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Numerical methods for ocean models;
climate change assessment using global climate models;
Lagrangian-averaged Navier-Stokes alpha turbulence model;
direct numerical simulation of shock-turbulence interaction;
forcing methods for compressible turbulence;
quasi-geostrophic turbulence;
planetary formation in protoplanetary disks;
education in science and engineering
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, 2004
University of Colorado at Boulder
Dissertation Topic:
Study of the Slanted Quasi-Geostrophic Regime and Protoplanetary Disks
Advisors: Keith Julien (Applied Math), Jeff Weiss (PAOS), Glen Stewart (LASP)
M.S., Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, 2002
University of Colorado at Boulder
M.S., Mathematics and Statistics, 2000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B.S., Environmental Engineering, 1995
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Technical Staff Member 2007 - present
Los Alamos National Laboratory
- HyPOP ocean model developer. Responsibilies include vertical diffusion schemes, regridding and remapping infrastructure, and correct operation of ALE grid.
- Developing LANS-alpha model formulation in POP so that it may be used with realistic topography.
- Conducting high resolution study of compressible turbulence, where dilatational energy and turbulent Mach number are systematically varied.
- Developing novel forcing methods for compressible turbulence simulations.
- Investigation of shock-turbulence interactions using direct numerical simulations.
Postdoctoral research associate, 2005 - 2007
Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Implemented the LANS-alpha turbulence parameterization in the POP ocean model.
- Published papers on vortex dynamics in protoplanetary disks.
- Simulated statistics of extreme temperature events.
Graduate student researcher and instructor, 2000 - 2004
University of Colorado-Boulder, Department of Applied Mathematics
- Created 3D pseudo-spectral numerical model to investigate vortex merger and alignment, energy cascade, and vortex formation.
- Investigation of baroclinic instabilities, Rossby waves, and vortices that affect planetary formation in protoplanetary disks.
- Instructor, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra.
Project Engineer, Air Pollution Control Systems, 1996 - 1998
U.S. Filter/RJ Environmental, San Diego, CA
- Responsible for emergency chlorine scrubbers and packed-tower odor control systems, including design, fabrication details, installation, and training of new engineers.
* indicates corresponding author
Hecht, M.W., D.D. Holm, M.R. Petersen*, B.A. Wingate:
2008,
Implementation of the LANS-alpha turbulence model in a primitive equation ocean model,
J. Comp. Physics, 227 5691
Petersen, M.R., M.W. Hecht, B.A. Wingate:
2008,
Efficient form of the LANS-alpha turbulence model in a primitive-equation ocean model,
J. Comp. Physics, 227, 5717
Hecht, M.W., D.D. Holm, M.R. Petersen*, B.A. Wingate:
2008,
The LANS-alpha and Leray turbulence parameterizations in primitive equation ocean modeling
J. Physics A, 41 344009
Hecht, M.W., E. Hunke, M.E. Maltrud, M.R. Petersen, B.A. Wingate:
2008,
Lateral mixing in the eddying regime and a new broad-ranging formulation,
in Ocean Modeling in an Eddying Regime, AGU, Washington D.C.
Petersen, M.R., K. Julien, and G.R. Stewart:
2007,
Baroclinic Vorticity Production in Protoplanetary Disks; Part I: Vortex Formation,
The Astrophysical Journal, 658, 1236
Petersen, M.R., G.R. Stewart, and K. Julien:
2007,
Baroclinic Vorticity Production in Protoplanetary Disks; Part II: Vortex Growth and Longevity
The Astrophysical Journal, 658, 1252
Redner, S., M.R. Petersen: 2006, On the Role of Global Warming on the Statistics of Record-Breaking Temperatures,
Physical Review E, 74, 061114
Martinsen-Burrell, N, Julien, K., Petersen, M.R., and Weiss, J: 2006,
Merger and Alignment in a Reduced Model for Three-dimensional Quasigeostrophic Ellipsoidal Vortices,
Physics of Fluids, 18, 057101
Petersen, M.R., K. Julien, and J.B. Weiss:
2006,
Vortex cores, circulation cells, and filaments in quasi-geostrophic turbulence,
Physics of Fluids, 18, 026601
Petersen, M.R., B. Kraus, and T. Windham:
2005,
Striving towards equity; Underrepresented minorities and mathematics
Parts I & II, SIAM News, March & April
Petersen, M.R.:
2004,
Musical analysis and synthesis using Matlab.
College Mathematics Journal, 35, 5 (November)
Windham, T., B. Kraus, and M.R. Petersen:
2004,
Striving Towards Equity; Underrepresented Minorities and Women in Natural Sciences and Engineering.
NSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP), January 2004 meeting
J.D. Logan, M.R. Petersen, and T.S. Shores:
2002,
Numerical study of reaction-mineralogy-porosity changes in porous media,
Applied Mathematics and Computation,
127,
149-164.
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