengal and the phenomenon of Monsoons. Monsoons over the Indian Subcontinent bring in the much-needed rain to the Indian Subcontinent during the months of June to November. They are important to study as the Indian subcontinent has the highest per capita impact of oceanic influence and heavily rely on such rainfall for their agriculture and economy. Errors in forecasting the monsoons affect the accuracy of weekly and sub-seasonal forecasts around the world, including New England. Sid will end his talk with explaining his efforts for this bigger goal.
Iury's talk focus on the impact of the so-called submesoscale vortices for the spring blooms in the ocean. Analogous to the springtime on land, the ocean plants (mostly phytoplankton) peak their productivity in early spring, mainly due to increase in available sunshine and water stratification. This is one of the most important processes for carbon cycle, with crucial implications on Climate Change. While most of the classic studies have investigated the ocean spring bloom while ignoring ocean currents, recent studies show that small submesoscale vortices play an important role in determining the strength and timing of springtime blooms.
BIO:
Sid is a second year PhD student in the Intercampus Marine Science (IMS) Program at SMAST, UMass Dartmouth. Prior to starting his PhD journey, he completed his undergraduate studies from Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar (India), majoring in Mechanical Engineering. His research currently focuses on understanding the coupling between the atmosphere and oceans in context of Monsoons in Bay of Bengal using observations and numerical models. He is also an avid follower of Tropical Cyclones and Hurricanes.
After completing MS in Physical Oceanography at University of SÃo Paulo (USP), Iury is now a second year PhD student in the Engineering and Applied Sciences program at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The main topic of his thesis is the biophysical interaction of submesoscale eddies and the role of submesoscale processes in the generation and propagation of ocean inertia-gravity waves. He is also an avid Pythonist and loves playing accordion in his free time.
Both Sid and Iury are PhD advisees of Prof. Amit Tandon of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, UMassD.
For more information please contact Dr. Caiwei Shen, MNE Seminar Coordinator (cshen2@umassd.edu).
All are welcome.
Students taking MNE-500 are REQUIRED to attend!!
All other MNE BS and MS students are encouraged to attend. EAS students are also encouraged to attend.
Thank you,
Sue Cunha
scunha@umassd.edu
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