Justin P. Cooke

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 work bridges mechanical engineering and geophysical fluid dynamics. I combine high-resolution models, run on high-performance computing systems, with large-scale observational datasets to reveal physical insights into turbulent processes in geophysical flows, with primary interests in turbulence, boundary layer processes, and geophysical fluid dynamics.

Sep 2, 2026

Congratulations to Justin and co-authors on their publication's acceptance to the Journal of Physical Oceanography! Check it out below:

Jul 30, 2026

Justin presented his recently submitted work on deep, mesoscale eddy variability in the Gulf of Mexico at the Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems (UGOS) seminar!

May 29, 2026

Congratulations to Justin and collaborators for having their NASA EPSCoR Seed grant titled "Energy Fluxes and Velocity Kinematics of the Heterogeneous Polar Tempest" selected for funding!

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 of Oceanography's Physical Oceanography Seminar Series with his work on the impact of deep mesoscale eddies in forecasting the Gulf!

Streamwise velocity fluctuations from WMLES of a smooth-to-rough flow at Re = 1.6 million. Flow is from left to right.

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.

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Research Scope