Stefan Gary - Oceanography

Duke University
Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences
103 Old Chemistry Box 90229
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-5245
e: stefan.gary@duke.edu

Research Interests:

I look at how water in the Labrador Sea spreads out into other parts of the North Atlantic Ocean.  The fundamental problems concern finding out how Labrador Sea Water enters the Deep Western Boundary Current, isolating the timescales of the fluctuations of this process, and determining if climatological forcing has an impact on the timescales.  I use data from ocean circulation models to simulate the trajectories of water parcels and I look forward to comparing these simulated trajectories to floats' paths in the real ocean. Ocean eddies have a significant impact on the large scale movement of water and I find it particularily fascinating that there can be some larger scale order developing in conjunction with turbulence.

Professional Experience:

• Teaching and Research Assistant at Duke University, 2006 - present
• Teaching Assistant at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2005-2006
• Peace Corps Volunteer, High School Teacher, Tanzania, East Africa, 2002-2004

Education:

• M.S., Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2006
• B.S., Engineering, Swarthmore College, 2002
• B.A, Art History, Swarthmore College, 2002

General Interests:

Juggling, unicycling, kite-flying, hiking, cooking, movies, being outdoors, building and fixing things, environmentally responsible living, Duke Grad. and Prof. Student Council, reading.

Advisor: Susan Lozier