Post-Doctoral Fellows + Research Associates

Weiran Cai

Post-doctoral Fellow

• tsaiwr@gmail.com
• GY 4036

Stochastic modelling of hurricane intensity, nonlinear systems, and chaotic-stochastic time series.

Alexander Charn

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

• acharn@iu.edu
• Working from California

Rossby Wave Breaking and Atmospheric Rivers, and Coastal Climate Trend Downscaling.

Tyler Doane

Post-doctoral Fellow

• doanet@iu.edu
• 802-922-8356
• GY 4050

I study the mechanics and probabilistic elements of sediment transport and landscape evolution with Dr. Brian Yanites and Dr. Doug Edmonds.

Paul Goddard

Post-Doctoral Fellow

• pgoddard@iu.edu
• 937.654.0537
• GY 4040

My previous research focused on regional sea level rise, Antarctic shelf water warming, and West Antarctic precipitation using global climate models.

Katherine Kravitz

Post-Doctoral Fellow

• kkravitz@iu.edu
• 812-855-5582
• On leave, out of state

I study the intersection of tectonics, surface processes and biogeography using numerical modeling.

Bei Liu

Post-Doctoral Fellow

• liubei@iu.edu
• (812) 391-0992
• GY 5067

I am a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Schieber’s group. My research interests include sedimentology and stratigraphy, sedimentary geochemistry, organic petrography and geochemistry, with a focus on organic-rich sedimentary rocks (e.g., coals and black shales).

Jovanka Nikolic

Postdoctoral Research Associate

• joniko@iu.edu
• 812-855-4334
• GY 4040

Jovanka is a postdoctoral research associate in Dr. Kravitz’s group, working on computational fluid dynamics simulations of wind plants to quantify uncertainty for wind energy.

Mahashweta Patra

Post-doctoral Fellow

• mahashwetapatraphys@gmail.com
• GY 4036

Nonlinear dynamics, applied mathematics, climate modellling, stochasticity, piecewise smooth systems, global bifurcations.

Silvia Pineda-Munoz

Post-doctoral Fellow

• spinedam@iu.edu
• GY 5034

My goal is to advance conservation biology using ecological models that incorporate both modern and recent-past ecosystems.