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Justin P. Cooke

Fluid Mechanist. Physical Oceanographer.
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Who am I?

I received my Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2024 advised by George Ilhwan Park and Committee members Doug Jerolmack and Paulo Arratia. 

I have since joined the Dynamics of Ocean Currents and Fronts Group as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography, working with Dr. Kathleen Donohue and Dr. D. Randolph Watts.

Research Scope

My research aims to use numerical models and simulations, in collaboration with experimentalists and observationalists, to uncover physical mechanisms governing flow processes. I leverage my background in mechanical engineering and turbulence to apply a unique perspective to answer scientific questions involving physical oceanography and geophysical fluids. 

Feb 27, 2026

Justin presented his work at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland!

Jan 30, 2026

After spending the last year as Coordinator, Justin opened the URI Graduate School Oceanography's Physical Oceanography Seminar Series with his work on the impact of deep mesoscale eddies in forecasting the Gulf!

Jan 20, 2026

Justin presented his work on understanding how deep mesoscale eddies influence the performance of ensemble forecast systems at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Physical Oceanography Seminar!

Dec 16, 2025

Justin attended the AGU Fall Meeting in New Orleans, sharing a poster of his work and convening the Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems: Advances in Improving Ocean Circulation Forecast Skill Session!

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Streamwise velocity fluctuations from WMLES of a smooth-to-rough flow at Re = 1.6 million. Flow is from left to right.
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Reynolds shear-stress soon after a smooth-to-rough transition. Results are from WMLES of an atmospheric boundary layer flow at Re = 1.6 million. Flow is from the top right to the bottom left.