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CCMS Colloquium: Robert Sanchez (HMC)
November 14, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm
CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Robert Sanchez (HMC)
Title: Tides: Under the Sea and Under the Ice
Abstract: Physical oceanography is the study of ocean fluid dynamics (e.g., waves, currents, plumes, turbulence). This talk will introduce physical oceanography and the methods used to analyze ocean data such as time-series analysis and numerical solutions to differential equations. We will use these methods to investigate the tidally driven waves in a glacial fjord. Data analysis and numerical modeling of the system suggest a surprising origin for the waves with potential consequences for the melting of glaciers.
Bio: Robert Sanchez is a new Assistant Professor at Harvey Mudd College with a joint appointment between the Mathematics Department and the Hixon Center for the Climate and Environment. Prior to Harvey Mudd, he was an NSF Postdoc Scholar at the University of Florida and he received his PhD in Physical Oceanography from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
