Research Areas

My research spans several interconnected areas at the intersection of applied mathematics, computational science, and climate risk. These research areas represent long-term programs that evolve over time, linking numerical methods, open-source software, and real-world applications in geophysical hazard and climate-impact modeling.

The areas below are tightly connected, and many publications, software tools, and collaborations span multiple categories.

Coastal Flooding & Storm Surge Modeling

High-resolution numerical modeling of storm surge and coastal flooding, with applications to urban infrastructure, compound flooding, and climate-driven risk assessment.

Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic PDEs

Finite-volume and adaptive numerical methods for nonlinear hyperbolic PDEs, motivated by transport-dominated systems in geophysical and environmental modeling.

Uncertainty Quantification and Risk

Uncertainty quantification and risk analysis for geophysical hazard models, emphasizing scalable methods and decision-relevant interpretation under climate change.

Open Source Scientific Software

Open-source scientific software for scalable and reproducible simulation, supporting numerical methods and applications in geophysical hazards.

Convergence Science & Decision Support

Convergence-science approaches to climate and hazard research, integrating computational modeling with interdisciplinary and decision-focused perspectives.