CV
Education
- Doctoral student, 2027 (estimated completion date)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany- Thesis topic: High-resolution, non-hydrostatic modelling of convection in the Southern Ocean using MITgcm
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Alexander Haumann
- Master of Science in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 2024
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada- Thesis: The Effects of Tides and Submesoscale Mixed Layer Eddies on Deep Convection in the Labrador Sea: Simulations at Resolutions Consistent with Coupled Climate Models
- Supervisor: Dr. Paul Myers
- Bachelor of Engineering in Ocean and Naval Architectural Engineering, 2020
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada- Equivalent requirements for a Minor in Mathematics completed in 2021
Awards and honours
- $1,500 Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies Travel Award, 2024
- $500 Graduate Students’ Association Academic Travel Grant, 2024
- $1,500 Roy Dean Hibbs Memorial Travel Award, 2023
- $17,500 Canada Graduate Scholarship - Master’s (CGS M), 2023
- $7,100 Walter H Johns Graduate Fellowship, 2023
- $6,000 Mitacs Globalink Research Award, 2019
- $2,800 Professor Bill Milne Memorial Scholarship, 2017
Relevant experience
- Sep 2024–: Researcher, TO BE UPDATED
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany- Researching convection in the Southern Ocean
- Using very-high-resolution, non-hydrostatic models based on the MITgcm framework
- Jul 2022–Jun 2024: Graduate research assistant fellowship
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada- Used the NEMO ocean model to study the effects of tides and submesoscale mixed layer eddies on deep convection
- Ran computations on Compute Canada supercomputers and local HPC system
- Analysed data using Python and MATLAB
- Oct 2021–Feb 2022: Ocean engineer
Oceans Limited, St. John’s, NL, Canada- Programmed vessel motions prediction software using MATLAB and C++
- Researched new methods of wave spectra prediction using machine learning (Python and Keras)
- Performed outfitting and CAD modelling of weather buoys
- Jan 2019–Apr 2019: Research assistant in maritime safety engineering
Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland- Supported by Mitacs Globalink Research Award
- Co-authored 66-page report on safety management of autonomous maritime systems
- Performed extensive literature review and SWOT analyses
- May 2018–Aug 2018: Research assistant in human factors engineering
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada- Researched methods for managing sea ice in the offshore industry
- Analysed human-factors experimental data using MATLAB
- Designed scenarios for a maritime simulator
- Contributed to experimental design and an ethics application
Significant works
- Brown, R., & Myers, P. G. (2024, February 18–23). Mixing Processes in the Labrador Sea: Simulations at Resolutions Consistent with Coupled Climate Models [Conference presentation]. The Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024, New Orleans, LA, USA.
- Brown, R., & Myers, P. G. (2024, January 29–31). Deep convection in the Labrador Sea: Evaluating the effects of two mixing processes at resolutions consistent with coupled climate models. [Conference presentation]. 2024 NEMO DRAKKAR Ocean Modelling Workshop, Grenoble, France.
- Manzur Tirado, A. M., Brown, R., & Valdez Banda, O. A. (2019). Risk and safety management of autonomous systems: a literature review and initial proposals for the maritime industry. Aalto University publication series SCIENCE + TECHNOLOGY 1/2019, 1–66.
Additional experiences and competencies
- Volunteering: Social convener and oceanography representative for the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences graduate students’ society (2022–-2023)
- Languages: English (native) and French (intermediate/B1)
- Memberships: The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society; The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
