Mark R. Petersen Curriculum Vitae January 2004 *** Contact Information *** Department of Applied Mathematics University of Colorado at Boulder Engineering Center ECOT 225 Boulder CO 80309-0526 voice: (303) 786-1827 fax: (303) 492-4066 e-mail: mark.petersen@colorado.edu web: amath.colorado.edu/student/petersem *** Research Interests *** Investigations of geophysical and astrophysical flows using reduced equations and numerical models; quasi-geostrophic turbulence; planetary formation in protoplanetary disks; numerical methods for parallel climate models; education in science and engineering *** Education *** Ph.D. Candidate, Applied Mathematics (expected graduation: December 2004) GPA:3.97 University of Colorado at Boulder Dissertation Topic: Study of the Slanted Quasi-Geostrophic Regime and Protoplanetary Disks Advisors: Keith Julien (Applied Math), Jeff Weiss (PAOS), Glen Stewart (LASP) M.S., Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, 2002, GPA:3.97 University of Colorado at Boulder M.S., Mathematics and Statistics, 2000, GPA:3.94 University of Nebraska-Lincoln B.S., Environmental Engineering, 1995, GPA:3.84 University of Nebraska-Lincoln *** Professional Experience *** Graduate student researcher and instructor, 2000-present University of Colorado-Boulder, Department of Applied Mathematics - Created 3D pseudo-spectral numerical model of slanted quasi-geostrophic regime to investigate vortex merger and alignment, energy cascade, and vortex formation. - Investigation of baroclinic instabilities, Rossby waves, and vortices that affect planetary formation in protoplanetary disks. Created 2D pseudo-spectral numerical model on an annulus. - Instructor, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra. - Grader and substitute lecturer for graduate fluid dynamics, graduate atmospheric dynamics. Mentor and consultant for undergraduate scientist program, 2002-present National Center for Atmospheric Research - Programming tutor and consultant in Matlab and Fortran for NCAR's Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science (SOARS) program. (25 participants) - Mentor in NCAR's Climate Change Research Section, with Warren Washington 2002: 3D visualization of climate model output 2003: Wavelet correlations of NCEP reanalysis and climate model output. - Research in Bachelors and PhD degrees conferred to underrepresented minorities and women in science and engineering. Reviewer and proofreader of atmospheric science texts, 2003-present - Proofread problems and solutions manual for James R. Holton, An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology, 4th ed, all chapters. - Reviewed and proofread A Climate Modelling Primer, 3rd ed by K. McGuffie and A. Henderson-Sellers, two chapters. Graduate student researcher and instructor, 1998-2000 University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Mathematics - Created a numerical model of flow though a reactive porous media. - Instructor for intermediate algebra, college algebra, mathematics for elementary school teachers, and calculus recitations. Project Engineer, Air Pollution Control Systems, 1996-1998 U.S. Filter/RJ Environmental, San Diego, CA - Responsible for Emergency Chlorine Scrubber product line, including design, fabrication details, and installation. - Trained five new engineers. - Designed packed-tower and activated carbon odor control systems. *** Honors and Awards *** NSF VIGRE Graduate Student Fellowship, Spring 2002 to Fall 2004 NASA Summer School for High Performance Computational Earth and Space Sciences Goddard, Maryland, July 7 to 25, 2003 Helmholtz Institute for Supercomputational Physics Scientific Supercomputing in Climate Research Potsdam, Germany, August 26 to September 20, 2002 CU Engineering Excellence Fund co-author, resulted in the successful acquisition of a 20,000 grant to renovate the Applied Mathematics Department's computer facility. *** Publications *** Petersen, M.R.: 2004, Musical analysis and synthesis using Matlab. College Mathematics Journal, accepted December 2003. Windham, T., B. Kraus, and M.R. Petersen: 2004, Striving Towards Equity; Underrepresented Minorities and Women in Natural Sciences and Engineering. NSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP), January 2004 meeting, also submitted to Science. J.D. Logan, M.R. Petersen, and T.S. Shores: 2002, Numerical study of reaction-mineralogy-porosity changes in porous media, Applied Mathematics and Computation, 127, 149-164. Rinkol, M., M.R. Petersen, D.D. Schulte, S.B. Verma and D.P. Billesbach 2000, A review of the Gaussian plume model in the context of the agricultural industry. Paper MC 00-118. Mid-Central Meeting of the ASAE, April 28-29. 19 p. Honold, C.U., A. Gronauer, H. Stanzel, M.R. Petersen: 1995, Computergestutzte Flussigmistaus- bringsysteme - Ergebnisse aus Prufstandsversuchen zur Langs- und Querverteilgenauigkeit. (Computer based slurry distribution system: Performance of a test rig for longitudinal and latitudinal accuracy) Landtechnik (Agricultural Engineering) 50 (5), 276-283. Schulte, D.D., R.E. Eigenberg and M.R. Petersen: 1994, Evaluation of waste management decision making tools, Great Plains Agricultural Council Publication, 151, 154-160. *** Papers in Preparation *** Petersen, M.R., K. Julien, and J.B. Weiss: Numerical experiments of the slanted quasi-geostrophic equation. Petersen, M.R., G. Stewart, and K. Julien: A simplified model for Rossby waves in protoplanetary disks. *** Computer Skills *** Languages: Extensive experience in Fortran 77, Fortran 90, and Matlab. Experience with MPI, Open MP, c and python Algorithms: Spectral and pseudospectral methods, fast Fourier transforms, Runge-Kutta methods. *** Presentations *** A Study of Geophysical and Astrophysical Flows using Numerical Models Comprehensive Examination, Applied Mathematics Dept, CU-Boulder, December 11, 2003 Numerical Methods in Climate Modeling Water Resources Group Seminar, Civil Engineering Dept., CU-Boulder, October 22, 2003 SIAM Student Seminar, Applied Mathematics Dept, CU-Boulder, September 23, 2003 Graduate Student Seminar, CU Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Sept. 19, 2003 A Parallel Geophysical Fluids Model NASA Summer School for High Performance Computational Earth and Space Sciences, Goddard, Maryland, July 24, 2003 Verification of a Quasi-Geostrophic Model Dynamical Systems Seminar, Applied Mathematics Dept, CU-Boulder, March 6, 2003 Kolmogorov's Two-Thirds Law and the Energy Spectrum Graduate Student Seminar, CU Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, January 31, 2003 Atmospheric Observations of Kelvin, Rossby, and Inertia-Gravity Waves Graduate Student Seminar, CU Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, October 15, 2002 A Suite of Quasi-Geostrophic Equations Helmholtz Institute for Scientific Supercomputing in Climate Research, Potsdam, Germany, September 5, 2002 Climate Model Visualization using Matlab (90 minute lecture) Helmholtz Institute for Scientific Supercomputing in Climate Research, Potsdam, Germany, September 6, 2002 The Slanted Quasi-Geostrophic Equation Vigre Symposium, Applied Mathematics Dept, CU-Boulder, July 26, 2002 History of the Navier-Stokes Equation Graduate Student Seminar, CU Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, April 24, 2002 SIAM Student Seminar, Applied Mathematics Dept, CU-Boulder, October, 2002 Atmospheric Dynamics and Numerical Weather Prediction Departmental Colloquium, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Mathematics Dept., January 2, 2002 SIAM Student Seminar, Applied Mathematics Dept, CU-Boulder, January 17, 2002 Dynamical Systems Seminar, Applied Mathematics Dept, CU-Boulder, January 31, 2002 *** Educational Outreach *** Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination Mathematics review instructor April 2003, October 2003. Author of Atmospheric Dynamics computer lab for APPM 2350, vector calculus, March 2002. Mathematics and Music Presentation: Vibrating Strings, pitch, and the major scale. Fourier Series and Boundary Value Problems, APPM 4350, guest lecturer, November 18, 2002 Summer Institute for Secondary Mathematics Teachers, July 2002, July 2001 CU Women in Engineering Day, March 2, 2002 CU High School Honors Institute, July 2001 CU Engineering Open House, Oct 2000, Oct 2001 Boulder County Science Fair Judge, February 6, 2003 Moderator, National Ocean Sciences Bowl Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES), Feb 2001, Feb 2002.