Joannes Westerink
Joseph and Nona Ahearn Professor in Computational Science and Engineering
Areas of Interest
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Finite element methods
- Modeling of circulation and transport in coastal seas and oceans
- Tidal hydrodynamics
- Hurricane storm surge prediction
- Geophysical turbulence modeling
- Environmental fluid mechanics
Professor Westerink also holds concurrent faculty titles in the Departments of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Earth Sciences and Computer Science and Engineering.
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Education
Ph.D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984
M.S., Civil Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1981
B.S., Civil Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1979
