Laboratory for Computational Dynamics

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.

Dr. Nic Brummell

Dr. Nic Brummell

This the World Wide Web home page for Dr. Nic Brummell. I am a Senior Research Associate at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (and also associated with the Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Science Department) at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.

The group in which I work is headed by Prof. Juri Toomre and is loosely know as the Laboratory for Computational Dynamics (LCD). The main mission of LCD is to enable research into astrophysically-related numerical models (including solar convection, core convection and magnetohydrodynamics) and helioseismology. The bulk of our work involves heavy use of distributed supercomputing resources and powerful local visualisation workstations.

Points of Contact

Address: Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0440

Phone: (303) 492-8962 (w)

E-mail: brummell@solarz.colorado.edu

Interests

My work interests lie in astrophysical and planetary fluid dynamics. Most of my work is related to numerical simulation of idealised models of solar and planetary fluid dynamics problems, in particular those involving convection and turbulence.

The picture to the left is a top down view of penetrative convection, a subdued version of which forms the background to this page. Check out the work pages for more info.

My personal life involves a lot of martial arts, skiing and socialising. Boulder, CO has such amazing mountains within easy reach, that almost anything outdoors goes: skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, hiking, camping, climbing, rollerblading, whitewater rafting, tubing, etc. Of course, then I have the occasional margarita down at the Rio too ...

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