Analysis of hurricane data

Our group's "Study on Air-Sea Coupling with WAves, Turbulence, and Clouds at High winds" (SASCWATCH) project is trying to understand waves, turbulence, and transport in the most extreme environments on earth. This is a multi-institution project with field observations, simulations, modeling, and analysis. Depending on the interests/strengths of the applicant, the student will assist in trying to understand fluid dynamics and heat transfer in these systems.  

Name of research group, project, or lab
Richter Lab
Website
https://richterlab.nd.edu
Why join this research group or lab?

This lab has a long history of successful undergraduate projects. Specific tasks will be tailored to the strengths and interests of the student. 

Logistics Information:
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences
Computer Science & Engineering
Student ranks applicable
First Year
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Student qualifications

Ability/willingness to process data using python, Matlab, etc. Interest in some combination of math, modeling, fluid mechanics, physics, computer simulation would be highly beneficial. Since this is part of a much larger team, the ability to work well with others and take leadership of their component is important as well. 

Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
2 credits / 6-12 hours
Compensation
Research for Credit
Paid - General
Number of openings
2
Project start
Spring 2027
Contact Information:
Mentor
David Richter
drichte2@nd.edu
Associate Professor
Name of project director or principal investigator
David Richter
Email address of project director or principal investigator
drichte2@nd.du
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (+3)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringApplied and Computational Mathematics and StatisticsCivil & Environmental Engineering & Earth SciencesComputer Science & Engineering