Glenn R. Flierl Explained

Glenn Richard Flierl
Workplaces:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Oberlin College
Doctoral Advisor:Allan Richard Robinson
Thesis Title:Gulf Stream Meandering, Ring Formation and Ring Propagation
Thesis Year:1975
Awards:Henry Stommel Research Award
Fellow of the American Geophysical Union

Glenn Richard Flierl (born 1948) is Professor of Oceanography at the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1970, he received his B.A. in Physics from Oberlin College and in 1975 his Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University.[1] Advised by Allan Richard Robinson, he graduated with the dissertation "Gulf Stream Meandering, Ring Formation and Ring Propagation".[2] He joined the faculty at MIT in 1976.[3]

Research

He is known for fundamental insights into the dynamics of vortices and geostrophic turbulence and their impact on marine ecosystems.[4]

He is also known for informing and inspiring the public about marine science. For example, he explains unusual ocean features, like paired eddies, in the Newsweek article "Double Whirlpools Found Spinning Across Hundreds of Miles in the Ocean Seen for the First Time".[5]

Awards

In 2014, Glenn R. Flierl was elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.[6] He received the Henry Stommel Research Award of the American Meteorological Society in 2015.[7]

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flierl, Glenn R.. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. August 10, 2023. June 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230610043458/https://eapsweb.mit.edu/people/grflierl. live.
  2. Web site: Glenn Richard Flierl. Mathematics Genealogy Project. August 10, 2023. August 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230811073554/https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=77109. live.
  3. Web site: Flierl, Glenn R.. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. August 10, 2023. June 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230610043458/https://eapsweb.mit.edu/people/grflierl. live.
  4. Web site: Past Award & Honors Recipients. American Meteorological Society. August 10, 2023. August 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230803070148/https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/about-ams/ams-awards-honors/awards/past-award-honors-recipients/past-award-honors-recipients-spreadsheet/. live.
  5. News: Pereira. S.. Double Whirlpools Found Spinning Across Hundreds of Miles in the Ocean Seen for the First Time. Newsweek. December 27, 2017. August 11, 2023. August 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230811211534/https://www.newsweek.com/double-whirlpools-found-spinning-across-hundreds-miles-ocean-first-time-760473. live.
  6. News: July 29, 2014. American Geophysical Union Announces 2014 Fellows. American Geophysical Union. August 10, 2023. August 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232101/https://news.agu.org/press-release/american-geophysical-union-announces-2014-fellows/. live.
  7. Web site: Past Award & Honors Recipients. American Meteorological Society. August 10, 2023. August 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230803070148/https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/about-ams/ams-awards-honors/awards/past-award-honors-recipients/past-award-honors-recipients-spreadsheet/. live.