Turbulence Resolving Modeling of Coastal Boundary Layer Processes
Researchers will use high-performance computing to model coastal processes like waves and sediment transport, improving Navy models by collaborating with experimentalists.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: May 1, 2025 (Application Deadline)
Funding Amounts: Stipend approximately $86,962 per year plus $3,000 travel allowance; relocation assistance available. Typical fellowship duration 2-3 years.
Summary: Postdoctoral researchers use high-performance computing to perform high-fidelity numerical modeling of coastal boundary layer processes, collaborating with experimentalists to improve Navy operational models.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents; priority for applicants with HPC experience and interest in marine geosciences; located at Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS.
Description
This fellowship opportunity supports postdoctoral researchers in performing advanced numerical modeling of coastal boundary layer processes relevant to marine geosciences. The research focuses on high-fidelity simulations across scales from sub-millimeter to kilometers to develop parameterizations of subgrid processes for Navy operational models, typically based on Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations.
Key research topics include:
- Shoaling internal solitary waves
- Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulations for sediment transport and granular physics
- Large-eddy simulations (LES) of stratified and unstratified bottom boundary layer turbulence
Awardees will have access to state-of-the-art Department of Defense High Performance Computing (HPC) resources and work closely with laboratory and field experimentalists in a collaborative team environment. Priority is given to applicants with HPC experience and a strong interest in developing advanced numerical approaches for multi-scale modeling applications in marine geosciences.
The fellowship is hosted at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) located at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, within the Ocean Sciences division.
