Ocean Dynamics Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Climate Nonlinear Science

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1 François Ascani University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Oceanography 1000 Pope Rd Honolulu, HI French and US citizenship (808) (Work) (808) (Cell) Research Website Google Scholar Profile Research Interests and Expertise Ocean Dynamics Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Climate Nonlinear Science Education Ph.D. Oceanography, University of Hawaii, 2008 Committee: E. Firing, F.-F. Jin, D. S. Luther, J. P. McCreary, D. W. Moore Thesis: Wave-induced deep equatorial currents M.S. Oceanography, University of Hawaii, 2005 Committee: E. Firing, D. S. Luther, J. P. McCreary Thesis: The equatorial subthermocline circulation in ocean general circulation models B.S. Engineering, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées (ENSTA) Paris (France), 2000 Professional Experience 2011-present Affiliate Researcher, Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii Principal Investigator on a pending National Science Foundation (NSF) proposal to measure with unprecedented resolution and coverage in time and space the diapycnal and isopycnal nitrate fluxes in the North Pacific subtropical gyre Study the role played by horizontal dissipation in the transport of a wavedriven circulation in a numerical model Model the deep tropical circulation in wind-forced numerical simulations Study the relationship between unstable manifolds of the ocean circulation and the position of loggerhead turtles along the Kuroshio Extension Responsible for training various individuals (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, etc) in the collection of lowered acoustic Doppler current profiler (LADCP) data as part of the US/CLIVAR program Responsible for final processing and archiving of the LADCP data F. Ascani, Curriculum Vitae page 1

2 Postdoctoral Fellow, International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii Study the relationship between short-term inputs of nitrate and submesoscale dynamics in the North Pacific subtropical gyre using satellite and in situ observations and numerical simulations Study the effects of horizontal diffusion and advection in a simple marine ecosystem model that includes viruses Study the relationship between unstable manifolds of the ocean circulation, frontal density structure and mixed-layer restratification in satellite and in situ observations and in an output of a regional numerical model around Hawaii Provide context on the physical oceanography before and after various cruises organized by the Center for Microbial Oceanography; Research and Education (C-MORE) Responsible for collecting, processing and archiving LADCP data as part of the US/CLIVAR program Research Assistant, Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii Develop a theory for the deep tropical circulation of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans Perform idealized numerical simulations of the deep tropical ocean circulation Analyze the deep tropical circulation in observations and Ocean General Circulation Models (OGCM) outputs Teaching Experience Spring 2009 Fall 2008 Fall 2006 Dynamical Physical Oceanography, Co-Instructor, Hawaii Pacific University (11 students; Teaching Evaluation Mean Score: N/A) Descriptive Physical Oceanography, Instructor, Hawaii Pacific University (30 students; Teaching Evaluation Mean Score 4.0/5) Introduction to Physical Oceanography, Teaching Assistant, University of Hawaii (21 students; Teaching Evaluation Mean Score: N/A) Mentoring Experience Summer present Supervise one undergraduate engineering student on a project relative to the filamentary structures in sea surface temperature from satellite data Train two graduate students, one post-doctoral fellows and one senior researcher in at-sea lowered acoustic Doppler current profiler (LADCP) operations F. Ascani, Curriculum Vitae page 2

3 Publications Manuscripts to be submitted Ascani, F. and E. Firing, 2013: The relationship between wave-driven transport and dissipation in the intermediate layer of a numerical model. To be submitted to Ocean Modelling. Ascani, F., E. Firing, J. P. McCreary, R. Greatbatch, P. Brandt, 2013: The deep tropical ocean circulation in wind-forced numerical solutions. To be submitted to Climate Dynamics. Peer reviewed Ascani, F., K.J. Richards, E. Firing, S. Grant, K.S. Johnson, Y. Jia, R. Lukas and D.M. Karl, 2013: Physical and biological controls of nitrate concentration in the upper subtropical North Pacific Ocean. Deep-Sea Research II, 93, Chavanne, C., E. Firing and F. Ascani, 2012: Inertial oscillations in geostrophic flow: Is the inertial frequency shifted by ζ or ζ/2? Journal of Physical Oceanography 42, Ascani, F., E. Firing, P. Dutrieux, J.P. McCreary and A. Ishida, 2010: Deep equatorial ocean circulation induced by a forced-dissipated Yanai beam. Journal of Physical Oceanography 40, Ascani, F., D. Wang, D.W. Moore, E. Firing, and J.P. McCreary, 2004: Comments on A Theory of Equatorial Deep Jets. Journal of Physical Oceanography 34, Non-peer reviewed Ascani, F., P. Keeler, R. Kubiak, S. Laney, S. Musuvathy, and D. Papo, 2008: Detection of lowdimensional chaos in quasi-periodic time series: the 0-1 test. Technical Report, Santa Fe Institute Complex Systems Summer School. Graff, P., K. Sprouffske, F. Ascani, and P. Švrek, 2008: The limits of my world are the limits of my language An agent based exploration of the Naming Game in a world of complex context. Technical Report, Santa Fe Institute Complex Systems Summer School. Proposals National Science Foundation (NSF) Pending Collaborative Research: Diapycnal and isopycnal fluxes of nitrate in the North Pacific subtropical ocean F. Ascani, G. Carter, E. Firing, K. Richards (University of Hawaii: $733,641) L. Rainville (Applied Physics Laboratory/University of Washington: $742,341) F. Ascani, Curriculum Vitae page 3

4 Presentations Invited 2012 Tropical Atlantic Variability (TAV)/PIRATA Meeting, Kiel, Germany Modelling the deep equatorial ocean 2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Portland OR Deep equatorial ocean circulation induced by a forced-dissipated Yanai beam Conferences (selected) 2008 AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL Deep mean zonal equatorial currents generated by a Yanai wave beam 2006 AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI Equatorial Deep Jets in a Simple Ocean Generation Circulation Model 2002 AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, HI Deep Equatorial Current Structure in the JAMSTEC Model Compared to Observations Workshops and Departmental Presentations (selected) 2011 Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii Do submesoscale processes inject pulses of nutrient into the euphotic zone around station ALOHA? 2011 Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii The role of dissipation in wave-induced transport in a basin 2010 Ocean General Circulation Model (OGCM) for Earth Simulator (OFES) Workshop, Japan Marine Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama (Japan) Contribution of the surface, barotropic and baroclinic modes in the North Pacific using the 1/30 th and 1/10 th -degree OFES simulations 2008 Physical Oceanography Dissertation Symposium (PODS), University of Hawaii 2008 Complex System Summer School, Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2008 Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico Wave-induced deep equatorial ocean circulation F. Ascani, Curriculum Vitae page 4

5 Synergistic Activities Education and Outreach 2012 Participant in Science: Becoming the Messenger, A National Science Foundation Workshop on Science Communication Fall 2009 Tutor, Calculus, Kaimuki High School Presenter and Usher at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) Open House (every 2 years), University of Hawaii Journal Reviewer (number in parentheses) Deep-Sea Research (1), Dynamics of Atmosphere and Oceans (1), Geophysical Research Letters (1), Journal of Geophysical Research (1), Journal of Marine Research (2), Journal of Physical Oceanography (3), Nature (1) Proposal Reviewer (number in parentheses) National Science Foundation (6) Proposal Panelist Spring 2013 National Science Foundation, Physical Oceanography Division Scholarships and Awards 2006 J. Watumull Merit Scholarship 2005 Ka Málama Kai Award for contribution to ocean circulation theory Research Cruises 2010 Lowered acoustic Doppler current profiler (LADCP) leader US/CLIVAR cruise along 0 N (A13.5) 42 days 2009 LADCP leader US/CLIVAR cruise along 32 S (I5) 56 days 2001 Student assistant North Equatorial Countercurrent Cruise Campaign Eastern Pacific 42 days F. Ascani, Curriculum Vitae page 5

6 Professional Membership American Geophysical Union Additional Skills Computer Operating Systems Computer Languages Numerical Ocean Models Data Visualization/Analysis Softwares Languages Unix/Linux Fortran, C, Python Parallel Ocean Program (POP) Hallberg Isopycnal Model (HIM) Matlab, Numpy/Scipy, Matplotlib French (native), English (fluent), Arabic (beginning) F. Ascani, Curriculum Vitae page 6